MedCity News is launching a new ongoing show called Debunked: Slaughtering Myths, Bad Practices and Sacred Cows in Healthcare. In this show, co-hosts Arundhati Parmar and Samir Batra will discuss healthcare news and call out things that seem utterly insane to us. The goal is to inspire change in the healthcare industry.
General Catalyst just announced its plans to acquire Summa Health, an Ohio-based health system. Leaders from across the healthcare industry aren't sure how the deal will play out, given the novel nature of the deal and the involvement of one of the country’s most prominent VC firms.
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
The model will be challenging to implement since the expansive vision and cautious operational model don’t naturally align. But it could see positive reactions from the clinician community which – while seeing the need for change and technological innovation – is deterred by visions of disruption at the operational or at more granular, process levels.
Experts agree there are some concrete steps healthcare providers can take to ensure AI will be integrated more smoothly and equitably. Some of these measures include ensuring that models are trained on diverse datasets, keeping clinicians in the loop and prioritizing patient consent.
This year's HLTH conference brought a bevy of news announcements — from partnerships to new product features to acquisitions and more. In this list, MedCity News compiled short summaries for 11 of the conference's most notable announcements.
At HLTH, General Catalyst Principal Candace Richardson discussed some of the questions she frequently asks startups during investment meetings. Some of these include "Do you stratify your outcomes data by different populations to ensure your model works well for everyone?" and "Is serving Medicaid populations on your roadmap?"
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
The opening day of the HLTH 2023 event offered a surprising announcement from venture capital firm General Catalyst. Weight Watchers CEO called for a change in how we talk about obesity. ENGAGE at HLTH offered compelling discussions around retail health, prescription drug prices and investment trends.
Healthcare technology experts have confidence that the industry will put the right guardrails up around LLMs as it continues to develop and deploy these AI tools, they said Sunday during a panel discussion at Engage at HLTH.
San Diego-based Equip, which was founded in 2019, previously focused on those ages 6 to 24. The startup is now expanding to serve people of all ages, it announced Tuesday.
Hippocratic AI emerged from stealth, as well as announced $50 million in seed funding through a round co-led by General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz. The Palo Alto-based startup bills itself as the first large language model designed specifically for healthcare.
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
Paradigm, a new startup co-incubated by ARCH Venture Partners and General Catalyst, recently launched with $203 million in Series A funding. The company is focused on improving equitable access to trials by creating a less fragmented and more efficient clinical research ecosystem.
There is a dearth of professionals with licenses and training to provide care for seniors’ mental and behavioral health challenges — such as Alzheimer's and other dementias, anxiety and depression. Seattle-based Rippl Care is seeking to change this. The startup just closed a $32 million seed funding round led by ARCH Venture Partners and General Catalyst.
General Catalyst recently launched a $670 million healthcare investment fund. The fund, called Health Assurance Fund II, seeks to carry on the mission of the venture capital firm’s first healthcare-focused fund, but with a new focus on health system partnerships.
The Utah-based nonprofit health system will be able to tap into the venture capital firm's network of tech-enabled companies that are aiming to realize the digital transformation of healthcare.
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