Physician Productivity Startup Augmedix Secures $23 Million
Augmedix, a leader in smartglass-based physician productivity platforms, has announced its recent acquisition of $23 million in funding from McKesson Ventures and OrbiMed. Augmedix’s services are based on the idea of increasing the amount of time physicians have to interact directly with patient by decreasing the amount of time spent on documentation. Augmedix’s Google Glass-powered remote scribe service frees doctors from 3 hours of charting and documentation every day. This allows them to see 25% more patients every week—without being stuck at a computer. “Augmedix has brought...