What You Should Know: –              Epicore Biosystems (‘Epicore’), a digital health company developing advanced sweat-sensing wearables to provide real-time personalized hydration insights for performance and safety, today announced the commercial launch of Connected Hydration. –              Connected Hydration is the first sweat-sensing wearable patch and mobile app that equips workers with customized, real-time insights about sweat volume loss, electrolyte los ..read more

What You Should Know:  – Ophelia, a leading provider of virtual care for opioid use disorder (OUD), has been designated as a Center of Excellence (COE) by Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services.  – The milestone achievement makes Ophelia the first statewide and virtual-first COE in the state, offering a critical new access point for Pennsylvanians battling addiction. By offering a virtual-first treatment model, Ophelia complements existing resources and expands access to life-saving care for thousands of Pennsylvanians struggling with OUD. Addressing Pennsylvania’s Public Healt ..read more

What You Should Know:  Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of healthcare information and analytics, has introduced a new weapon in the fight against potential financial penalties for Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) – the Regulatory Audit Module.  – The AI-enabled tool leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline the risk adjustment audit process, potentially saving MAOs millions of dollars. The Challenge: A Complex and Costly Regulatory Landscape Health plans, particularly MAOs, face a growing burden from complex regulations and stringent audits. The Centers fo ..read more

What You Should Know: –              Ilant Health, a pioneering leader in value-based obesity management and cardiometabolic health solutions, announced today the extension of its seed round of fundraising from $3 million to $5.5 million. –              The women-led startup received additional funds from a combination of new health-oriented investors, including funds from LifeX Ventures, Celtic House Asia Partners, and Cornucopian Capital, as well as existing inve ..read more

What You Should Know: –              When developing new drugs, nutritional products, or pesticides, it’s critical that unknown molecules are identified correctly. But accurate identification is a lengthy process and all too often unsuccessful, leading to failed regulatory processes, or worse, consumer health being put in danger. –              Isospec Analytics has raised $1.9M to commercialize new technologies for molecular analysis that rapidly identify unknown ..read more

What You Should Know: –       Accenture Federal Services has entered into an agreement to acquire Cognosante, a mission-driven provider of digital transformation and cloud modernization solutions for federal health, defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies.  –       Founded in 2008 by Michele Kang, Cognosante has grown rapidly to become a trusted provider of innovative technology solutions with its federal government clients, including healthcare programs supporting veterans, active-duty military, patients, beneficiaries, pr ..read more

What You Should Know: –       Solera Health, the premier technology platform for connecting people seamlessly and easily to health solutions that work, today announced the latest expansion of the Solera HALO™ platform, a next-generation omni-condition management solution. –       The additional solutions enable payers and employers to address high-cost conditions associated with cardiometabolic health – integrating several proven, industry-leading digital health partners. Solera Health Partners with Leading Digital Innovators to Adva ..read more

Eric Demers, CEO Madaket Health In 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed the creation of a centralized physician directory. The proposal sought to address three pressing challenges facing both healthcare providers and patients within the United States healthcare system: Fix the pervasive issue of inaccuracies and inconsistencies in provider directories. Studies have consistently revealed high error rates in directory listings, with inaccuracies ranging from incorrect contact information to outdated network affiliations. Promote transparency and empower healthca ..read more

What You Should Know:  – MemorialCare, a healthcare system in Southern California, announced today a partnership with Abridge, a company pioneering the use of generative AI for clinical documentation.  – The strategic collaboration aims to streamline administrative tasks for physicians and improve patient care experiences. Reducing Burden and Rekindling Human Connection MemorialCare anticipates Abridge’s AI technology to significantly reduce the administrative burden of medical record keeping for its physicians. By automating note generation, Abridge frees up valuable time for docto ..read more

What You Should Know:  – PathAI, a leading force in AI-powered pathology, has joined forces with Google Cloud at the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo to accelerate the integration of AI and digital pathology workflows within biopharmaceutical companies and anatomic pathology (AP) labs. – By streamlining workflows, expediting data processing, and enabling the development of more precise AI models, this collaboration has the potential to revolutionize the field of pathology and accelerate the development of life-saving treatments. PathAI’s AISight: A Central Hub for AI-Powered Pathology ..read more