Weekly Roundup – March 16, 2024
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
HIMSS 2024: Bold Statements from Hal Wolf. Colin Hung attended a media briefing with the HIMSS CEO and learned about HIMSS’ international expansion plans, its role as a tight-knit society and not a loose association, and its desire to promote scalable software, perhaps even at the expense of startups. Read more…
HIMSS 2024: A Closer Look at S...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 16, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
9amHealth Raises $9.5M Series A Extension Led by The Cigna Group Ventures to Expand to Employers Nationwide
After Being Selected by Leading PBMs, Benefits Navigators, and Health Plans as the Virtual Cardiometabolic Provider of Choice, 9amHealth Increases the Round’s Total to $25M
9amHealth, the leading virtual provider for cardiometabolic health, announced it has raised $9.5 million in a Series A extension round today. The financing round was led by The Cigna Group Ventures, with additional support from existing institutional investors, including 7Wire Ventures, Define Ventures, Leaps by Bayer, and Founders Fund.
A recent survey conducted by 9amHealth found that 48% of Americans are on or want to be on a GLP-1 medicati...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 15, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT 7Wire Ventures 9amHealth Craig Cimini Define Ventures Founders Fund Frank Westermann Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Leaps by Bayer The Cigna Group Ventures Source Type: blogs
New NIGMS Resource: How-To Videos on Preparing NIH Training Tables
We’re pleased to announce the creation of informational videos on completing the NIH training tables. These videos take you through completing the NIH tables for undergraduate and graduate research training grant applications and, when applicable, research performance progress reports.
The following NIH training tables have informational videos* (accessible PDF versions are available on our website):
Undergraduate Training Programs
Table 2: Participating Faculty Members
Table 3: Federal Institutional Research Training Grants and Related Support Available to Participating Faculty Members
Table 4: Resea...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - March 14, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Research Administration Resources Training/Fellowships/Career Development Post-Award Monitoring and Reporting Preparing an Application Source Type: blogs
UnityAI Secures $4 Million in Seed Funding to Revolutionize Hospital Flow
Company will Apply AI Technologies Including Reinforcement Learning and LLMs to Optimize how Patients Flow through Hospitals
UnityAI, a healthcare technology startup founded by three seasoned engineers and data scientists with backgrounds at HCA Healthcare, a leading hospital and healthcare company in the United States, announced the successful closure of its seed funding round, securing $4 million in total capital to date.
The founders, Dr. Edmund Jackson, Cody Hall, and Dr. Jason Parker, bring a wealth of expertise in the healthcare sector, where they identified a critical need for innovation in hospital operations. Usi...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 14, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Cody Hall Company Ventures Dr. Edmund Jackson Dr. Jason Parker Geoff Clark HCA Healthcare Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Max Ventures Nashville Capital Network Ryan Darne Source Type: blogs
Metformin and Galantamine Combination Modestly Improves Sarcopenia Symptoms
Therapies that reuse existing drugs with sizable bodies of human data tend to move more rapidly to the clinic than is the case for better, more ambitious approaches that break new ground. Greater speed in reaching the clinic means a lower cost of development, and this economic incentive is why so much of clinical development consists of drug reuse and only modestly effective therapies. In the case of sarcopenia, the age-related loss of muscle mass and strength, sizable funding is presently devoted to the development of small molecule therapies that do not produce greater gains than resistance exercise. A good deal of what ...
Source: Fight Aging! - March 13, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
MMI Raises $110 Million in Series C Financing
Largest Ever Investment in Microsurgery will Further MMI’s Mission to Transform Open Surgery with Robotic Technology
MMI (Medical Microinstruments, Inc.), a robotics company dedicated to increasing treatment options and improving clinical outcomes for patients with complex conditions, today announced that it has raised $110 million in Series C financing. The round, led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, marks the largest-ever investment in microsurgery innovation.
The funds will support the commercialization of the Symani Surgical System in high-growth markets and continued investment in studies that generat...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 11, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Andera Partners BioStar Deerfield Management Fidelity Management & Research Company Fountain Healthcare Partners Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Mark Toland Medical Microinstr Source Type: blogs
Weekly Roundup – March 9, 2024
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
Diving Into Epic’s Partnerships with Microsoft and Nuance. John Lynn spoke to Peter Durlach, at Microsoft via Nuance, about Epic’s integration with Nuance DAX Copilot and how it reduces documentation by 50% per clinical episode. They also touched on Epic’s work with Microsoft Azure. Read more…
Devoting AI to Process Improvement in the...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 9, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
Abridge Emerges as a Healthcare AI Leader, Raising $150M to Accelerate R & D
Abridge, the leader in generative AI for clinical documentation, announced an additional $150 million investment, leveraging momentum from their product’s rapid uptake among health systems throughout the nation. This raise comes just 4 months after their $30M Series B, and is one of the largest funding rounds made to date in generative AI for healthcare.
The Series C investment was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, who will also join the board. Other new and existing investors continuing to support the company include co-lead Redpoint Ventures, with support from IVP, Spark Capital, Union Square Ventures, Bessemer V...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 8, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Abridge AIDIF Bessemer Venture Partners CVS Health Ventures Dr. Shiv Rao Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment IVP Kaiser Permanente Ventures Lightspeed Venture Partners Mass Ge Source Type: blogs
Anatomy Unveils AI-Powered Financial Automation for Healthcare Organizations
Lightspeed, Meridian Street, Live Oak Ventures, and Others Back Anatomy with $7.6 Million in Funding to Simplify and Automate Financial Workflows in Healthcare
Anatomy Financial announces the launch of their AI-powered financial automation solutions for medical, dental, digital health, and healthcare billing companies. Anatomy has raised $7.6M in funding to build a financial operating system for healthcare from Lightspeed, Meridian Street Capital, Live Oak Ventures, Cambrian Ventures, Peterson Ventures, and angel investors with expertise across healthcare and fintech.
