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A couple of weeks ago, Kardi Ai achieved MDR Class 2a certification, a significant milestone that has been acknowledged by the Czech medical community and prominent media outlets, including Forbes Czech (article link in the comments). This certification not only validates the hard work and dedication of the team behind Kardi Ai but also paves the way for numerous opportunities for future innovation and growth in cardiac health technology. While this certification is a milestone, Kardi Ai's real impact lies in its ability to transform how we approach heart health. Let's take a moment to explore the journey and progress that have brought us to this point. 📈 Progress in Cardiovascular Disease Treatment It's human nature to focus on negative news, often overlooking the tremendous progress happening around us. In the last 70 years, the average human lifespan has dramatically increased. In 1950, the average lifespan was about 68 years for women and 65 years for men. Today, those numbers have risen to approximately 84 years for women and 79 years for men - a remarkable extension of life by nearly 16 years on average! Cardiac healthcare, in particular, has been a significant contributor to this increase. Despite cardiovascular diseases remaining the leading cause of death globally, advancements in treatment have been saving millions of lives. Over the last 70 years, improvements in cardiac care are estimated to have saved more than 100 million lives worldwide - an achievement that often goes unnoticed in our day-to-day news. 💡Kardi Ai: Innovating for Preventive Cardiac Care My background includes a medical degree and I've seen firsthand the importance of prevention in healthcare. However, the reality is that most healthcare systems are optimized for treatment rather than prevention. With technological advancements - particularly in wearable devices - there's a growing movement toward preventive care. Kardi Ai stands as a shining example of this shift. Their innovative solution combines medical-grade accuracy, wearable comfort, and ease of use, enabling early detection of atrial fibrillation and arrhythmia - anytime, anywhere. With extended operation time and longer sampling capabilities, Kardi Ai dramatically improves early detection rates and saves lives. To date, Kardi Ai has saved more than 220 lives and significantly improved the quality of life for many others in the Czech Republic. 🙏 Thank You, Kardi Ai We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Kardi Ai for their relentless efforts in advancing cardiac healthcare and extending the human lifespan. We are immensely proud to be part of your mission and eagerly anticipate the continued transformative impact you will make in preventive care. #KardiAI #InnovationInHealth #HeartCareMonitoring #MedTech #BCVportfolio #VentureCapital #AI

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🚨 Mistral AI is firing on all cylinders 🚀🚀🚀 #ai #artificialintelligence #llms #largelanguagemodels #genai #generativeai #deeplearning #neuralnetworks #mistral #mixtral

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Yameo joins Apropo! 👏 👏👏 Yameo, a Dutch-Polish software agency based in Utrecht and Gdansk specialized in 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 and 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 solutions, decided to switch to Apropo for their project estimates! 👉 However, instead of focusing on Apropo in this publication I’d like to give a shoutout to one thing that I find veeeeery interesting about Yameo… While most agencies in the market push for Time & Materials model, Yameo prefers to work with their clients on a 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 basis 💲 👉 You’ve heard that right - they’re the agency that prefers a 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹!! Actually more than 90% of their projects are being delivered in a fixed price model. I literally can’t think of better definition of “𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩–𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙”. 👉 So, remember: when hiring Yameo, you’re not buying a service. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁. 📣 This commitment to on-budget delivery was one of the reasons for switching to Apropo. Here’s what Maciej Krajewski, CEO at Yameo, says about the impact that Apropo had on the organization: "𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡 - 𝘪𝘵 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺, 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺." Thank you Maciej and the Yameo crew for your trust. You deserve a huge credit for your outstanding approach and accountability for your work - definitely an example to follow 👏 👏👏 We wish you guys tons of time saved, accuracy increase and deals won with Apropo! 💰

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🔔 As part of my HealthTech of the Week series, today I recommend a comprehensive study that every health tech enthusiast shouldn't miss: the “Top Disruptors in Healthcare” report created by Koalicja AI i innowacji w zdrowiu! This remarkable report presents an overview of the most innovative medical startups in Poland and the CEE region for 2024. 💪 This is the jubilee, fifth edition of the “Top Disruptors in Healthcare” report, a publication that has become an integral part of the innovation landscape in the medical sector in Poland and the CEE region. It showcases the latest achievements and inspiring solutions of startups that are shaping the future of healthcare. The mission of the organizers aligns perfectly with ours - supporting and promoting medical startups that boldly introduce groundbreaking solutions and technologies. The "Top Disruptors in Healthcare" report is also an invaluable source of knowledge about the rapidly evolving medical startup market. Therefore, I highly recommend this report to everyone passionate about HealthTech. A huge congratulations to the creator's team on this outstanding job! 👏 👉 Discover the future of HealthTech innovation - download the report in Polish here: https://lnkd.in/gPNp77Ah Additionally, I encourage everyone interested in the HealthTech industry to follow my publications in the HealthTech of the Week series. More insights and updates can be found on my blog: 👉 EN: https://lnkd.in/dqK9JJ7X 👉 PL: https://lnkd.in/gGYriBqc Follow me for more exciting updates in the world of HealthTech! 🚀 #HealthcareInnovation #Startups #Reports #HealthTechOfTheWeek #MedTech #DisruptorsinHealthcare

