Symptom Checker

Babylon Health’s CEO ‘Should Spend Some Time With Elizabeth Holmes’

U.K. doctor David Watkins has been a public critic of Babylon Health and its AI technology for years, during which has received anonymous emails from Babylon employees who shared his concerns but feared to speak out publicly. After Babylon collapsed, a former employee publicly declared that the AI engine was indeed faulty. As a longtime skeptic of Babylon's claims surrounding its technology, Watkins said that Ali Parsa, the company's CEO, shouldn’t be treated any differently to Elizabeth Holmes.

By Katie Adams

Health Tech

Ada Health Deploys Its Symptom Assessment & Care Navigation Tech Across Jefferson Health

Ada Health recently announced that Jefferson Health is deploying its technology across its entire enterprise as part of a digital front door initiative. The Berlin-based company’s AI-powered symptom assessment and care navigation tools helps health systems achieve a robust digital front door, which means staff members don’t have to spend as much time triaging patients or helping them navigate the process of finding care.

By Katie Adams

With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?

Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.

Consumer / Employer, Health Tech

MedCity Pivot Podcast: A conversation with Buoy Health’s chief medical officer

In our conversation, Adrienne McFadden, who at one time was a practicing physician, speaks about the evolution of the company to more of a curated matchmaker connecting and guiding people to the best care available.

By Arundhati Parmar

Health Tech, Hospitals, Physicians

Ada Health’s platform, now available on Epic, is helping drive value-based care

The company announced this week that its AI-powered symptom assessment and care navigation platform is now available in the Epic App Orchard. Jeff Cutler, Ada's chief commercial officer, and Scott Fannin, the company's vice president of enterprise product management, discussed the announcement in a sit-down interview at the Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Orlando.

By Michael Schroeder

Health Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Consumer / Employer

Ada Health pulls in another $30M to expand in the U.S., internationally

Ada Health closed its Series B round after a $30 million extension round. International investors Farallon Capital, Red River West and Bertelsmann Investments provided the additional funds. This follows an initial Series B raise of $90 million last May, which was led by Bayer's investment arm.

By Michael Schroeder

Health IT, Payers, Health Tech

Anthem, K Health, Blackstone launch digital health company

The new joint venture will bring K Health's artificial intelligence-driven technology to the consumer, employer and insurer markets. The solution enables patients to understand their symptoms and connect with a doctor if needed.

By Anuja Vaidya

Health Services, Health Tech

Symptom checker K Health raises $132M for push into pediatrics

K Health raised $132 million in funding, which it plans to use to expand its platform into pediatric patients. The company has built a symptom-checker app and lets patients text a primary care physician for an additional fee.

By Elise Reuter

Health Tech, Artificial Intelligence

Primary care physicians outperform eight symptom-checking apps

In a study that tested eight symptom checkers against seven primary care providers, physicians still outperformed the apps. But between them, there was wide variation in the apps’ accuracy and safety, as well as the conditions they could assess.

By Elise Reuter

Health Tech, Telemedicine

Symptom checker K Health strikes partnership with Mayo Clinic

K Health, a startup building a symptom checker that allows users to compare their symptoms to similar patient cases, struck a partnership with Mayo Clinic’s Data Analytics Platform. It also raised another $42 million in funding as it builds out a telehealth platform.

By Elise Reuter

Health Tech, Artificial Intelligence

Cigna, Humana lead $37.5M investment in Buoy Health

The Boston-based startup developed a symptom checker that can also help navigate users to care in their insurance network. Optum Ventures is also one of its backers.

By Elise Reuter

Health Services

Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management

We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.

By Build My Health and MedCity News

Payers, Startups, Health Tech, Health Services

Anthem partners with startup K Health on symptom checker and telehealth app

The co-branded application will open up access to K Health's AI-driven triage and symptom checker tool to Anthem's more than 40 million members.

By Kevin Truong

Startups, Artificial Intelligence

New York primary care startup K Health raises $25M Series B

The new capital builds on top of a $12.5 million Series A earlier this year and will be directed at expanding the company's platform which is meant to provide more relevant and personalized health information to patients.

By Kevin Truong