GE HealthCare announced that it has codeveloped an AI algorithm with Mass General Brigham to help with scheduling predictions, including failure to show up to appointments, neglecting to schedule follow-up appointments and predicting late arrivals. The first application of the algorithm, geared toward predicting missed care opportunities, is used within the schedule predictions dashboard of the Radiology Operations Module (ROM), a …
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Babylon Health sells majority of UK assets to eMed
London-based multinational digital health firm Babylon has sold almost all of its U.K. assets to digital health company eMed Healthcare U.K., a subsidiary of U,S, company eMed, after announcing in early August that its deal to merge with Swiss tech firm MindMaze was canceled. Babylon Healthcare Services Limited, the piece of Babylon purchased by eMed and the bulk of what …
Read More »Bicycle Health, Albertsons partner to boost access to opioid use disorder injections
Virtual opioid use disorder treatment company Bicycle Health is partnering with supermarket chain Albertsons to allow the telehealth company’s providers to prescribe buprenorphine monthly injections for opioid use disorder that can be filled inside Albertsons’ pharmacies across 17 states. Buprenorphine has been shown to reduce the risk of death after an opioid overdose. Bicycle Health’s doctors, physician assistants and nurse …
Read More »Headspace, Intermountain Health’s VBC subsidiary partner for mental health
Digital mental health company Headspace announced it is partnering with Intermountain Health’s value-based care subsidiary Castell to provide on-demand behavioral health services to select insurance plan members in Utah. Headspace will be integrated into Castell’s care model, and providers in the value-based care company will be able to directly refer members to Headspace for behavioral health coaching and therapy. “Our …
Read More »Q&A: Fighting for mental health parity in healthcare using data, part two
In part two of our two-part series, Patrick J. Kennedy, former U.S. Representative and founder of The Kennedy Forum, and Nawal Roy, CEO and founder of global behavioral health data platform Holmusk, discuss with MobiHealthNews how coverage for mental health has changed since the signing of the parity act and what steps the partners are taking to help lawmakers draft …
Read More »Roundup: Online pharmacy MrMed scores new funding and more briefs
E-pharmacy MrMed scores half mil for expansion Online pharmacy MrMed has raised $500,000 from a funding round led by the Tamil Nadu Emerging Sector Seed Fund. According to a news report, the company will use its fresh funds to expand its team and reach out to more customers. Launched in 2021, the pharmacy startup offers specialty medicines for cancer, heart …
Read More »Clinical trial design company QuantHealth scores $15M and more digital health fundings
AI-enabled clinical trial design company QuantHealth announced it scored $15 million in a Series A funding round co-led by Pitango HealthTech and Bertelsmann Investments, bringing its total raise to $20 million. The company, which recently expanded into the U.S. market, offers its AI-powered Clinical-Simulator that predicts an individual’s response to treatment during a clinical trial to optimize clinical trial design. …
Read More »Biofourmis CEO steps down a month after global layoffs
AI-backed remote monitoring and digital therapeutics company Biofourmis confirmed the company’s cofounder Kuldeep Singh Rajput stepped down as its CEO just one month after the company laid off 120 employees worldwide, 48 of whom were in the U.S. “He remains committed to providing support and advice to the company going forward,” Biofourmis told MobiHealthNews in an email. “We thank Kuldeep …
Read More »Health tracking ring company Oura partners with teletherapy platform Talkspace
Finland-based Oura, maker of its namesake health tracking ring, announced it’s partnering with teletherapy company Talkspace to allow Oura wearers to share their personalized sleep and daily movement data with Talkspace therapists. Oura ring wearers can utilize the company’s Share Report feature to send information about their sleep quality and movement trends over the period of a week, a month or …
Read More »Intuition Robotics scores $25M to scale AI care companion for seniors
Senior-focused technology company Intuition Robotics, which offers an AI-powered care companion robot for seniors experiencing loneliness, announced it closed a $25 million funding round, which includes $20 million in venture capital and $5 million in debt. The round was led by Woven Capital, the growth fund of Toyota, with participation from OurCrowd, Toyota Ventures, Western Technology Investment and other investors. …
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