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❗❗Hey WordPressers❗❗ 🎥 Check out this short video on WPAmelia booking plugin where our colleague Aleksandar Vuković explains how to place the booking form in a popup with ANY page builder (Gutenberg, or any other). 🆕 Since it’s challenging to keep up with every changelog we publish (no surprise, as new updates are released each month), he also highlights different features and integrations offered with Amelia. Follow us for more! #wordpress #wp #plugin #booking

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As the Net PC IT commandos team, we are excited about the successful completion of one of our projects: the development of desktop systems for one of Poland's largest governmental institutions. 🚀 👉 In close collaboration with our partner, we have orchestrated the creation of a state-of-the-art information management platform, tailored to meet the institution's specifications. 👉Our mission was: to conceptualize, execute, and maintain a data management system that would integrate into their operations. 👉This governmental entity holds a paramount position in the fields of popular science, research, and education across Poland and Central Europe. 👉Our solution serves as the cornerstone for facilitating the effortless exchange and secure storage of vital data, programs, and resources crucial to understanding the rich tapestry of history and diverse societies within specific regions of Poland. For a comprehensive dive into this implementation, please refer to the link provided in the first comment. 🔥 #softwaredevelopment #softwareengineering #dedicateddevelopers #desktopapplications #dataanalytics #database

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Are there software development agencies in #Kazakhstan? Yes there are, and boy, they are good! We are more than happy to announce that we just acquired our 1st client in Kazakhstan: nidge - IT product makers, one of the 𝚝̲𝚘̲𝚙̲ ̲𝟹̲ ̲𝚜̲𝚘̲𝚏̲𝚝̲𝚠̲𝚊̲𝚛̲𝚎̲ ̲𝚊̲𝚐̲𝚎̲𝚗̲𝚌̲𝚒̲𝚎̲𝚜̲ ̲𝚒̲𝚗̲ ̲𝙺̲𝚉̲, switched to Apropo for estimating their projects! 👏 👏 On a separate note, based on what I saw #Kazakhstan seems like a very interesting direction for software development outsourcing 💡 The rates are significantly lower than in the Eastern Europe, they are good communicators, easy to work with and paying attention to design. “Solid” is the right word, I’d say. If you consider outsourcing your project to Kazakhstan, I’m very impressed with guys from nidge - IT product makers based on what I’ve seen - I recommend talking to them 👈 Nidge switched to Apropo in a pursuit of more optimal processes and better customer experience. Here’s what Meiirzhan Ryskeldi, CEO at nidge - IT product makers, says about the outcomes from this move: "𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 - 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙦𝙪𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙. 𝘈𝘭𝘴𝘰, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡 - 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰 - 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙣-𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸.” Thank you Meiirzhan Ryskeldi and the whole nidge - IT product makers crew for your trust. Based on what I saw at your company, I think that Kazakh software companies definitely deserve more spotlight in Europe - you guys are really competitive! 👏 👏 👏 We wish you guys lots of deals won and tons of time saved with Apropo! 💰

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Soon, on May 8th, we're gathering at WarsawJS Meetup #114, which will take place at the Packhelp headquarters. We've prepared a truly exceptional agenda for you with three incredibly interesting lectures! 🚀 👨‍🏫 Tomasz Ducin — Back in the game: Recent Revolutionary Changes in Angular 👨‍🏫 📝 Description: Angular has been perceived as a rather complex framework by some, yet it's used massively by enterprise-scale systems. Whether we agree with the criticism or not, the framework is undergoing a monumental transformation. In recent months, Angular is experiencing a period of frequent and significant updates and - at least considering previous years of stagnation - groundbreaking changes. These include not only the features, public API and architecture, but also to the mental models that developers come up with. 👨‍🏫 Michał Trojanowski — Securing Single Page Applications Using The Token Handler Pattern 👨‍🏫 📝 Description: Single Page Applications appear simple at first sight. Web developers provide a superb user experience, and it is also relatively easy to implement token-based security in the browser. Yet this is against current best practices for browser-based apps, and security concerns can become a blocking issue. It is instead recommended to implement a Backend for Frontend (BFF), to reduce browser threats. Yet this often results in the adoption of website technologies to issue secure cookies, which can work against other web architecture goals. In this talk, I will show how a separation of web and API concerns can give you the best choices. In the talk, I will present the Token Handler pattern — Curity's variation of the Backend For Frontend approach. I will show the open-source projects we created to facilitate the implementation of the pattern. 👨‍🏫 Tobiasz Ciesielski — TailwindCSS - Why you should have it in your project? 👨‍🏫 📝 Description: Tailwind has become the most popular styling framework. More than 8 million downloads per week via npm. Why has it become so popular? What are its advantages and disadvantages? Why did we decide to migrate to tailwind in Prowly? What are the good and bad practices of using the framework? I will answer all these questions. These lectures are not only a great opportunity to gain new knowledge but also to meet other technology enthusiasts! Don't miss out on this event! 😉 Tickets are already available, so don't wait and reserve your spot now! 👇 🔖 Tickets: https://lnkd.in/dhXVXwpf See you at WarsawJS Meetup #114! 💫 #WarsawJS #Meetup #Programming #JavaScript

