Evidation Health is one of the 10 tech startups honored by The Tech Tribune as being the best tech startups in San Mateo, California. The publication considered factors including revenue potential, leadership team, brand/product traction, and competitive landscape. In order to qualify for the list,...
Augmedix, a provider of remote medical documentation and live clinical support, is announcing a rollout of a tech-enabled medical documentation service powered by virtual scribes and created specifically for busy Emergency Department (ED) environments, Augmedix trains remotely located scribes in emergency medicine documentation to alleviate the...
On a recent episode of the AI Health Podcast, Augmedix Founder, Director, and Chief Strategy Officer Ian Shakil sat down to discuss how Augmedix is changing how electronic health records are generated, saving doctors time and improving patient experience. He also tells the story of...
Accolade, a company that provides personalized solutions that help people better understand, navigate, and use the healthcare system and their workplace benefits, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Innovation Specialists, LLC (d/b/a 2nd.MD), a leading expert medical opinion and decision support company. Healthcare utilization is...
GRAIL today announced a collaboration with global biopharmaceutical companies Amgen, AstraZeneca, and Bristol Myers Squibb to evaluate GRAIL’s methylation-based technology for the detection of minimal residual disease (MRD). Cancer MRD testing is used in clinical and research applications to detect the presence or absence of residual...
GRAIL has confirmed that it expects to introduce Galleri™, its multi-cancer early detection blood test, in the second quarter of 2021. In December 2020, GRAIL completed the enrollment of PATHFINDER, a prospective, 6,600-participant multi-site interventional study conducted under a U.S. Food and Drug Administration Investigational Device...
McKesson Ventures has added Lizzie Lee as its newest team member. She joins the firm as senior director, leading its portfolio development and market research efforts. With a decade of healthcare experience, Lee is well-positioned to help McKesson Ventures’ portfolio companies scale by developing and facilitating...
Aspen RxHealth, developer of a first-of-its-kind clinical pharmacy model developed by pharmacists for pharmacists that delivers value for health plans and risk-bearing providers, today announced the closure of a $23 million Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from other strategic...
Telehealth usage skyrocketed in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data from EHR vendor Epic Systems, telehealth visits peaked in mid-April, when telehealth accounted for 69 percent of all ambulatory care visits. Although the percentage dropped to 21 percent by mid-July, telehealth...
Colin Hung recently interviewed Chris Gervais, CTO and CSO at Kyruus; and Pamela Landis, vice president of digital engagement at Hackensack Meridian Health, for a discussion of healthcare access and the importance of that access in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gervais began by saying that...