clinical workflows

Physician using a tablet
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:25 pm February 17, 2025
Abridge, a generative AI platform for clinical conversations, announced it raised a $250 million Series D investment. The round was co-led by Elad Gil and IVP, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, California Health Care Foundation, CapitalG, CVS Health Ventures, K. Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm), Redpoint Ventures, Spark Capital and...
Physician holding a stethoscope and a tablet computer
By  Anthony Vecchione 03:28 pm February 3, 2025
AI startup Affineon Health, offers an AI-powered inbox that aims to simplify provider workflows and lessen administrative burdens, announced it raised $5 million in an oversubscribed funding round. The round brings Affineon's total capital raised to $6 million. GPG Ventures led the round with participation from existing investors, AI Fund and other new investors, including Deepwater, Benhamou...
Photo of smartwatch
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:21 pm January 8, 2025
Validic, a digital health and personalized care technology company, announced the integration of physical activity data from wearables and smartwatches into electronic health record (EHR) clinical workflows. The multi-device platform, accessible in Epic and Oracle Health EHR systems, adds daily insights from more than 350 wearable device models from leading consumer brands, such as Apple, Fitbit...
Healthcare provider checking a small patient
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:51 pm December 20, 2024
Researchers concluded that the strong performance of GPT-4 large language models (LLMs) suggests their potential as a tool to help fill gaps in physicians' knowledge and aid in diagnosing medical conditions in the future, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence. Physical examinations are important diagnostic tools that can disclose critical insights into a...
Image of  Withings BPM Pro 2
By  Anthony Vecchione 03:08 pm December 17, 2024
Remote patient monitoring company Withings Health Solutions, the professional healthcare division of Withings, announced that its BPM Pro 2 cellular blood pressure monitor has been cleared by the FDA. The BPM Pro 2, which Withings released in October, is designed to measure blood pressure and pulse rate in adults with arm circumferences of 9 to 17 inches (22 cm to 42 cm) or 16 to 20 inches (40 to...
Healthcare provider talking in a patient in a clinical setting
By  Jessica Hagen 03:31 pm October 22, 2024
Amazon's hybrid primary care provider One Medical announced the launch of new AI tools to help ease its providers' administrative workload powered by AWS generative AI services, Amazon Bedrock and AWS HealthScribe. One Medical providers will be able to use HealthScribe to capture details discussed in real-time during patient visits, then subsequently review, update and approve the AI-generated...
Doctor examining a patient
By  Jessica Hagen 01:44 pm October 10, 2024
Suki, maker of an AI-backed healthcare voice tool, announced it raised $70 million in Series D funding, bringing its total raise to $165 million. Hedosophia led the round, with additional investment from Venrock and participation by existing investors Flare Capital, March Capital, inHealth Ventures and Breyer Capital. WHAT IT DOES Suki's offerings include Suki Assistant, an AI-enabled voice tool...
Healthcare provider looking at X-rays on a wall
By  Jessica Hagen 06:01 pm March 19, 2024
Google made several announcements during its Check Up event on Tuesday, including the release of its new MedLM for Chest X-ray, advancements in personalization at Fitbit Labs and the release of its Skin Condition Image Network (SCIN).  Dr. Karen DeSalvo, Google Health's chief health officer, kicked off The Check Up event by highlighting the increased use of AI in healthcare. "We are at an...