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WiseOn joins Apropo! 👏 👏 👏 WiseOn, a Poznań-based software consulting agency, decided to switch from Excel to Apropo for all their project estimations! 🎉 👉 Here’s also a shout-out to their unique specialization - these guys are sort of special forces in software development, because their main specialization is…...... Integrations! Yes, you heard that right! Nobody likes to do software integrations, but WiseOn nails it. They specialize in integrating both small and enterprise software into automated ecosystems that save many hours of work every day ⏰ 👉 And on top of that, they provide outstanding consulting services that makes the whole ecosystem not only integrated, but SMART! 👈 If you’re looking for somebody that will save you a lot of time & 💲💲💲 on a smart integration instead of from-scratch development, reach out to them. ⌚ Saving time & money was also the reason for WiseOn switching to Apropo Here’s what Mariusz Wiliński, Co-founder at WiseOn, says about the benefits observed after implementing Apropo: 👉 "It’s just s͟o͟o͟o͟o͟o͟ ͟m͟u͟c͟h͟ ͟q͟u͟i͟c͟k͟e͟r͟ to create an estimate in Apropo compared to spreadsheets. In addition to that, Apropo q͟u͟o͟t͟e͟s͟ ͟l͟o͟o͟k͟ ͟w͟a͟y͟ ͟b͟e͟t͟t͟e͟r͟ than the prettiest quote we could make in spreadsheets. Last but not least, our customers love the tool because it gives them the ability to compose their own scope." 👈 Thank you Mariusz Wiliński and WiseOn Crew for your trust. We wish you guys tons of time saved and deals won with Apropo!

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⚙ How do #machineshops purchase software? ⬆ ⬇ Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up approach We sat down with DigiFabster's CTO, Dima Vlasov, to discuss our experience working with thousands of shops, from small to large, and how these shops approach acquiring new software, building their own solutions, leveraging APIs, and much more. Here's the first bite:

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Recently, Children's Clinical University Hospital, the largest children's medical institution in Latvia 🇱🇻, announced a procurement for AI-driven medical forecasting tool development. This emphasizes that custom-built machine learning solutions nowadays matter more than ever. When implementing AI in sensitive domains like healthcare, relying on global models can fail to address specific local needs. Recurring local validation is essential to ensure that models adapt effectively to the real-world data they are deployed on. This is especially important in clinical and hospital settings, where domain-specific adaptations can significantly influence patient outcomes. Procurements like the one announced by BKUS emphasize the importance of tailored ML models, designed to integrate smoothly into local infrastructures and workflows. By focusing on custom solutions, we ensure that models perform accurately where it truly matters. As a father of two boys, I value quality healthcare services a lot, and I truly appreciate the hospital's efforts to use custom solutions using modern technology.

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Our Sylius Polish Community Meetup lineup also features Tomasz Kowalczyk, a seasoned Software Architect and Consultant with over 15 years in the IT industry. Tomasz has spoken at over 20 conferences and authored several popular open-source libraries in PHP. His passion for architecture, functional programming, and API design has guided many through the intricacies of the tech world. 🌎 In his talk, "Modernizing Legacy Projects", Tomasz will cover strategies for diving into and improving upon legacy systems - a situation familiar to many. He will offer practical advice on ensuring that changes affect the right parts of an application without any complications, how to isolate and refine specific code segments, and then integrate them back into the main system. 💡🔄 👉 Learn from Tomasz expertise at https://lnkd.in/gAmMKnY9

