Aya Healthcare, a talent software and staffing company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire tech-enabled healthcare staffing company Cross Country Healthcare for $18.61 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at around $615 million.
Calif.-based Aya Healthcare offers a healthcare-focused digital staffing platform that includes travel nursing and allied health, per diem staff,...
Lunit collabs with AstraZeneca, secures major deal in France
Lunit and AstraZeneca have partnered to develop new AI-powered digital pathology solutions that predict non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Based on a media release, their collaboration aims to accelerate the time-consuming process of genomic testing as part of NSCLC identification and diagnosis by leveraging Lunit's AI. The latter's...
Population health technology company Color Health announced the appointment of Dr. Rebecca Miksad as chief medical officer and Josh Sturm as chief revenue officer.
Miksad is a medical oncologist and head of Boston University School of Medicine's High Risk Cancer Genetics Clinic and formerly held the position of senior medical director at oncology-focused digital health company Flatiron Health. ...
Andy Molnar, CEO of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, has been selected as an industry representative for the FDA's Digital Health Advisory Committee (DHAC).
The FDA established the DHAC to ensure safe and effective regulation of digital health offerings, including AI and machine learning, virtual reality, cybersecurity, patient-generated health data and wearable technologies.
The committee...
A nursing training facility in India has recently opened, which could be the first to be augmented by virtual reality technology.
Healthcare VR developer MediSim VR has partnered with Kusum Dhirajlal (KD) Hospital to establish the Virtual Reality Health Lab.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
Located at the 300-bed multispecialty hospital in Ahmedabad, a city in the western state of Gujarat in India, the nursing...
A new international research led by Nanyang Technological University Singapore set out to uncover insights into the perceptions of Asian medical professionals about the use of AI in healthcare.
FINDINGS
The researchers surveyed 165 gastroenterologists and gastrointestinal surgeons from Singapore, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. They were administered a questionnaire asking them to rate their level...
Personify Care, Foxo announce integrated patient management solution
Personify Care and Foxo have announced a strategic partnership to combine their technologies for improved patient management.
Based on a media release, their integration will allow health services to access Foxo's enterprise communication technologies within Personify Care's digital patient pathway platform. Foxo users will...
Aevice Health obtains $1M investment for Japan, US expansion
Singapore-based respiratory health IT maker Aevice Health has received a $1 million investment from A&D Company for its expansion in the United States and Japan.
Based on their agreement, Aevice can leverage the sales network of its investor, which manufactures precision equipment and product inspection equipment for healthcare and...
Consultmed to replatform to InterSystems' IRIS for Health
Consultmed is moving its referral management software to InterSystems IRIS for Health data platform.
The move comes as the health IT provider looks to "do integrations at scale." Hosted on Microsoft Azure, Consultmed enables referral management, virtual triage, Advice & Guidance, secure messaging, digital patient forms, requests for...
Direct primary care provider Everside Health and employer health provider Marathon Health are merging to offer primary care with offerings for patients, employees and union-sponsored clients utilizing a value-based care model.
Everside works with employers and unions to offer healthcare directly to their workers without an insurer middleman. It includes health centers and virtual care, and...