Banks and accounting systems are not purpose-built to i...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 8, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Anatomy Anatomy Financial Brian Bizub Callum King Cambrian Ventures Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Lightspeed Live Oak Ventures Meridian Street Capital Nicole Quinn Pet Source Type: blogs
HealthSnap Closes $25 Million Series B Funding Amidst Continued Triple Digit Growth of Remote Patient Monitoring and Chronic Care Management Platform
New Investment is Led by Sands Capital, with Participation from Comcast Ventures, and Follows Enterprise Health System Expansions
HealthSnap, a Miami-based Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Chronic Care Management (CCM) solution for healthcare providers, today announced its Series B financing totaling $25 million. The round was led by Sands Capital, with new investments from Comcast Ventures, Acronym Venture Capital, and Florida Opportunity Fund. Existing shareholders, Asclepius Growth Capital, Florida Funders, MacDonald Ventures, and TGH Ventures also participated in the round. Scott Frederick, a Managing Partner at...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 7, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Acronym Venture Capital Angela Orsky Asclepius Growth Capital Comcast Ventures Florida Funders Florida Opportunity Fund Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment HealthSnap MacDonald Source Type: blogs
First Analysis Invests in Dina, Provider of Home-Centered Care Coordination Solutions
Digital Network Management and Coordination Solutions to Help Health Plans and Providers Improve Access to Home Centric Care
First Analysis, a leading venture capital investor, has made a new investment in Dina, a provider of digital network management and coordination solutions for the Medicare Advantage and Managed Medicaid markets, with a focus on coordinating supplemental benefits and long-term services and supports (LTSS).
First Analysis led the $7 million Series B round, with participation from existing investors Osage Venture Partners and First Trust Capital Partners, LLC.
In December, SCAN Group, a mission-driven o...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 7, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Andrew Walsh Ashish V. Shah Corey Greendale dina First Analysis First Trust Capital Partners Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Osage Venture Partners SCAN Group Source Type: blogs
Research Organism Superheroes: Axolotls
The friendly-looking axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) doesn’t seem to have much in common with its namesake, Xolotl—the Aztec god of lightning, death, and fire. In fact, axolotls can regrow lost limbs and other body parts like organs and parts of their central nervous systems—which goes against the concept of death!
The axolotl can regenerate almost any body part, including brain, heart, jaws, limbs, lungs, ovaries, spinal cord, skin, and tail. This ability makes it an excellent research organism to study in the search for regenerative medicine. Credit: Marko Pende, MDI Biological Laboratory; MDI Biological Labor...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - March 6, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: STEM Education Tools and Techniques Coloring Pages Cool Creatures Regeneration Research Organisms Source Type: blogs
Reveleer Secures $65 Million in Financing to Drive Strategic Expansion and Enhance Product Offerings
Reveleer, a leading AI-powered healthcare technology data and analytics company committed to advancing sustainable value-based care for health plans and risk-bearing providers, today announced it has raised over $65 million in new capital in a financing round led by Hercules Capital, Inc.
“This funding will have a tremendous impact as it positions us to strategically pursue inorganic growth opportunities in value-based-care technology, accelerating innovation and enhancing patient care through healthcare AI technology,” said Jay Ackerman, CEO and President at Reveleer. “With this infusion of capital, we can swift...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 6, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Andrew Adams Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Hercules Capital Hercules Capital Inc. Jay Ackerman Oak HC/FT Reveleer Tom Hertzberg Source Type: blogs
b.well Connected Health Secures $40M to Power The Connected Health Ecosystem
Company Also Welcomes Samsung Head of Digital Health to Board of Directors in Funding Round to Accelerate Growth
b.well Connected Health, the company powering platform-enabled healthcare ecosystems, today announced the closure of a $40 million Series C growth round led by Leavitt Equity Partners. Andrew Clark, Managing Partner at Leavitt Equity Partners joins the b.well board of directors. Ryan Howells, Principal at Leavitt Partners and Executive Director of the CARIN Alliance, a bipartisan, multi-sector collaborative dedicated to advancing consumer-directed exchange of health information, has joined the b.well board as ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 6, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Andrew Clark b.well b.well Connected Health CARIN Alliance CLEAR Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Hon Pak Kristen Valdes Leavitt Equity Partners Lee Health Michael Leavit Source Type: blogs
Fabric Secures $60M Series A to Streamline Care Experiences, Consolidating Fragmented Health Technology
Funding comes from General Catalyst, with Continued Participation from Thrive Capital, GV (Google Ventures), Salesforce Ventures, Box Group, and Others
Fabric will use the Funding to Bolster its Technology and Team, Accelerating the Development of Innovative Solutions that Serve 70 Health Systems, 3,800+ Clinicians, and Millions of Patients Across Urgent, Emergency, Surgical, and Primary Care
Funds will also be used to Advance AI Solutions and Explore Strategic Acquisitions
Fabric, developers of a leading care enablement system that is humanizing care by automating clinical and administrative work, today announced its $60M...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 5, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Aniq Rahman Atento Capital Box Group Fabric General Catalyst Google Ventures GV Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Holly Maloney Luminis Health Saad Chaudhry Salesforce V Source Type: blogs
