Author: MobiHealthNews
Detect-Ion, a startup focused on the detection and identification of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive substances, announced it had secured a research contract with the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), a government agency within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to develop a sensor to identify aerosol-based chemical threats. The company will use the funding to develop a compact or “low-SWaP” (size, weight and power) sensor platform called Spectral to detect the presence of hazardous aerosols in complex urban environments. Detect-Ion will leverage AI to help detect and identify aerosolized chemical threats and work with three…
Conversational AI and digital engagement platform mPulse reported 94% growth in Q4 2023 and 106% year-over-year. The company attributed its rise in revenue to its acquisitions announced in December of health management and engagement platform HealthTrio and analytics company Decision Point Healthcare Solutions, as well as organic growth. The privately held company touts that it partners with 19 of the top 20 health plans in the U.S. and more than 300 care organizations. “Healthcare organizations are continuing to invest in digital strategies that personalize the consumer experience and lead to improved health outcomes,” Bob Farrell, CEO of mPulse, said in…
AT&T will offer its more than 125,000 employees 24/7 access to women’s health platform Maven Clinic’s virtual fertility and family-building support services, including guidance around egg freezing, adoption, IVF, surrogacy, preconception and more. The New York-based digital reproductive health and family platform offers fertility and family planning services, pregnancy and postpartum care, and parenting and pediatric support. The company added a program for menopause-related care last year. AT&T and Maven initially established a partnership in 2021, with AT&T offering its employees Maven’s maternity program. The expanded partnership, which began in January, gives the service provider’s employees access to fertility and…
Latest study from South Korea has found differences in purpose and satisfaction with using healthcare applications and wearable health devices among older Koreans. Researchers from Seoul National University, Yonsei University, aged care company Silvia Health, and DTx maker WELT Corp. surveyed Koreans aged 65 and older to investigate how they are using digital health technologies and how frailty affects their usage. They claim that they are the first to compare the utilisation of digital health technology between pre-frail or frail seniors adults and healthy seniors. The findings of their study, which was supported by a grant from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention…
AI-powered care facility automation platform care.ai announced an enterprise-wide partnership with New Jersey-based not-for-profit hybrid care provider Virtua Health, where Virtua will leverage care.ai’s virtual care offerings, including its Smart Care Facility Platform and Always-Aware ambient sensors. care.ai’s Smart Care Facility Platform includes a network of sensors spread through a care facility that monitors patients using AI, allowing the facility to collect real-time behavior data for clinical and operational insights. The Florida-based company’s AI-powered offerings will initially be utilized at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, New Jersey, then eventually implemented in all of Virtua Health’s acute care…
In the evolving healthcare landscape, board members must understand their pivotal role in guiding digital innovation strategies, anticipating risks and making informed decisions to keep their organizations at the forefront of the industry. As the healthcare sector continues evolving under the influence of digital innovation, the boardroom has become a critical arena for steering organizations toward a future ripe with opportunities and challenges. For board members, the imperative to understand and anticipate the implications of digital technologies has never been more pronounced. From enhancing patient care to optimizing operations and navigating competitive landscapes, the strategic decisions made at the board…
Vessi Medical, which offers cryotherapy technology to treat non muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), announced it closed a $16.5 million Series A funding round. The company offers a cryo spray for hollow and humid organs, which it touts as a new treatment approach to NMIBC, a cancer on the surface of the bladder’s inner lining. The Israeli company says its cryotherapy offering is a minimally invasive alternative to transurethral resection of bladder tumor, a surgical first-line therapy in which a surgeon removes the patient’s bladder tumor through their urethra. ALIVE- Israel HealthTech Fund, Agriline and an undisclosed strategic investor led…
San Diego-based healthcare group Sharp HealthCare announced the launch of a Spatial Computing Center of Excellence in its Prebys Innovation and Education Center that will focus its development efforts on utilizing the Apple Vision Pro augmented reality headset to enhance patient care. Sharp is partnering with EHR vendor Epic and Dutch information analytics firm Elsevier on the project, which will explore how spatial computing could amplify effectiveness and productivity within various specialties and clinical roles. The center’s multidisciplinary research team will also evaluate the potential impact spatial computing could have on collaboration, education, and treatments, and explore its use across…
Invitae, a medical genetic testing company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and intends to continue the case without disrupting operations using cash on hand and while seeking to sell its business. The San Francisco-based company is seeking approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey to use its cash on hand to fund the case. In its bankruptcy petition, the company listed assets of $500 million to $1 billion, but liabilities of $1 billion to $10 billion. “We have been working diligently over the past eighteen months to improve our cash position by realigning our…
Hippocratic AI, a generative AI company developing safety-focused large language models for healthcare, is launching a Nurse Advisory Council that will work in conjunction with its Physician Advisory Council to ensure the safe development of its LLMs aimed at increasing care equity, the supply and availability of healthcare workers, and healthcare access and outcomes. The California-based company’s LLM concentrates on non-diagnostic, patient-facing applications, such as certification, ensuring proper bedside manner for patient well-being and reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) through a panel of healthcare professionals. “Clinical input and clinical involvement has been part of the company since day one,”…