Episode #10 - Spotted - This Week in Healthcare
It's time for the healthcare weekly round-up π€
π Welcome to Edition #10 of "Spotted! - This Week in Healthcare".
Each week I share the interesting things that I spotted in the world of healthcare.
And, here we go...
Edition #10
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Philips has introduced an advanced AI cardiovascular ultrasound platform aimed at enhancing diagnostic accuracy and efficiency. This platform leverages artificial intelligence to provide high-quality imaging and streamline the diagnostic process for cardiovascular conditions.
Cardiovascular ultrasound, the most common non-invasive method for examining heart structure and function, plays a crucial role in early disease diagnosis. The AI integration allows for faster, more accurate analysis and improves diagnostic capabilities and patient care.
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On Monday, K Health announced the close of a $50 million equity funding round. The financing round brought the startup’s total fundraising amount to $380 million — and propelled the company to a $900 million valuation.
The New York City-based startup, which was founded in 2016, uses AI to educate patients about their symptoms and connect them to primary care.
K’s platform is available 24/7 and in 48 states.
Check them out.
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Discussing death is not a comfortable topic. But 83% of older adults part of an AARP research said - they understand the end-of-life transition is an important part of life and want to prepare for it accordingly.
Meet Koda Health. Koda is using AI to help guide difficult conversations between providers and their elderly patients.
Koda digitally guides patients through the process of proactive healthcare planning, auto-generates legal documents that protect their care, and virtually notarizes these documents at no cost to patients.
As a result, Koda enables seniors to make informed healthcare decisions and retain control of their healthcare journey by reducing inappropriate end-of-life care.
Go check them out.
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Last but not the least, meet Sagility.
Sagility is a tech-enabled healthcare business process management company that supports payers, and providers to deliver best-in-class operations, enhance the member and provider experience, improve the quality of care and promote health equity all while delivering cost-effective healthcare financial and clinical outcomes.
Sagility combines technology and deep domain expertise to offer an end-to-end Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) solutions within the payer’s existing ecosystem.
The company boasts a 52 Net Promoter Score - thanks to its high level of trust and customer satisfaction.
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Check them out.
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And that's a wrap!
Tune in next week for more buzz from the health-tech world.
Have a fantastic weekend. πΊπΈ