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I used to spend 2-3 hours daily on clinic notes, skeptical of AI scribe technology. However, I've been impressed with RevMaxx, a generative AI company transforming clinical note creation by listening to physician-patient conversations and automatically generating comprehensive notes. This platform accurately captures crucial ICD-10 codes, saving valuable time ⏰. 👉 Why This Matters: - **Reducing Physician Burnout:** Administrative tasks are a significant contributor to physician burnout. Innovations like RevMaxx alleviate this burden effectively. #HealthcareInnovation #AI #PhysicianBurnout #MedicalDocumentation #HealthTech #RevMaxx

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Still feeling energized from last week's roundtable on building successful relationships with hospitals. We invited 7 portfolio companies and health system leaders from Mayo Clinic, Cedars-Sinai and UCLA Health. The founders shared their questions ranging from the strategic to the nuts and bolts of closing partnerships. For example, how do you determine what measures of effectiveness help drive alignment? And how do you get all the stakeholders together to actually drive a decision. Answer: put them all in a room for half a day! “I think we're in a pivotal moment regarding how we assess AI. There are numerous risks currently dominating AI discussions, particularly those concerning bias and other associated risks. However, there's a notable absence of focus on evaluating the proactive value of AI. We need to consider what AI actually offers and what we want it to offer. It's not solely about determining whether it will cause harm; people are apprehensive about how this technology will be implemented. One perspective gaining traction involves ensuring the product's validation process is robust enough to prevent risks to various populations.” -Vladimir Manuel, Medical Director at UCLA Health From Vlad's comments above to perspectives others shared, we heard a sense of excitement for the promise of #AI and other new technologies. But we're also in a unique moment where the risks are not well understood. Still much to do here.

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The (Healthcare) Ground Beneath Our Feet… This year it is likely that over $10 billion will be invested in the digital health sector – a robust amount, no doubt, but inconsequential when compared to the amount of capital tied up in healthcare real estate assets, which is estimated to be $1.2 trillion by Jones Lang Lasalle. Of that amount, approximately $790 billion is in the hospital sector while the remaining $490 billion is in medical office assets. It is estimated that there are 48.6k facilities with 3.4 billion square feet of healthcare real estate, 42% of which are owned by REITs and another 33% held by other private investment vehicles. Much of the digital health investment is meant to make the physical healthcare infrastructure more productive: greater operating efficiencies, greater patient throughput, more relevant personalized care models with better outcomes. As the healthcare system is being pushed to be more distributed to lower cost sites of care, accelerated now by the rapid proliferation of automation and AI capabilities, the potential impact on healthcare infrastructure assets will be profound. Thoughts on what that might look like... https://lnkd.in/eTfAdUbS #digitalhealth Flare Capital Partners

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Some VC investors believe that brick and mortar - referring to a physical presence of some kind - should be avoided at all costs. Yet, the track record of clinic and hybrid care businesses in health care indicates otherwise. ==> One Medical (sold for $3.9 billion to Amazon), Oak Street (bought by CVS for $10.6 billion), Lifestance (IPO at $7.5 billion market cap), and PE-backed Premise Health (acquired by OMERS Private Equity for $1.1 billion) If a clinic is indicated as the optimal way to deliver care for that patient population, there are creative ways to build and operate them. Full article below with advice and strategies on how to build and operate hybrid clinics from my teammate Anarghya Vardhana from Maveron, Amir Dan Rubin from OneMedical Group, Steven Eidelman from Modern Animal and more!

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✨ Elevating Consciousness, One Leader at a Time ✨ 🧠 Mental health investors, entrepreneurs, advisors, and advocates: As a proud board member of the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), I’m deeply committed to educating current healers and future leaders to create more compassionate, inclusive, and impactful communities. I’m delighted to spotlight an inspiring interview with Kini Chang, LMFT, Chair of the Community Mental Health Program at CIIS. In this piece, Kini highlights the transformative potential of community mental health (CMH) and the vital role it plays in addressing mental health challenges in marginalized communities. Did you know? Community mental health services have been a cornerstone of equitable care since the Community Mental Health Act of 1963. From that shift away from institutionalization to today’s integrated approaches, CMH graduates are now stepping into leadership roles in community-based organizations, bridging gaps in care with empathy and expertise. Mental health is a critical frontier, with 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experiencing mental illness annually. In a world grappling with rapid societal change, lingering pandemic effects, and a growing mental health crisis, leaders like Kini—and the students she mentors—are essential to shaping a better future. 🔗 Curious to learn more about how CIIS is preparing professionals to drive this change? Check out the full article featuring Kini’s insights—click the link in the comments below! 👏 Well done to S Brock Blomberg Chip B. Goldstein, EdD and the team. #MentalHealth #Leadership #CommunityWellness #CIIS #EducationForImpact #PsychologyMatters #ElevateConsciousness

