Know What's Happening in HealthTech
Know What's Happening in HealthTech
Alifor announced a strategic partnership with Piat Public Health to embed implementation science into its AI‑driven clinical workflow platform. The collaboration will launch a six‑month study at General Hospital Lagos’ trauma centre, evaluating whether the system improves documentation, triage consistency, care coordination, and overall efficiency. Founder Alexandra Piatkowski will lead the health‑system implementation, while Alifor’s CEO Dr. Paul Forman highlights the goal of augmenting—not replacing—clinicians. Early Canadian data showed note‑generation time dropping from fifteen minutes to under one minute, setting expectations for the Nigerian trial.
Novari Health, a VitalHub company, is rolling out its Medical Imaging Requisition Management (MIRM) and eRequest referral platforms across all Niagara Health sites. The deployment adds an AI‑driven Document AI layer that auto‑populates data, detects multiple referrals, and verifies patient...
The Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) has opened the Centre for Advanced Simulation in Heart Valve Therapy, the first high‑fidelity valve simulation centre in the Americas. Acquired from Simulands, the platform supports training across transcatheter, repair and emerging minimally invasive procedures....
The CHEO Research Institute’s pediatric AI tool, ThinkRare, is moving beyond its home site to McMaster Children’s Hospital, Alberta Children’s Hospital and Stollery Children’s Hospital, marking one of Canada’s first national deployments of a real‑time, clinically embedded AI algorithm. ThinkRare...
Brook.ai, led by CEO Oren Nissim, is scaling its remote patient monitoring (RPM) platform to cut hospital readmissions and improve care plan adherence. The company reports over 50% of its hypertension cohort achieving control within ten weeks and a roughly...
SeeYouDoc, a Filipino health‑tech startup founded in 2018, has become a leading digital healthcare platform linking patients, clinicians, hospitals and local government units via web and mobile apps. The solution delivers telemedicine, digital prescriptions, electronic health records, appointment scheduling and...
New Zealand has rolled out an artificial‑intelligence scribe tool across every emergency department, giving more than 1,250 clinicians automated note‑taking support. The pilot showed doctors could see an extra patient per shift, and post‑deployment surveys reported 80% of staff noting productivity...
Grow Therapy announced a $150 million Series D round, bringing its total financing to $328 million. The round, led by TCV and Goldman Sachs Alternatives, will fund expansion into employer‑sponsored mental‑health benefits, deeper health‑system partnerships, and advanced AI tools for providers and patients....
A cloud‑based OR efficiency and analytics program from 1Team Surgical, partnered with Zimmer Biomet, was evaluated in 106 total hip and 214 total knee arthroplasties. The initiative delivered statistically significant reductions in overall OR time, incision‑to‑implant, incision‑to‑close, wheels‑in‑to‑incision, and surgeon turnover...
Nonprofit design studio Civilla released a report and toolkit to help states rapidly adapt Medicaid eligibility systems to the new work‑requirement provisions of HR 1. The resources include user‑tested online application templates, policy guidance, and recommendations such as integrating work‑related questions...
Lumina Care’s Chief Clinical Officer Laura Geiger explains how the company embeds telehealth into skilled‑nursing facilities to extend clinical support from admission through discharge. By establishing standardized, patient‑centered protocols and real‑time EMR integration, Lumina acts as a virtual extension of...
The telehealth urgent‑care market is hitting a wall as provider labor costs become effectively fixed by government regulation, while patient acquisition expenses continue to drain margins. Companies such as Keycare rely on health‑system referrals and Teladoc on insurer‑driven enrollment to...
Glen Tullman, CEO of Transcarent, says consumer‑directed care powered by generative AI is the next structural shift in a fragmented, costly health system. His WayFinding platform moves patients from simple search to agentic actions such as automated scheduling, symptom checking,...
The integration of AI tools such as large‑language models into clinical workflows is flattening the traditional Dunning‑Kruger curve, causing users of all expertise levels to overestimate their performance. Studies show modest performance gains but a larger perceived boost, a phenomenon...
A new eye‑tracking study recorded how people with full sight, low vision, and blindness navigate a one‑mile urban route in New York City. The research found that walking speed declines with visual impairment while blind participants exhibit higher fixation rates...
