GE HealthCare announced it formed a strategic partnership to use Amazon Web Services (AWS) healthcare and genAI services to build AI-enabled workflows that help improve the accuracy of diagnostic screening, streamline healthcare operations, and improve equitable care access and outcomes. GE will use Amazon Bedrock’s foundation models to create its own proprietary genAI applications and modernize its applications built on …
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Artera expands patient communications platform support to additional FQHCs
Patient communications firm Artera has expanded its support for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), including Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center in Brooklyn and Moses Lake Community Health Center in Washington. The expanded support means these FQHCs can now tap into Artera’s patient communications platform. That platform, tailored for FQHCs, supports more than 109 languages, offers automation, and leverages EHR data for …
Read More »Microsoft partners with Mass General Brigham, UW Health to advance AI models for radiology
Microsoft announced it is partnering with Mass General Brigham, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and its health system UW Health to research and innovate advanced radiology-focused multimodal AI foundation models and develop medical imaging copilot applications. Mass General Brigham, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, and UW Health will work with Microsoft to explore how …
Read More »Talkspace announces internal AI Innovation Group for responsible AI implementation
Teletherapy company Talkspace announced the formation of an AI Innovation Group to improve provider efficiency while ensuring responsible and ethical use of AI in the platform. The group includes all Talkspace personnel and is led by Talkspace’s general manager of AI, Michael Rodio, and the company’s AI project manager, Katie McCrudden. Dr. Nikole Benders-Hadi, Talkspace’s chief medical officer; Mary Potter, …
Read More »Headway scores $100M, more than doubling its valuation to $2.3B
New York-based mental health platform Headway announced it secured $100 million in Series D funding, more than doubling its valuation to $2.3 billion. Spark Capital led the round, joined by existing investors a16z, Thrive Capital and Accel, and new investor Forerunner Ventures. The company also announced its plans to expand its services for individuals with Medicare Advantage and Medicaid insurance …
Read More »Abridge partners with Epic, Mayo Clinic to create a genAI nurse workflow tool
AI-enabled medical documentation company Abridge, health IT giant Epic and healthcare system Mayo Clinic are partnering to create a genAI documentation platform that integrates Abridge’s tools into Epic’s EHR for Mayo Clinic nurses. Abridge, founded in 2018, offers an AI tool that records and transcribes conversations between providers and patients. It then organizes and summarizes that information, pulling important details …
Read More »Duke launches $20M incubator to turn academic research into industry products
Duke-NUS Medical School is launching a $20 million incubator, LIVE Ventures, to help commercialize academic research projects and transform scientific breakthroughs into clinical applications. The incubator aims to supply academic innovators with expertise and resources from the public and private sectors – including pharmaceutical companies, market data research professionals, investors, and industry experts – to conduct product-market fit evaluations for …
Read More »Hinge Health partners with employee benefits company Sun Life
Employee and government benefits organization Sun Life announced it is partnering with Hinge Health to provide its members with digital access to technology and clinicians for musculoskeletal care. Hinge Health, founded in 2015, provides individuals with musculoskeletal conditions access to health coaches, orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists and technological resources, such as surgery decision support. Certain members will also have access …
Read More »Latest health IT integrations by Personify Care, Core Schedule and more briefs
Personify Care integrates e-referral management Personify Care has recently entered into a partnership with Consultmed to digitise end-to-end patient pathways. They will work on an interoperable solution by integrating Consultmed’s e-referral platform with Personify Care’s digital patient pathways. “This means that at every stage, from going to your GP, referral, triage, consent, pre-admission and discharge, the process is seamless, and …
Read More »AIRS Medical scores $20M for global expansion and more briefs
AIRS Medical bags $20M to take more global markets Korean medical AI company AIRS Medical has raked in $20 million in a Series C funding round led by BSK Investment and Shinyoung Securities. Based on a press statement, the company will use its fresh funds to continue its global expansion and invest in R&D. Last year, AIRS Medical launched its flagship product, …
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