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7 ideas that Focalpoint Partners is interested in backing: ‍1️⃣ GLP-1 modulators for neuro disorders Preliminary research suggests that GLP-1 modulators like Ozempic and Mounjaro can have positive impacts on cognitive decline, ADHD, addiction, and other neuro disorders. We would be interested in backing teams developing GLP-1s that are optimized for these use cases. ‍2️⃣ Invasive brain implants that don't require a craniotomy We suspect that the future of brain computer interfaces and neuromodulation is invasive, but we recognize that craniotomies are a real bore. Thus, we are interested in any approach that bypasses the need for a hole-in-the-skull. 3️⃣ Multi-target drug discovery and development We believe that most neuro and psychiatric disorders have multiple causes and thus require multi-targeted (polypharmacological) solutions. This is easier said than done due to combinatorial explosion in multi-target screening. It is further complicated by the fact that the biological response to multi-receptor modulation is usually not additive or linear. We are interested in backing teams developing innovative computational or biological models that make polypharmacological drug discovery and development more tractable.  ‍4️⃣ Leveraging the body's bioelectrical networks Bioelectric signaling - how cells communicate through patterns of voltage - is a powerful and underexplored biological control system that could revolutionize how we treat neurological conditions. By understanding and manipulating the voltage patterns between cells, we may be able to guide neural tissue repair, promote proper circuit formation, and even reprogram dysfunctional neural networks that underlie various brain disorders. ‍5️⃣ Biological/wetware computing While LLMs have come a long way, organic processors have some (theoretical) advantages over silicon CPUs and GPUs for machine learning and artificial intelligence: lower power consumption, improved online learning, more efficient memory encoding, better parallel processing, etc.  6️⃣‍ Neuromorphic computing & emulation: single-neuron to whole brain One of the best ways to understand something is to emulate it. While prior efforts like the Human Brain Project have underwhelmed, we believe that accurately emulating the brain is still a worthwhile goal that could impact areas from drug development to AGI. It is unlikely that we'll accurately emulate a whole brain in the near term, so it is probably better to start with single neurons and then small animals. 7️⃣ AI models optimized to work on "wide" biological data Biological data is often "wide" (i.e. has many more "columns" than "rows") due to both the relatively high cost of collecting samples and the high dimensionality of most interesting data sets (genomes, RNA sequences, 3d fMRI images, etc). This makes analysis difficult due to the curse of dimensionality. Novel methods of analyzing "wide" data sets could unlock tremendous value for patients. 

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Sometimes, the best way to describe what Caresyntax does is through real results. We don't just talk about optimizing healthcare – we deliver. This case study dives deep into how we partnered with a Southeastern health system to optimize their complex ventral hernia repair program. The results are staggering: - Annual cost reduction of $700,000 - Service line net margin improvement of $15,000 per patient - 54% decrease in post-surgical opioid use (safer, happier patients) - 33% reduction in length of stay (patients recover faster) Here's the secret sauce: We go beyond traditional data analysis. Our unique approach connects all the dots – patient factors, treatment details, costs, and reimbursements. This allows us to identify hidden opportunities for improvement. Read this case study to see how we did it. https://lnkd.in/gtebkRU7 #DataDrivenSurgery

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A little late, even though this process started in July.... Excited to share our latest investment in Heads Together Health!! We met Steve DeVrieze in October last year, and we think they are poised for impressive growth! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ecYcqqkn #earlystagestartup #earlystageinvesting #VCinvestment #ncstartups #nctechstartups

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Two weeks ago I spent 3 days with brilliant human beings discussing the state of AI investment with other angel syndicate leads, angel investors and VCs at Hustle Fund's #camphustle in Los Gatos. It was brilliant. Truly awesome to learn so much from insanely accomplished investors. But was so clear to me again is that the US and the UK are two countries divided by separate languages of ambition. Aspiration and ambition underlined by the cluster effect of successful exits, incredible talent and venture capital driven by operators and founders rather than accountants. But one reason why the US often trumps (pun not intended) the UK is they learn from failure. Run a startup that didn't reach the dizzying heights of venture-scale returns? Learn, reset and go again. What they certainly do not do is look at failure with glee and an "I told you so" attitude. Which is what I sense when I read most of the narrative around the failure of Cazoo. Alex Chesterman swung and missed. The business was flawed, unit economics didn't add up and in reality - there was very little innovation outside the vertical alignment of a well-understood business. But when we look down upon what he tried to do and 💩 💩 it all we're doing is making it harder for someone else to be equally as ambitious. Focus on what went wrong. Focus on the fundamental underlying business models that drive efficient use of capital and the push for profitability. But let's celebrate people shooting their shot and not celebrate the failures.

