Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida is incorporating data from consumer wearable devices into cardiology care, using continuous heart monitoring to help flag potential issues between visits. Here are five takeaways from a Jan. 27 news release: 1. Wearables extend…
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Recent policy decisions have set back digital health equity, but health systems could still take steps to sustain and expand upon previous gains, according to a Health Affairs policy brief. Here are five things to know from the Jan. 22…
Matt Siegler has been named chief network officer at Akido Labs, a technology company that builds AI-powered physicians. In this role, Mr. Siegler will be responsible for expanding access, strengthening operations and building a national care network powered by AI…
Zarminali Pediatrics has raised $110 million in a Series A funding round to scale its outpatient pediatric care model nationwide, with continued backing from General Catalyst. The round was led by Healthier Capital and included participation from General Catalyst and…
Most patients are open to AI assisting with mammogram interpretation, but only when a radiologist is involved. More than 70% of patients surveyed supported the use of AI to help read mammograms, although support dropped sharply when AI was presented…
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Kansas City, Mo.-based Children’s Mercy has been piloting Helen, a mobile app that routes nonclinical tasks to a dedicated concierge team. The app allows nurses to submit requests that are routed to the concierge team, which can assist with tasks…
Healthcare generative AI startup Hippocratic AI, which several health systems have invested in, is moving into life sciences with its acquisition of Grove AI. Hippocratic AI has also named a president of life sciences, appointed a life sciences executive advisory…
2025 marked the return of the “unicorn” in healthcare. Sixteen U.S.-based health tech startups surpassed $1 billion in valuation last year, more than double the number in 2024. It reflected the continued concentration of venture capital funding in digital health,…
Digital health venture capital funding grew to $14.2 billion in 2025, the highest number in three years, according to Rock Health. Here are eight takeaways from the Jan. 12 report: 1. Digital health startup funding marked a 35% increase over…
AI clinical conversation platform Abridge is partnering with health information network Availity to launch a real-time prior authorization tool integrated into clinician workflows. The collaboration connects Abridge’s AI platform, used by more than 200 health systems and projected to support…