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Karel's HealthTech Chronicles #13 Dear readers, it's 2:17 a.m. Czech local time—a perfect moment to think about trends in digital healthcare. Today, I'd like to explore the following topics. The process of creating therapies by doctors will change. The time of hospital information systems as passive sources of information has passed. The era of intelligent systems is already on the horizon. Here in Czechia, we skipped one evolutionary step: clinical systems with a Medical Business Intelligence layer. It seems we're leaping directly from passive systems to intelligent ones. Let's now define what intelligent clinical systems mean. First, we need all available data about the patient, which means we must connect data from HIS, LIS, PACS, digital pathology, X-Rays, Ultrasounds, MRIs, CTs, PET/CTs, etc. Once we have this data, we can begin analysis. This analysis will be performed by machines. The long minutes spent reading data and trying to connect the dots are over. Sophisticated analysis will be delivered automatically with probable diagnoses. You, as a doctor, will also receive expert suggestions for therapy planning. You will have powerful tools that visualize problems and benchmark your patient's conditions. Voilà, a real medical digital companion is at your service. It's hard to predict how this will change the current level of medicine. We will have to learn how to use these powerful tools. Will it be about faster or more precise treatments? I am ready to observe the real-life impacts of this new technology. AI-enhanced systems are not sci-fi. They already exist, and the first doctors are beginning to adopt them. Yes, there are many questions, but the trend is clear. We must not forget to also mention functions like voice-to-text. The best results will be achieved once we merge these functions with intelligent AI models. Data handling in healthcare will almost redefine the term 'evidence-based medicine.' It will change clinical trials and the way they are performed. Imagine connecting clinical data with research data. I learned about some great examples of this recently, which I'll try to share with you later. It's time for certain managers in healthcare to add terms like FHIR or OMOP to their vocabulary and to understand precisely what they mean. The European Health Data Space (EHDS) is a great opportunity for Europe to discover the treasure in data. I already see how powerful the impact of this new regulation is on the daily lives of hospitals. It really helps move us forward. It's crucial to recognize that we must standardize and structure data to unleash the full potential of our medical knowledge. I really enjoy discussing healthcare data content management and its use for better care. We must not forget that everything we do in this sphere should benefit the patients. I will be attending several events this year and look forward to meeting all of you who are interested in the topics mentioned above. Good night.

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Thank you to Forbes Česko for helping us get the word out on Kardi Ai! Early detection is a critical step in reducing the impact of cardiac arrhythmias on society as a whole. As my co-founder Tomas Skala likes to say, “Early detection = early treatment = lives saved.” Not to mention far lower healthcare costs and lower impact cost on affected families and employers. Overall, the societal benefits of at home or on-the-go ECG assessment cannot be understated. Kardi Ai provides a medical grade cardiac ECG analysis that integrates seamlessly with the user’s lifestyle. By combining an industry leading heart monitoring from our friends at Polar Electro Oy with a custom, regulatory approved, medical grade analysis AI, you have a cardiologist in your pocket, always available when you need it. This is far more than a smartwatch with a green laser… https://lnkd.in/ekmB2ncZ

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Working on the business analysis and architecture of the cashless payment system for AMIC POLSKA was a tough challenge, but a fun and exciting journey too. Mariusz Banasiak thanks for entrusting us with this one 👊 #BusinessAnalysis #SoftwareArchitecture #TeamAugmentation #Consulting #ProperTeam Prognetics #Amic #cashless #payments #casestudy

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Some of you probably know that before I came to the #VC fund (Movens Capital), I supported publishers, managed large data sets (e.g., cookies), and developed systems to monetise ad-serving spaces at Netsprint (together with Artur; simplifying - once a strong competitor of Google in the region), among other things. Hence, I find the revolution AI is causing in the publishing market super interesting—this time, Perplexity is creating its own ad space. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Google's monopoly/advantage in this area does not serve anyone. I highly encourage all startups to fight for their position, even if they have #bigtech as a competitor/enemy! (just be sure to consider whether the direction of a head-on collision with a giant will limit your ability to fundraising) more info/link in comments

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Every project needs a backend, and fortunately, there are many out-of-the-box solutions 🗳 to help with deployment. Most applications require similar features, such as #authentication, #databasemanagement, security, and scalability. We assist with implementing Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) solutions, and one of the solutions we use is Supabase. Supabase is convenient, fast, and scalable. Our experts 🙋‍♂️ can also provide support for backend customization. P.S. If you're interested, I can prepare a comparative post on Firebase vs. Supabase. 👨‍🏫 #backendservices #backenddevelopment #BaaS #costeffective

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🚀 🚀 🚀 Happy to share that Viveo is launching the best health insurance product on Estonian market together with a leading speciality broker Vanden Insurance Brokers. New solution integrates modern technology together with the best insurance cover. 🤘 Patients benefit from the convenience of finding all services in one place, making the process straightforward and efficient. They clear understanding of their insurance coverage, knowing which clinics and services are covered and to what extent. They avoid out-of-pocket expenses, as they pay upfront through Viveo, eliminating the need for reimbursement claims, which can often be cumbersome and uncertain. Using Viveo means patients do not need to send claim documents back and forth with the insurance company. The system is streamlined, making the process hassle-free. Here is the latest article covering our developments. https://lnkd.in/e_hiS8ZH

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