The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched a new department dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence (AI) to transform health care, further positioning the Mount Sinai Health System as a leader in providing patient care through pioneering innovations and technologies. The Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health is the first department of its kind within a medical school in the United States.
Thyme Care, an oncology care management solution providing high-touch, tech-enabled cancer care navigation, today announced it closed $22 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, AlleyCorp, and Frist Cressey Ventures with participation from Casdin Capital and Bessemer. The capital will be used to accelerate Thyme Care’s technology and advance partnerships with oncologists, health plans, employers, and risk-based entities.
At the opening of each of her clinics, there’s a moment when Carolyn Witte, the founder and chief executive officer of women’s health startup Tia, holds her breath.
Apple released iOS 15 after announcing the software in June of this year. While the software featured updates to FaceTime, Messages, and SharePlay, the app also incorporated several new functions to the Health app that may improve healthcare for many people.
The Justice Department has accused an upstate New York health insurance plan for seniors, along with a medical analytics company the insurer is affiliated with, of cheating the government out of tens of millions of dollars.