Health tech companies made several major funding announcements in August. Here is a list of some of the biggest funding rounds. The post 4 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in August appeared first on MedCity News.
There’s a new health innovation law firm in town! Rebecca Gwilt & Kaitlyn O’Connor have started Elevare Law to help health tech companies. We spent a little time talking about the new firm and who it’s going to work with, and a lot about the different legal and regulatory challenges facing digital health companies. Deep…
Virtual-first done well – fully integrated with the EHR, aligned with health system clinical and quality governance, capable of warm handoffs, and simple enough that patients don’t need instructions – creates genuine surprise. That surprise is the opportunity and the problem. The post Virtual-First Care Shouldn’t Spark an “A-Ha” Moment Anymore appeared first on MedCity…
This analysis looks at traditional Medicare spending among people who choose to disenroll from Medicare Advantage and obtain coverage under traditional Medicare during the annual Medicare open enrollment period. It compares their traditional Medicare spending (Parts A and B) in the year following disenrollment to similar people who were continuously covered by traditional Medicare, using…
Documentation gaps can quietly undermine everything from how your organization is publicly rated, to how they are reimbursed, to how payers evaluate your performance, leading to weaker negotiating power, and decreased ability to recruit top talent or attract patients. The post If the Record Doesn’t Reflect the Risk, the Rating Won’t Reflect the Care appeared…
Abortion drove many voters to turn out for Tuesday’s election, but not always for Vice President Kamala Harris, while concerns about the economy weighed more heavily on voters’ minds, according to polling data from KFF and the Associated Press. About a quarter of voters said abortion was the “single most important” factor in their vote,…More
Check out news from Oral Genome, Amae Health, Hepta, and more. The post StartUPDATES: New Developments from Healthcare Startups appeared first on MedCity News.
As federal vaccine policy changes, this poll finds that most adults do not expect to get a COVID-19 vaccine this fall , and many parents are confused and uncertain about whether the vaccine is recommended for healthy children this year. About one in adults nationally say the changes to vaccine policy are making people safer,…
Effective communication is the backbone of any successful operation, especially in environments as dynamic and diverse as healthcare. In hospitals across the country, language barriers have long been a challenge, impacting everything from day-to-day operations to patient care and satisfaction. Breaking Down Language Barriers in Healthcare Employee Communication Enter Relay’s TeamTranslate™ feature—a groundbreaking technology designed…
Bessemer Venture Partners predicted that 2026 will be a breakout year for healthcare AI, driven by increased adoption of clinical AI, a new class of AI-first value-based care companies, and the emerging digital health category of data infrastructure tools. The post How Bessemer Sees 2026 Shaping Up as Healthcare AI’s Breakout Year appeared first on…