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TriFetch has announced a US$1.9 million pre-seed round led by Nexus Venture Partners with participation from angels from Google, Hipprocratic, Mercor, MIT to scale its automation platform for the front, mid, and back office of specialty care. TriFetch is building an end-to-end automation layer for independent specialty clinics, covering patient calls and scheduling, referral processing, [...]
AcuityMD has raised US$80m to add advanced AI capabilities to its MedTech AI platform and support adoption of medical technology. The funding brings the company's total capital raised to more than US$160m and values the business at US$955m. AcuityMD said MedTech companies face pressure not only to launch innovations successfully, but also to capture and [...]
Gig work apps are pushing to loosen healthcare rules as they expand gig work in the sector, a new report warns. The report looks at how artificial intelligence is being used to staff hospitals and other healthcare facilities, warning that wider use of the technology is coming at the expense of workers' rights, protections and [...]
Coral has announced a US$12.5 million investment led by Lightspeed and Z47. The company was founded by Ajay Shrihari and Aniket Mohanty. Instead of asking providers to rebuild their infrastructure, Coral connects to existing EHR systems, fax lines, and payer portals and automates end-to-end administrative workflows for specialty healthcare providers, including DME suppliers, infusion centers, [...]
Today, many healthcare organisations are discovering more technology does not always translate into better patient engagement. Fragmented systems, disconnected communication channels and inconsistent strategies for outreach often create added complexity rather than clarity. AssureCare is addressing this challenge with the launch of Aktivate, a next generation patient engagement platform designed to unify communication across the [...]
What does healthy lifespan look like, and how long can it last? A new special report from our sister publication Agetech World explores the ‘biohacking’ quest to re-engineer ageing - and who it could benefit. Read the report in full below.
By Gil Bashe, FINN Partners Chair Global Health and Purpose, and a Health Tech World Correspondent. Bashe is the author of Healing the Sick Care System: Why People Matter At the HIMSS Global Health Conference, the conversation around artificial intelligence felt different this year. Not quieter, but more grounded. The industry is moving beyond fascination [...]
Google has announced Gemini updates to help when users ask about mental health. When the chat indicates a potential crisis related to suicide or self-harm, Gemini will now show a “one-touch” interface to connect users to hotline resources, with options to call, chat, text or visit a website. Once activated, the card will remain visible [...]
A Utah regulatory body has greenlit San Francisco-based startup, Legion Health, to deploy an AI-powered app capable of prescribing psychiatric medications to patients in the state. According to The Verge, the AI system is limited to renewing existing prescriptions for a narrow range of drugs - among them fluoxetine (Prozac) and sertraline (Zoloft) - used [...]
Anthropic is acquiring Coefficient Bio in a US$400m stock deal, according to reports, as it continues its push into healthcare. The deal was first reported by The Information and Eric Newcomer. TechCrunch also confirmed the acquisition through sources close to the deal, and Coefficient’s PitchBook page reflects the US$400m transaction as well. Anthropic and Coefficient [...]
