After adopting Qventus’ perioperative solution, Allina Health has seen significant gains in surgical case volume and operating room efficiency in just a few months of using the software. The health system's vice president of surgical services and orthopedics recommended that other health systems adopt automation technology. He said the ROI was clear, but the health system declined to provide actual dollar figures.
Palo Alto-based Theator makes technology to help providers understand the high level of variability in outcomes among common surgical procedures. The startup recently uncovered a key reason why patient suffer complications after hysterectomies, and it stems from the fact that surgeons lack a standardized set of safety practices to which they must adhere.
Sheila Bond, MD, talked about the latest trends regarding integration of AI in healthcare.
Miach Orthopaedics — a medical device company focused on restoring torn ACLs instead of reconstructing them — recently received $40 million in funding. The capital will be used to expand the U.S. commercial rollout of the company's implantable device, which received FDA de novo clearance in 2020.
Surgery management has emerged as a key area where employers are collaborating with providers through companies like Transcarent to provide more informed guidance on surgery care delivery options for the best patient outcomes and experience.
FundamentalVR, a startup that sells virtual reality and haptic software for medical simulation, recently closed a $20 million Series B funding round. The company will use the funds to invest in Fundamental Surgery, its platform that recreate the sights, sounds and sensations that surgeons experience during medical procedures.
We are building upon the foundation of digital laparoscopy and adding machine vision, augmented intelligence, and deep learning capabilities.
Across the nation, state-based health insurance exchanges are searching for ways to better serve their communities while making enrollment easier, more personal, and more accessible for everyone.
The telehealth giant struck a partnership with Proximie, which uses augmented reality to let clinicians virtually “scrub in” to operating rooms.
Osso VR, which uses VR modules to prepare surgeons for hands-on training and demo medical devices, raised $27 million in funding.
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Activ Surgical is building hardware-agnostic surgical software that allows surgical systems to collaborate with surgeons. Founder and Chief Science and Medical Officer Dr. Peter Kim and CEO Todd Usen discussed the company's goals in an emailed response to questions.
How Apella leverages technology to increase OR efficiency.
The immersive medical education software company is applying its medical-grade virtual reality platform to train surgeons.
Augmedics, a Chicago startup that uses augmented reality for surgical guidance, secured 510K clearance from the FDA.
Boston-based Caresyntax raised $45.6 million and acquired Syus, an analytics provider for hospitals.
Newly formed Theseus AI plans to reduce unnecessary back surgery referrals by providing more objective MRI data to physicians.
Called Electronic Access to Surgical Events, or EASE for short, the app helps hospitals keep patients' family members in the loop throughout the surgery process.