Zócalo Health, a virtual healthcare service for Latino patients, raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by Animo, Virtue and Vamos Ventures.
Other participants in the funding raise include Necessary Ventures and Able Partners as well as Cityblock Health CEO Toyin Ajayi, social policy researcher and venture capitalist Freada Kapor Klein, Out-of-Pocket's Nikhil Krishnan and ORDRS CEO Erik...
Google announced several health equity-focused updates to its products Monday, including an addition to Search that provides information about public insurance programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
In a blog post, the tech giant said users will see eligibility requirements and how to enroll when they search for Medicare or Medicaid health plans. People currently covered under Medicaid will also be...
Healthcare data analytics startup Socially Determined announced Tuesday that it had closed a $26 million Series B funding round led by Questa Capital.
Other participants in the raise include existing investors LRVHealth, OSF Healthcare, Ziegler Link-Age Funds and HealthWorx. The startup wrapped up its $11.1 million Series A in early 2020.
WHAT IT DOES
Socially Determined is focused on using data...
Amazon Web Services is now accepting applications for the latest cohort of its Healthcare Accelerator, which this year will target improving health outcomes for underserved communities.
The accelerator will accept 10 startups focused on increasing access to healthcare, reducing disparities by managing social determinants of health and using data for equity in healthcare. The companies will...
ORLANDO, Fla. – As artificial intelligence moves into more spaces in healthcare, organizations need to take action to ensure their algorithms aren't creating more bias, adding to significant health inequities.
It can be a daunting task. One way to start is to ensure people from under-represented backgrounds are at the table from the start, said Carolyn Sun, assistant professor at Hunter College...
Artificial intelligence is being used across the healthcare industry with the goal of delivering care more efficiently and improving outcomes for patients. But if health systems and vendors aren't careful, AI has the potential to support biased decision-making and make equities even worse.
"Algorithmic bias really is the application of an algorithm that compounds existing inequity," Sarah Awan,...
Ensuring diversity in clinical trials is a growing concern in the life sciences space. According to the FDA's Drug Trials Snapshot, about 75% of participants in studies for new molecular entities and therapeutic biologics approved in 2020 were white.
Meanwhile a study published early last year in JAMA Network Open found 58% of U.S.-based vaccine trials reported race, and only 34% recorded...
Digital musculoskeletal care company SWORD Health has hired Dr. Vijay Yanamadala as chief medical officer.
Yanamadala is a spinal neurosurgeon and currently serves as systemwide medical director of spine quality and surgical optimization at Hartford Healthcare in Connecticut.
"Similar to my clinical approach, SWORD meets patients where they are to provide solutions focused on strong outcomes....
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, many patients delayed or missed health screenings and visits with providers as they sought to limit their exposure to the virus. According to the CDC, the number of women who received breast cancer screenings through the agency's early detection program declined by 87% in April 2020.
The University of Texas Medical Branch, a safety-net system based in Galveston...
In 2021, the digital health industry saw an influx of funding, surpassing 2020’s full-year total after the second quarter.
So what are we in for next year? Will digital health funding continue at the same rapid pace in 2022? MobiHealthNews asked digital health leaders and executives their predictions about funding for next year. Be sure to check out their thoughts on the expansion of virtual...
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