The revenue cycle management business is using AI tools to automate cumbersome tasks to help hospitals operate more efficiently. It’s beginning to attract the attention of major healthcare organizations.

The group of 10 startups in the accelerator have ambitions to improve early detection of lung cancer, eliminate contaminated needles, improve remote monitoring and provide new ways to treat head lice, among other goals.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced two value-based care alternative payment models set to launch in July 2024, one focused on dementia and one on primary care.

A webinar sponsored by AVIA Health and SeamlessMD will discuss the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend these benefits beyond chronic conditions all while using fewer staff resources.

Telehealth Academy III, a conference exploring the virtual care delivery landscape, will be one of the highlights of an inaugural week of events organized in the healthcare provider hub of Nashville, referred to as Nashville Healthcare Sessions.

Femtech is the theme for the INVEST Digital Health Pitch Perfect competition in Dallas October 26. Seven startups will share the spotlight and present their approaches to improving women’s healthcare. Register today!

The role of the family caregiver is considered part of the cycle of life. But it can be time consuming and stressful, especially if caregivers have to balance their role with a job, raising children, and other aspects of family life. The topic will be one of many discussed at the HLTH event in Las Vegas from October 8-11.

Clinical trial design will be one of the topics discussed at the upcoming INVEST Digital Health conference in Dallas on October 26. THREAD Clinical Trial Design Director Noah Goodson highlighted some of the milestones the sector has seen in recent years.

Biopharma companies are harnessing AI tools for multiple aspects of drug development such as identifying drug development targets, modeling a drug’s effect on the body, and more.

The webinar, sponsored by Intelligent Medical Objects, will explore the impact of poor data quality and methods to improve patient data quality. It will also highlight healthcare industry employee burnout and how to improve retention.

At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.

Quantum Health has bolstered its collaboration with Sword Health by integrating MSK services to members to track home exercise, avoid unnecessary surgery and support treatment of pelvic conditions.

The Covid-19 pandemic changed the way we think of the role of diagnostics not only for clinicians but also consumers. The pandemic propelled innovation of in vitro diagnostics and the at-home test kits space for chronic conditions, sexual health, and more.

Hospitals and health systems, overburdened by pandemic-induced staff shortages, are in need of tech to improve workflows, reduce stress and save money. The claims denial process, which is a significant time suck and prone to errors, is ripe for innovation.

Health systems need to turn their attention to technology that can improve staff retention by reducing employee burnout, according to HCA Divisional CIO Andy Draper. Here’s a look at what Parlance is doing to realize ROI with conversational AI.

Health tech experts explained the nuances of healthcare data management and ways in which patient data can be cleaned, converted, standardized and harmonized across systems

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Building on the success of HLTH last year, HLTH’s Head of Content Jody Tropeano shared why the theme for the 2023 event, Elevate Humanity, will highlight the encouraging and exciting developments in the healthcare industry across the event agenda, providing reasons for optimism. 

The series, part of a content partnership between HLTH and MedCity News, will share insights from executives from both public and private payer organizations based on developments and trends they’ve seen in the healthcare industry and what keeps them up at night.

In an interview, Nathan Ray, a partner with the healthcare and life practice who oversees M&A/PE related work in that industry for West Monroe, highlighted how his firm works with companies to drive due diligence for clients, and help acquired companies address issues and differentiate during holds.

A breadth of healthcare data, including EMR data, claims, and patient-reported available for innovative use cases offer examples of how modular API solutions have improved outcomes.

A recent webinar sponsored by DexCare explored how the consumerization trend is shifting expectations for health consumers and how companies are enlisting AI tools such as machine learning and Chat GPT to improve the patient experience. Register to access the recording.

In a series of interviews, two Teladoc Health physicians and a therapist offered a window into a day in the life of delivering virtual care.

Presented by the Consulate General of Canada, the Canadian healthcare startup showcase included five companies. Technologies included a patient transfer solution, care coordination, women’s health, exercise tracking and remote monitoring for dysphagia, and mental health support.

The competition saw 23 healthcare startups across biopharma, medical devices, and health tech geared for consumers/employers as well as payers/providers pitch their business plans to teams of investor judges.

Robert Lewis is the founder of Freedom to Roam, a medical device company seeking to help people with mobility challenges.

As pharmaceutical reps are used less and less, the role of the MSL has become more prominent as a conduit between life sciences companies and external stakeholders for drug development.

Yaniv Sneor, the co-founder of Mid Atlantic Bio Angels and part of the Ask the Investor sessions at MedCity INVEST this week, explained what his firm looks for in life science startups.

The MedCity INVEST conference included a panel discussion on raising public venture capital in Canada, sponsored by Cozen O’Connor and TSX.

Companies presenting their technology at the conference seek to support a diverse patient population spanning conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, food allergies, and cancer. Cell, gene therapy and immunotherapies also form some of their treatment approaches in development.