Quality Improvement

A doctor reviewing a patient's scan
By  Adam Ang 03:42 am June 27, 2024
Cloudphysician, a provider of ICU technology solutions in India, has scored $10.5 million in a funding round led by Peak XV Partners.  The round was also joined by Panthera Peak and Elevar Equity – from which it also raised $4 million in Series A funding in 2021.  WHAT IT DOES Established in 2017, the startup offers a smart ICU and emergency department system called RADAR. It features four AI-...
Healthcare provider standing up and talking to a patient who is also standing
By  Jessica Hagen 02:03 pm April 16, 2024
Kontakt.io, an analytics company focusing on the inpatient healthcare journey, announced it secured $47.5 million in a Series C funding round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs).  Christian Resch, partner at Goldman Sachs, will join the company's board of directors.  WHAT IT DOES Kontakt.io uses AI and real-time Internet of Things (IoT) to garner insights into...
Healthcare provider wearing a stethoscope around their neck while looking at a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 12:00 pm February 14, 2024
Hippocratic AI, a generative AI company developing safety-focused large language models for healthcare, is launching a Nurse Advisory Council that will work in conjunction with its Physician Advisory Council to ensure the safe development of its LLMs aimed at increasing care equity, the supply and availability of healthcare workers, and better healthcare access and outcomes. The California-based...
Four healthcare professionals wearing blue scrubs and sitting in a circle with one holding a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 01:58 pm November 21, 2023
Healthcare management platform Laudio announced that Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System has joined its Series B funding round as a strategic investor and will implement its administrative workflows to drive employee efficiency and engagement. Laudio's AI-enabled platform provides healthcare management personnel with recommendations on engaging with their team to reduce burnout and...
Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of the Digital Medicine Society
By  Jessica Hagen 02:36 pm November 3, 2023
As vice president, Joe Biden launched the Cancer Moonshot, intending to accelerate progress in cancer treatments and accessibility, and as president, Biden reignited the Moonshot last year. Earlier this year, as part of the Moonshot, the Department of Health and Human Services launched CancerX, a public-private partnership effort to boost cancer innovation in the U.S. The Digital Medicine Society...
Two people shaking hands
By  Jessica Hagen 02:22 pm October 11, 2022
Rite Aid and Google Cloud announced a new multiyear partnership where Google Cloud will provide Rite Aid with technological insight to make its pharmacies more data-driven and personalized. The drugstore chain will migrate its key applications to Google Cloud's Anthos, a platform providing companies with machine learning analytics, data protection through security technology, team collaboration...
Smartphones displaying Cerebral's app
By  Emily Olsen 11:16 am May 25, 2022
In the midst of controversy surrounding the digital mental health company's prescribing practices and a week after it replaced its CEO, Cerebral revealed a transformation plan focused on growth and patient experience. The program, called Cerebral Core, includes objectives to review quality practices as well as improve the user and clinician experience.  The company said it plans to add in-network...
Holmusk's digital real-world evidence platform NeuroBlu
By  Adam Ang 09:18 pm February 10, 2022
Holmusk signs tech use with US-based mental healthcare provider  US-based Metrocare Services has signed an agreement with Holmusk, a behavioural health tech provider from Singapore, to use its real-world data platform in enhancing mental health care. Metrocare is a leading provider of mental health and developmental disability services in Texas.  The deal is for the use of NeuroBlu, a data...
A close up of surgeons working in an operating room.
By  Emily Olsen 12:20 pm December 23, 2021
Surgery tech company Apella scored $21 million in a Series A funding round led by Casdin Capital. Other investors in this round of financing include Vensana Capital, PFM Health Sciences, Twine Ventures, Upside Partnership and Operator Partners. WHAT IT DOES Apella’s first digital surgery products are AI-enabled sensors that can be installed in an operating room to collect data on surgeries. That...
SastaSundar app
By  Adam Ang 02:22 am November 26, 2021
Flipkart to enter healthcare space via SastaSundar acquisition One of India's leading e-commerce platforms, Flipkart, has signed definitive agreements to buy a majority stake at online pharmacy startup SastaSundar. The Kolkota-based startup works with over 490 pharmacies to deliver healthcare products across the country. It also uses AI and data analytics to offer counselling services via its...