Technimount has launched the Techni-INO, a crash‑tested bracket that securely holds D‑Size INOmax gas cylinders during EMS transport. The solution complies with SAE J3043 safety standards, reducing the risk of cylinders becoming projectiles in collisions or sudden stops. It incorporates...
Interventional cardiologists performed the first ATLAS transcatheter aortic valve replacement, anchoring a Sapien 3 valve to a crushed Palmaz stent in a 75‑year‑old woman with severe non‑calcified aortic regurgitation and prior aortic dissection. The heart team selected the non‑coronary cusp for...
Harvard researcher Dr. Adam Rodman warns that more than one‑third of U.S. adults are already turning to large language models like ChatGPT for medical advice, despite widespread gaps in digital health literacy. Many patients struggle to download their own records...
AI dominates health-tech headlines. It barely appears in NHS job adverts. Meanwhile, programme management and digital transformation make up over half of actual hiring and get little attention. Headlines create excitement. Hiring data creates careers.
Hello Heart, a digital heart‑health platform, announced a strategic collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC). The ACC will convene an independent clinician workgroup to evaluate Hello Heart’s monitoring technology, coaching tools, clinician reports, and EMR integrations. Hello Heart...
KeyCare announced a $27.4 million financing round led by HealthX Ventures, bringing its cumulative capital to over $55 million. The Epic‑integrated virtual‑care platform connects health systems with independent providers across primary, behavioral, and urgent care. Funds will be used to scale operations,...
AMITA Health St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin, Illinois tackled chronic understaffing in its emergency department by adopting General Devices' GD Solution Suite. The digital platform replaced paper EMS forms, cutting the department’s annual form‑related expenses by $8,000. By eliminating lengthy...
Small language models (SLMs) are gaining attention in the generative AI field. SLMs are trained on relatively small amounts of data and have a relatively small number of parameters. SLM can be more practical than large language models as they are...
A March 2026 study in Pediatric Research applied whole exome sequencing to seven patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) and cystathionine beta‑synthase (CBS) deficiency, uncovering both known and novel pathogenic variants in MMUT, MMAA and CBS genes. The researchers linked specific mutation...
Elsevier announced major upgrades to ClinicalKey AI, adding full‑text content from more than 130 premium journals and leading medical societies such as The Lancet, NEJM, and the American College of Cardiology. The platform now offers real‑time traceability, linking each answer...
Fresenius Kabi issued a Class I recall for its Ivenix large‑volume infusion pumps after a software flaw was discovered that misreports battery capacity and can freeze the user interface. The FDA linked the defect to two serious injuries reported in November,...
Boston Scientific’s Farapulse pulsed field ablation system received a CE‑mark label expansion in Europe, now covering persistent atrial fibrillation lasting at least seven days. The decision follows positive safety and efficacy data from the ADVANTAGE AF trial. The move mirrors...
The Peterson Health Technology Institute evaluated five virtual gastrointestinal platforms, separating them into wraparound and clinician‑led models. Wraparound solutions such as Cylinder and Digbi deliver nutrition and behavioral support that improve IBS symptoms and reduce commercial spending by $1,889 per...
This week on Lifers, I interviewed @othman about how he navigated @color through three massive pivots—from cancer genetics to national COVID infrastructure and now a virtual cancer clinic. Timestamps: (00:00) Preview (00:58) Intro (01:03) Lessons from Figma and betting on the tortoise over the...
The FDA has approved the Teal Wand, the first at‑home cervical cancer screening device, now available nationwide for women ages 25‑65 at average risk. The wand collects a dry cervical sample at home, which is mailed to a lab for...
The Medical Technology Group’s new report reveals that 42 Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) lack basic data on gynaecology pathways, waiting times, diagnoses and outcomes. More than 750,000 women are currently waiting for hospital gynaecology services, yet most ICBs do not...
A non‑randomized study of the ISHI Health AI‑enabled virtual heart‑failure platform showed significant gains in guideline‑directed medical therapy (GDMT) and improved weight stability among 747 patients across six community cardiology practices. The system collected remote biometric data, generated risk‑graded alerts,...
MedDream will demonstrate its cloud‑native, AI‑ready universal DICOM viewer, built on AWS HealthImaging, at HIMSS 2026 in Las Vegas. The solution leverages AWS’s HTJ2K transfer syntax to stream large imaging datasets quickly and securely. It supports radiology, cardiology, ophthalmology, dental...