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I just had the opportunity to present my topic proposal for my Doctor of Business Administration at Golden Gate University. Exploring Nature’s Impact on Leadership and Team Cohesion in Early-Stage Technology Startup Co-founder Teams Primary Research Question: How do nature-based team-building experiences influence the resilience and cohesion of early-stage co-founder leadership teams? More to come as I continue on my journey through the dissertation phase of my DBA. If, however, nature has had a personal impact on your life or profession, or if you just want to chat (because I think my husband is getting sick of hearing me talk about it) please pm me. #DBA #DoctorofBusinessAdministration #NaturesImpact #SharedLeadership #Startups #CoFounders #LeadershipTeams

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I funded an important study by Dr. Ashley Mason at UCSF that involves sticking thermometers up people’s rectums. ​ ​Sorry, that was the only way I could guarantee to keep you reading. But seriously, keep reading, this is really cool. ​ If you’re a Tech Bro™ type or have ever listened to Huberman Lab or Dr. Rhonda Patrick, then you’re well versed in the benefits of saunas and cold plunge, but it turns out that high temperature saunas may treat severe treatment resistant depression. ​ Researchers have long known that depression is often accompanied by a slight but consistent increase in body temperature. The question that intrigued scientists was whether changing that temperature could, in turn, alter the course of the depression. ​ Enter the sauna. Anecdotal evidence has suggested for years that regular sauna use can boost well-being, but only recently have researchers begun to look seriously at its potential to treat depression. ​ In the study, for 8 weeks, participants with major depressive disorder were fitted with a rectal thermometers (unfortunately the most accurate way to measure body temperature when in a sauna) and exposed to extremely long (140 minute) weekly sauna sessions that raised their body temperature to a feverish temperature of 101.3 F. ​ What was incredible was that participants saw their symptoms significantly improve after just a few weeks of regular heat sessions. The effect was so pronounced that nearly all of them no longer met the criteria for major depressive disorder at the end of the trial. ​ This isn’t to say that saunas are a silver bullet for depression—far from it. The studies so far have been small, and much more research is needed to confirm the results and understand the mechanisms at play. But the early findings are promising enough that researchers are calling for more attention and funding to explore this avenue further. ​ To date, we have committed over half a million dollars to this project, with more to come. If you’re interested in donating alongside us, please donate here (and make sure you specify you want the money to go to Dr. Ashley Mason): https://lnkd.in/dRHPvdej ​ ​If you’re curious to learn more, check out: - Interview on Found My Fitness‍: https://lnkd.in/dcqQCBG9 ​- Talk at BrainMind Summit: https://lnkd.in/dutdhHQg

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The medical industry has room for almost unlimited innovation. There are so many problems to be solved with software and hardware across programs, materials, nanotech, biotech, you name it. The best part is all of this innovation helps people overcome health challenges! #health #medical #innovation

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Imagine swallowing the competition whole. That's what many players in tech do via roll-up strategies, gobbling up smaller firms to deliver richer solutions and amass greater market share. Where else are roll-up strategies common? // HEALTHCARE Picture being a patient at a medical practice that’s been part of a roll-up in Healthcare Services. It's an industry ripe for roll-ups due to its fragmented nature and potential for greater efficiency. // CONSUMER SERVICES Or let's say you needed your HVAC serviced, and notice your local repairman is now part of a bigger Consumer Services entity? Centralized management and scale economy turn these localized businesses into roll-up targets. // FINANCIAL SERVICES Think about your insurance agent or wealth management advisor. They're working in complex, highly regulated environments. In the Financial Services sector, roll-ups offer an effective way to consolidate expertise, streamline operations, and enhance customer offerings. // MANUFACTURING Now, imagine driving past factories under a new name — the result of Manufacturing and Industrial Services roll-ups. Bulk purchasing reduces costs, enhances production capabilities, and expands geographical footprints. // REAL ESTATE Lastly, envision your real estate brokerage firm. The industry sees roll-ups as a strategic move to increase market penetration, enhance service offerings, and hike up portfolio value. Roll-ups play a huge role in most industries, rather like a snowball rolling downhill, gaining momentum, and size. Are you seeing roll-ups in your sector or considering M&A?

