Erez Druk, co-founder and CEO of Freed. Courtesy: Freed For Erez Druk, who spent almost four years working at Facebook, building health-care startup Freed has been a labor of love, quite literally. Druk’s wife, Dr. Gabi Meckler, works at a community clinic in northern California, where she cares for children and adults, and delivers babies … Read more
A sign stands outside an Abbvie facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Brian Snyder | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. The booming weight loss drug market has gained a new potential competitor. AbbVie … Read more
Microsoft is giving its health-care artificial intelligence tools a makeover. The company on Monday unveiled a new voice-activated AI assistant that combines capabilities from its dictation solution, Dragon Medical One, and ambient listening solution, DAX Copilot, into one tool. “Dragon Copilot” will be able to help doctors quickly pull information from medical sources and automatically … Read more
A doctor looks at an AI-generated clinical note. Courtesy of Athenahealth Health-care software vendor Athenahealth on Tuesday said it will offer Abridge’s artificial intelligence scribing tool to its network of more than 160,000 clinicians. Athenahealth has developed an electronic health record, revenue cycle management tools and patient engagement tools for ambulatory care providers, which include … Read more
Innovaccer CEO Abhinav Shashank. Courtesy: Innovaccer As doctors and nurses face historic rates of burnout, Innovacer says artificial intelligence is here to help. The health-care data company on Monday announced a suite of AI agents that are designed to automate repetitive, “low-value” tasks for clinicians. “We just don’t have enough capacity in the health system to … Read more