Pivot Point Consulting has teamed with Microsoft’s Rural Health Resiliency Program to roll out the Dragon Copilot AI assistant to financially strained rural hospitals. Microsoft is providing a 60% discount off the standard price, while Pivot Point offers free readiness...
Cleveland Clinic CIO Sarah Hatchett will lead a HIMSS26 panel that offers a practical roadmap for building new IT infrastructure and retrofitting existing hospital spaces to accommodate emerging technologies. The session targets health‑system leaders seeking concrete steps to transition toward...
DarcyIQ, an AI‑powered revenue acceleration platform from Innovative Solutions, has launched native, HIPAA‑aligned integrations with Epic and athenahealth’s athenaOne using Model Context Protocol. The conversational layer lets clinicians and revenue teams interact with EHR data via natural language, eliminating platform...
UK independent provider Ascenti Physio has launched its Ascenti Reach digital physiotherapy app in a six‑month pilot with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Early data from other users show wait times can be cut by up to...
Sterling Heights Fire Department launched a peak‑demand EMS unit staffed by EMTs to handle low‑acuity 911 calls, freeing paramedics for high‑severity incidents. The initiative pairs with a new five‑color dispatch system that prioritizes calls by medical urgency. Since its October...
Medicare’s 2026 Physician Fee Schedule introduces outcome‑based payments for cardiac care, rewarding providers who prevent ER visits, readmissions, or accelerate recovery. The rule also replaces the in‑person supervision requirement for the technical component of remote cardiac monitoring with virtual oversight,...
Medbridge has launched an Occupational Health Pathway within its Medbridge One Care platform, offering a hybrid (live and virtual) model to prevent musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries among industrial workers. The solution targets three high‑risk groups—production and material handlers, maintenance staff, and...
What was the first health sensor you ever used that proved to you how health management would change with such technologies? My core experience was when the Pebble smartwatch (that came out after a successful crowdfunding campaign) measured my sleep and...
A new systematic review of LLMs in medicine @NatureMedicine @ekoermann https://t.co/npvDeqUvel “Despite thousands [4,609] of publications since late 2022, only a small fraction use real clinical data and just 19 randomized trials exist.”
Anterior has embedded its clinician‑led AI reasoning engine into HealthEdge’s GuidingCare platform, which serves more than 70 health plans and 30 million members. The integration places AI directly inside utilization management workflows, eliminating the need for separate tools. Early production data...
Multi‑cancer early detection (MCED) tests analyze blood, urine or saliva for tumor‑derived DNA, RNA or proteins, promising a single‑sample screen for dozens of cancers. While early‑stage detection could complement established organ‑specific programs, sensitivity varies widely, with some cancers identified in...
At ZohoDay 2026, Newcross Healthcare showcased how it built a mission‑critical care‑management application on Zoho’s governed platform, unifying CRM, finance, workforce and analytics. By leveraging Zoho Creator, the team delivered a fully integrated solution in six months, cutting licensing costs...
HAOXI Health Technology and Eaglepoint AI have signed a three‑year strategic cooperation agreement to launch an AI‑powered health management platform in China. The partnership will combine HAOXI's extensive marketing network and user reach with Eaglepoint's Aquila data engine and multimodal...
What is the diagnostic yield of MRI in adult emergency patients with dizziness or vertigo? While MRI is efficient for detecting central causes of dizziness, its yield is low in cases of isolated dizziness without neurological signs. 👇 https://t.co/170qBbHrq7
NHS England has set a firm deadline to retire the CIS1 authentication service, removing access on 28 February 2027 after reducing its SLA to silver on 1 October 2025. The move forces NHS trusts and other European hospitals to adopt the newer CIS2 platform,...
RecovryAI, emerging from stealth, received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its physician‑prescribed Virtual Care Assistants (VCAs), AI tools that guide patients through post‑operative recovery. The designation, reserved for devices that can substantially improve care standards, accelerates the company’s engagement with...
Middle schools are turning to AI‑enabled therapy platforms like Alongside to fill mental‑health staffing gaps, with counselors receiving automated alerts when students type concerning language. In Putnam County, Florida, a severe alert led a counselor to intervene and prevent a...
