MedCity News

Startup Launches to Provide Geriatric Behavioral Health Support

Suki Adds New Features to Help Its AI Assistant Stand Out from Other Tools

In collaboration with Google Cloud, Suki added two capabilities to its AI assistant: patient summaries and Q&A functionality. These new features might help Suki differentiate itself from other companies selling AI-powered tools to help with documentation and coding, such as Abridge, DeepScribe and Microsoft.

By Katie Adams

MedCity Influencers

4 Ways to Help Vulnerable Patients Engage with Primary Care

it is essential that more individuals receive high-quality, evidence-based primary care. While government agencies are working towards this objective, significant efforts can also be made at the community level and by independent primary care providers.

By Michael Poku

3D Medical Animation Services: A Revolution in Healthcare Education and Marketing

3D medical animation services have emerged as a groundbreaking tool in the healthcare industry, revolutionizing the way medical concepts are taught, understood, and marketed.

By Start Grid

Latest News

MedCity Influencers

4 Practice Policies that Help Maintain Behavioral Health Practice Success

Running a behavioral health practice requires balancing patient volume and case diversity, while maintaining operations. Transparent practice policies are necessary for success and ensuring high-quality, consistent patient care.

By Ram Krishnan

Health IT

Reducing Clinical and Staff Burnout with AI Automation

As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.

By Dr. Michael Blackman, Chief Medical Officer at Greenway Health

Health Tech

Culina Health Snags $7.9M to Expand Access to Nutrition Care

Culina Health's Series A round was led by Healthworx, the investment arm of insurer CareFirst. It also included participation from Rethink Impact, Collab Capital, Collide Capital, Vamos Ventures, Tensility Venture Partners, Cake Ventures and GW Ventures.

By Marissa Plescia

Health Tech, Startups

How Did Digital Health Investors View This Year’s Funding Environment — and What Do They Predict for 2025?

This year has seen a slight decline in digital health funding, but investors are still optimistic about the landscape. In 2024, investors poured millions into startups selling AI-powered healthcare tools, and this is likely to remain true for years to come.

By Katie Adams

How Can Self-Insured Employers Identify Ways to Rein in Healthcare Costs?

In a webinar sponsored by Personify Health, executives from international chemical company Dow and the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions discussed some of the tough choices companies are making.

By Stephanie Baum

Artificial Intelligence, BioPharma

AI Tech Firm SandboxAQ Adds $300M to Ramp Up Development of LQMs for Drug Discovery & More

Applications of SandboxAQ’s large quantitative models (LQMs) technology include running simulations that identify new biomarkers and optimize clinical development of drug candidates. The company spun out of Alphabet in 2022.

By Frank Vinluan

MedCity Influencers

Less Is More: The Power of Consolidation & Shared Governance in Health Tech Optimization

To avoid adding to the patchwork of disparate systems, healthcare leaders must balance their workforce’s eagerness to adopt new technologies with a focus on the consolidation of the right solutions. Here's where to begin.

By Brian Fugere

MedCity Influencers

Unlocking AI Explainability for Trustworthy Healthcare

AI should augment, not replace, human provider expertise. Explainability empowers healthcare professionals to work in tandem with AI, ensuring that patients receive the most accurate and informed care.

By Lars Maaløe

Hospitals, Legal, Providers

How Did Provider Groups React to Congress’ End-of-Year Healthcare Package?

Congress released a stopgap funding bill with a significant healthcare package, and provider groups are reacting favorably. They are mainly applauding provisions that reign in PBMs’ business practices, extend telehealth flexibilities, and boost payments to hospitals and physicians.

By Katie Adams

Health Tech

Wisp Teams Up with Nourish to Combine GLP-1s with Nutrition Counseling

Wisp patients enrolled in its weight care program can now access nutrition counseling services with Nourish.

By Marissa Plescia

BioPharma, Pharma

Startup SiteOne Secures $100M to Forge Ahead With Novel Non-Opioid Pain Meds

SiteOne Therapeutics develops drugs that target sodium channels, the “wiring” in the body that transmits pain signals. Because SiteOne’s targets are located in the peripheral nervous system, they should not pose the same addiction risks as opioids, which hit receptors in the central nervous system.

By Frank Vinluan

MedCity Influencers

The AI Advantage: Reimagining the Future of Drug Development

Like any other tool, understanding the right problem to apply it to is the difference between success and failure. Addressing a problem is never just about technology; it’s always about people, processes, and technology.

By Rob DiCicco

MedCity Influencers

Future Trends for Clinical Trials in 2025 and Beyond

Four key predictions for the future of clinical trials, examining how these changes will revolutionize the speed, efficiency, and reliability of bringing life-saving treatments to market.

By Iddo Peleg

Devices & Diagnostics, Health Tech, Providers

FDA Clears Withings’ New Blood Pressure Monitor That Allows Providers to Communicate Directly with Patients

This week, the FDA granted clearance to Withings’ BPM Pro 2 cellular blood pressure monitor. The device seeks to help providers scale remote patient monitoring for heart failure patients.

By Katie Adams