Finance

The company will use the funds to increase research and development efforts to make robotics surgery more accessible.  

Also, an Indian startup that offers generative AI-powered insurance technology solutions has received seed funding.

Qualified Health secures $30 million to develop genAI in healthcare, VitVio raised $2 million in pre-seed funding, and Allumia Ventures spins off from Providence to become VC firm.   

The supply chain represents 40% of a hospital's budget. The pressure to reduce cost is at an all-time high due in part to slow revenue growth - a major challenge for hospital CFOs - says David Kirshner managing partner at LogicSource.

The editors of Healthcare IT News, Healthcare Finance News and MobiHealthNews discuss the telehealth bill that was scuttled in 2024, as well as what's ahead in 2025 regarding the RPM market, physicians' pay schedule and cybersecurity policy.

The company had struggled to keep the business profitable.

John Saran, a partner at Holland & Knight, says now that the election is over and uncertainty has been addressed, healthcare clients are generally optimistic and are anticipating a return to normal when it comes to deal making in 2025.

Cindy Henry, director of population health informatics at ZeOmega, explores the recent trends in Star Ratings, the contributing factors behind lower scores across the board and strategies to adapt as the program's standards continue to rise.

Rami Karjian, head of the operating rooms business at LeanTaaS, says 17% of healthcare providers had to delay or cancel surgeries, which has a huge impact on patients, on the finances of a hospital and on caregivers who have to make up for the backlog.