StartUPDATES: New Developments from Healthcare Startups
Check out news from Kismet Health, the University of California at Berkeley's life science startups, and the companies presenting at the Consumer Technology Association's pitch contest at CES.
When algorithms help — and when they hurt
A recent study published in Nature found that an algorithm was able to detect causes of knee pain not seen by a radiologist, helping account for racial disparities in knee pain. But in other cases, algorithms can further disparities, allocating clinical resources in ways that disfavor underserved patients. Dr. Ziad Obermeyer, a professor at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, shared how he approaches algorithms in a biased world.
Unlocking Transparency in PBM Pricing
The TSX Venture Exchange has a strong history of helping early-stage health and life sciences companies raise patient capital for research and development.
MIT, Berkeley sponsor journal to accelerate peer review of Covid-19 research
The journal, Rapid Reviews: COVID-19, will use artificial intelligence to scour preprint servers for promising research and allow it to be peer reviewed. Preprint studies have proliferated amid the Covid-19 pandemic, raising concerns about misinformation.
Samsung teams up with startup making vision-assistance headsets
Samsung struck a partnership with IrisVision, a company that makes headsets for users with low vision. Samsung will help the company roll out its technology worldwide.
Study: Ambulance diversions may temporarily relieve ER overcrowding
After Massachusetts banned ambulance diversions in 2009, waiting times for patients admitted to the hospital fell by 10.4 percent at nine hospitals in the Boston area.
Bay Area startup’s smart stethoscope raises $2M, embarking on 200-pt clinical trial
Bay Area smart stethoscope company Eko Devices just raised $2 million, bringing the UC Berkeley spinout’s total funding up to $2.8 million. Its device, called Core, attaches to an analog stethoscope, and via Bluetooth connectivity sends the data back to an app that allows clinicians to visualize, record, play back, share and analyze sounds. Funding comes […]
Using Informed Awareness to Transform Care Coordination and Improve the Clinical and Patient Experience
This eBook, in collaboration with Care Logistics, details how hospitals and health systems can facilitate more effective decision-making by operationalizing elevated awareness.