Friday Five – Digital Health Talks Five Good Things
Digital Health Talks, one of the podcasts in HCNR’s line-up, features healthcare providers using technology to improve access to healthcare, patient experience, and clinical outcomes. On the show you will hear how programs in telehealth, healthcare data analytics, cloud, 5G, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and social determinants of health are shaping the future of healthcare. This week’s Friday Five highlights a recent episode where hosts Megan Antonelli & Janae Sharp discuss five positive developments they saw in healthcare for January.
Rune Labs Unveils $12 Million Strategic Round to Accelerate Adoption of Novel Parkinson’s Technologies
Rune Labs, a precision neurology software and data company, announced a strategic round of $12 million, increasing the total amount raised by the company to over $42 million. The round was led by new brain disorder fund, Nexus NeuroTech Ventures, with participation from existing investors, including Eclipse, DigiTx Partners, Moment Ventures and TruVenturo GmbH. Jordi Parramon, PhD, CEO, General Partner and Co-Founder of Nexus NeuroTech Ventures and former President of Medical Devices at Verily, will join Rune Labs’ board of directors.
Health In Her HUE Announces $3 Million In Funding
Health In Her HUE, the premier digital health platform aimed at reducing racial health disparities for Black women and women of color through technology, media and community announced that the company has raised a $3 million seed funding round to fuel its growth by investing in talent and building out new programs and products.
Secretary Becerra Names Chief Competition Officer to Help Identify Areas to Promote Competition in Health Care
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra appointed Stacy Sanders to the role of Chief Competition Officer, a new role for the Department which was created last month as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to lower health care and prescription drugs costs by promoting competition. A Counselor to the Secretary, Ms. Sanders oversees the Department’s implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, long-term care initiatives, policies to promote health care competition, and other Medicare work.
Healthcare Analytics Summit (HAS)
The 2024 Healthcare Analytics Summit (HAS) shows that the imagination and the inspiration needed to innovate in healthcare can come from anywhere. In its tenth year, HAS 24 is the premier event showcasing data and analytics’ critical role in tackling some of healthcare’s greatest challenges. Our hosts discuss the Summit and reflect on the evolving accomodations and practices for working moms in the healthcare industry.
TODAY IS THE DAY
Wish me luck.
One of my favorite conferences in healthcare is the @HealthCatalyst Healthcare Analytics Summit.Today I join the stage.
I can’t tell you how thrilled I am that @SharpIndex is the charity partner for one of my FAVORITE EVENTS IN HEALTHCARE.… pic.twitter.com/dQpZCOwz3A— Janae Sharp (@CoherenceMed) February 28, 2024
Kudos to HIMSS and ViVE
While many other conferences are still stuck in the dark ages, it seems HIMSS and ViVE have gotten with the times when it comes to women. Janae and Megan share their satisfaction with BOTH conferences’ accommodations for nursing women at their 2024 meetings.
Digital Health Talks: Five Good Things by Digital Health Talks – January Edition
Listen to the episode in its entirety and be sure to check out the Digital Health Talks playlist for more insightful discussions.
ICYMI – Our other Friday Fives and Blog posts from HCNR’s Nurse Lauren.
