Emerging Technologies

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By  Jessica Hagen 02:40 pm November 1, 2023
IKS Health, a technology-backed care enablement platform that offers administrative, clinical and operational support, announced it acquired tech-enabled medical-coding, clinical-documentation and revenue-support company AQuity Solutions for $200 million.  IKS' platform includes technology and services for clinical support, revenue optimization, digital health and value-based care.  The company...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:10 pm November 1, 2023
Covera Health, an AI-enabled clinical data analysis company focused on improving radiology readings, announced it secured an additional $50 million in Series C funding and finalized its acquisition of CoRead, which uses AI to flag medical errors on radiology examinations.  The funds add to the company's $25 million Series C round announced in 2021.  Insight Partners led the 2021 round and the...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:34 pm October 31, 2023
FireflyVR, a company that develops virtual reality software for mental healthcare, announced the appointment of Andy Mathis as its new chief business officer and Steve Howarth as its chief financial officer.  Mathis' previous roles include head of Android carrier partnerships in North America at Google, head of customer account management at Oculus, director of healthcare partnerships for the...
Anne Osdoit, CEO of Moon Surgical
By  Jessica Hagen 12:34 pm October 30, 2023
The use of robotics in surgery began in the late 1980s, but as technology has progressed, robotic surgery has become the standard of care for minimally invasive surgeries. Anne Osdoit, CEO of French-American surgical robotics company Moon Surgical, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss the organization's new commercial surgical robotics offering, dubbed Maestro System, and AI's place within its...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:20 pm October 27, 2023
Healthcare data and analytics and tech-enabled services will be the sectors most impacted by generative AI, according to a survey by investment firm GSR Ventures. The survey, which included responses from more than 40 healthcare technology venture capitalists, found that over 71% believe ChatGAPT/GenAI changes their investment strategy "somewhat" or "a little." In contrast, 12% say it affects...
Two people looking at a tablet with an ultrasound image of a brain on the screen
By  Jessica Hagen 02:50 pm October 26, 2023
Butterfly Network, maker of a handheld, smartphone-connected ultrasound system, announced a five-year co-development collaboration with Forest Neurotech, a tech-enabled research company building a device for stimulating and imaging the brain with ultrasound, to develop a whole-brain neural interface utilizing Butterfly's Ultrasound-on-Chip technology.  The Massachusetts-based company's Ultrasound...
A doctor using the Ubie Medical Navi
By  Adam Ang 11:39 pm October 24, 2023
A new generative AI tool has been made available to doctors in Japan that helps summarise long and detailed preliminary interviews of patients.  Japanese startup Ubie has recently launched a large-language model-based (LLM) feature on its AI-powered patient service platform. HOW IT WORKS The Medical Interview Summary Function is a new feature on the Ubie Medical Navi, a platform offering that...
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By  Jessica Hagen 06:04 pm October 24, 2023
Global healthcare investment firm OrbiMed announced it raised more than $4.3 billion in commitments for its private investment funds – OrbiMed Asia Partners V, OrbiMed Royalty & Credit Opportunities IV and OrbiMed Private Investments IX. A range of university endowments, pension funds, medical institutions, foundations, family offices and sovereign wealth funds invested in the funds. WHAT IT...
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By  05:32 am October 24, 2023
Personalized companion care protocols for novel oncology therapeutics, like those for multiple myeloma, are essential for patient success. These care models should be adaptable according to patient variations, resource levels and care site capabilities. Join Mohamed Datoo, Sr. Director, Global Commercial Data Sciences and Digital Health at Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine and Vijesh...