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Augmedix aiming to ‘re-humainze health care’ with its virtual medical documentation service

Proactive Investments recently interviewed Augmedix CEO Manny Krakaris about what his company does and how the coronavirus pandemic has affected his business. “Augmedix’ mission is really to re-humanize healthcare,” Krakaris said. “What we mean by that is allowing doctors to have a natural interaction with their patients and not be distracted by having to take medical notes and documentation at the same time, which is the current practice today.” Essentially, Augmedix takes care of the documentation of the visit so the doctor can focus on the patient. “We...

Trailblazing With Digital Health Pioneers: Dr. Farzad Mostashari, Co-founder and CEO, Aledade, Inc.

In a recent episode of the Trailblazing with Digital Health Pioneers podcast, host Jennifer Geetter sat down with Farzad Mostashari, co-founder and CEO of Aledade, to talk about the state of digital care in the U.S., the importance of data sharing for effective care and public health, and more. Here are some highlights of that interview. Mostashari says his whole career has led him to form Aledade, a company that not only helps independent primary care providers to get the data they need in order to...

Aledade Founder & CEO Farzad Mostashari: Preserving the Autonomy of Independent Practices to Drive Real Value in Healthcare

In a recent episode of Healthcare Is Hard: A Podcast for Insiders, Aledade Founder & CEO Farzad Mostashari shared with Keith Figlioli that he has never been entirely comfortable being a part of and leading the large institutions that populate his resume. The list of organizations Mostashari has been a part of is a prestigious one, including roles like National Coordinator for Health IT at the Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Commissioner at the NYC Department of Health, an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer at...

2021 eHealthcare Leadership Awards – Award Sponsors

Each year, the eHealthcare Leadership Awards recognize the best websites, digital communications, and business improvement initiatives of a wide range of healthcare organizations. The awards are made possible through the support of a number of organizations: Diamond Sponsors Geonetric Private Health News Platinum Sponsors BroadcastMed Medical Web Experts Medicom Health Phase2 Reputation Gold Sponsors Centretek Healthgrades Kyruus NDP Wellsource Read more about the sponsors and see a list of partners for the 2021 eHealthcare Leadership Awards here....

Specific Methods for Eliminating Bias in Machine Learning

Just like humans, data can be biased. In fact, bias in machine learning largely happens because machines will reflect human input. Machine learning (ML) has incredible capabilities and potential, but recognizing, preparing for, and adjusting for inherent bias is key to maximizing success and minimizing negative impacts. Built In SF spoke to three companies, including Evidation Health, about how their engineers consider and prepare for bias in and the cons of ML. The Research, Analysis, and Learning (ReAL) Team at Evidation says that when choosing the right...