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During the HR + L&D Innovation & Tech Fest Africa I had the pleasure of sitting down with Juliette Denny. From her personal journey to the future of learning and AI, here are 3 key takeaways : 1️⃣ Transform Learning Engagement: Juliette emphasized how critical it is to shift from passive learning to dynamic, engaging experiences. By incorporating storytelling, curiosity-driven design, and interactive content, businesses can inspire deeper, more impactful learning that sticks. 2️⃣ The Power of Neurodiversity: Juliette shared how being dyslexic shaped her career. She turned this "challenge" into a super power and she has used her own experience to shape her product and drive her success. 3️⃣ Individualized Learning with AI: The shift from traditional, one-size-fits-all training to AI-driven, personalized experiences is the future. Businesses that embrace this will see massive improvements in employee development and satisfaction. Tune in to hear how Juliette is helping businesses build resilient, adaptable, and engaged teams through AI and gamified learning solutions. https://lnkd.in/d9FBv-UR #AI #LearningAndDevelopment #Gamification #Neurodiversity #HRInnovation #FutureOfWork #Leadership #EmployeeEngagement #EdTech #ContinuousLearning

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Boston's vibrant health tech scene is fueled by world-class accelerators and incubators, empowering startups to drive digital health, biotech, and life sciences breakthroughs. Here’s a look at some key players: MassChallenge HealthTech—This accelerator helps startups transform health solutions across digital and biotech. It connects entrepreneurs with resources and mentors to drive meaningful change. LabCentral – A coworking lab space offering shared resources and lab facilities, LabCentral supports biotech and health tech startups by providing them with an innovative, collaborative environment. #Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab – Located at Harvard, this incubator offers lab and office space to promising biotech and life sciences startups, helping them scale groundbreaking health tech solutions. Richi Entrepreneurs – With a global outlook, Richi Entrepreneurs offers a unique two-week immersion for international health tech startups, connecting them with Boston’s local mentors, investors, and industry leaders. Xontogeny – Specializing in life sciences, Xontogeny partners with early-stage health tech companies, providing strategic guidance and operational support to accelerate their journey from concept to market. These incubators and accelerators are not just nurturing innovation—they’re powering the next generation of health solutions! 🌟 #BostonHealthTech #InnovationEcosystem #Biotech #HealthTech #StartupAccelerators

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🌟 Welcome to ICCN's Daily Rounds: One Article a Day Challenge! 🌟 At ICCN, we understand the demands of critical care medicine and the continuous need for up-to-date knowledge and skills. That's why we launched the "One Article a Day" challenge, one of our most popular sections, already engaging over 555 members! Why join the One Article a Day Challenge? 📚 Daily Knowledge Boost: Every morning at 0600 EST, we deliver a peer-reviewed article directly related to critical care. Each article comes with a concise summary and a link to the full text, allowing you to dive deeper at your convenience. 🧠 Stimulate Your Mind: Kickstart your day with cutting-edge insights and research findings. Think of it as a morning workout for your brain, enhancing your critical thinking and decision-making skills. 💡 Empower Your Practice: With each article, you gain access to the latest evidence-based practices and innovations in critical care. Stay informed and ready to make impactful decisions that improve patient outcomes. Join Our Community of Critical Care Experts 👥 Engage and Discuss: Share your insights, ask questions, and engage in discussions with peers who are just as passionate about advancing critical care. 🔗 Sign Up Today: Joining is easy and free! Don't miss out on the opportunity to be part of this exclusive learning journey. What are you waiting for? Embrace the challenge and become a part of a community dedicated to excellence and innovation in critical care. Together, let's push the boundaries of what's possible and continue to make a significant impact in the lives of those we serve. HELP US SPREAD THIS CHALLENGE BY REPOSTING THIS IN YOUR OWN PAGE. OH DID WE MENTIONED ICCN IS FREE? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? SIGN UP TODAY. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eSdNyvav #ICCN #CriticalCare #OneArticleADay #MedicalEducation #HealthcareProfessionals #JoinTheChallenge

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Another great announcement today!! Cognition Therapeutics, which we brought public in a $50+m IPO several years ago, reported strong positive data in its Ph2 trial in dementia with DLB, a misunderstood, underdiagnosed debilitating disease with no current treatment paradigm of note and success. While there is still a lot more work to do and a long way to go clinically, this study and the accompanying results give hope for a brighter therapeutic future for this patient population.

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The most important Jewish Holidays take place in October (starting with Rosh Hashanah tomorrow evening), but this year, the first anniversary of October 7th takes the high holidays to a whole deeper meaning/ introspection. 2024 has been a tough year, filled with loss and anxiety and time will be needed to heal. But it's also been a remarkable show of resilience by the Israeli tech sector. The new figures from LeumiTech/ IVC Data and Insights and Startup Nation Central (I've shared here yesterday) showed that Israeli startups attracted a 32% increase in funding in the first 3 quarters of 2024 compared to the equivalent period (pre-war) last year and generated over $12 billion in exits in 2024 so far. In my latest post (link in the first comment 👇), I acknowledge the challenges facing Israeli startups, but also the opportunity ahead. At Remagine Ventures, we've made 5 pre-seed investments in Israeli founders over August/September and we're bullish about the future technologies coming out of this market, especially in generative AI. Shana Tova u Metukah to all those celebrating. Photo credit: Alex Kolomoisky, Calcalist כלכליסט

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