Leaders in the digital health space relayed to MobiHealthNews what stood out to them in 2023 as the year draws to an end.
Many noted the meteoric rise of genAI in 2023 and expectations of growing adoption of the technology in 2024, emphasizing the importance of treading carefully as the tech is further implemented. Other stakeholders pinpointed bankruptcies and mergers and acquisitions as being...
Value-based care provider NuvoAir is partnering with the ALS Association to provide virtual pulmonary care to individuals with ALS, starting with two clinics in Texas.
ALS is a nervous system disorder that affects motor neurons, which are nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain that control breathing and voluntary muscle movement. Individuals with ALS often experience respiratory complications...
Dr. Michael Howell, chief clinical officer at Google, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss noteworthy events in 2023, the evolution of the company's LLM for healthcare, called Med-PaLM, and recommendations for regulators in constructing rules around the use of artificial intelligence in the sector.
MobiHealthNews: What are some of your big takeaways from 2023?
Dr. Michael Howell: For us,...
Medicare Advantage insurtech company Clover Health announced it delivered notice to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that it will be exiting the ACO REACH Program at the end of the 2023 performance year.
The Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) program provides tools and resources to healthcare providers to improve the quality of...
EndoQuest, an endoluminal robotics technology company, announced it closed a $42 million C-1 preferred financing round.
Existing investors CE Ventures Limited and McNair Interests Ltd. participated in the round, as did new investor Puma Venture Capital LLC.
WHAT IT DOES
The Houston-based company developed a flexible robotics surgery system to perform minimally invasive procedures in upper and...
Walgreens is collaborating with medication access and transparency technology company RxSense to launch a digital marketplace, Rx Savings Finder, where consumers can save money on medication by comparing prices on free third-party discount prescription cards.
RxSense's SaaS platform allows companies to create a pharmacy benefits platform. The company offers analytics, prescription savings program...
RapidAI, a health tech company specializing in imaging analysis software, announced it received Class III Shonin clearance in Japan and launched a hybrid technology platform, Rapid Edge Cloud, and a non-contrast CT offering for stroke identification.
RapidAI offers numerous imaging solutions for stroke, aneurysm and pulmonary embolism. It also provides technology platforms to enable coordinated...
Virtual primary care company TytoCare announced an exclusive partnership with Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System to provide virtual care services to the care provider's members and employees beginning in 2024.
The Israeli health tech company provides virtual care via its AI-enabled TytoCare Home Smart Clinic, which allows clinicians to conduct exams remotely.
Providers obtain real-time data...
AI-enabled imaging company Aidoc announced that it has secured $30 million in funding to develop a comprehensive AI imaging model and a new category of products based on that model.
WHAT IT DOES
Aidoc offers radiologists tools to find and triage injuries and health conditions based on imaging results. It also provides coordination software for stroke and cardiovascular care, alerting relevant...
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company announced it partnered with PharmcoRx Pharmacy, a Florida-based health service organization Progressive Care subsidiary, and tech-enabled Expion Health's to lower drug prices for consumers.
PharmcoRx has become a participating pharmacy in MCCPDC's Team Cuban Card, which allows patients at PharmcoRx locations access to generic and brand-name medications at MCCPDC...
