Jessica Hagen

Jessica Hagen

Jessica Hagen is an Editor at MobiHealthNews. She covers the growth of digital health, including the medical extended reality (XR) industry, and reports in-depth on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. As a hobby, Jessica co-hosts a podcast with Dr. Kim Bullock, a medical XR pioneer at Stanford University, about immersive technology use in psychiatric care. She received a bachelor's degree in English with a minor in Journalism from California State University, Northridge.

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By  Jessica Hagen 05:08 pm July 25, 2023
Hippocratic AI, a generative AI company developing safety-focused large language models for healthcare, added $15 million in funding to its seed round, bringing its total raise to $65 million since its launch in May. The California-based company also announced its Founding Partner Program. It is partnering with healthcare systems and digital health companies to guide the development of its...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:15 pm July 25, 2023
GE HealthCare, which officially spun off early this year, announced it is raising its full-year guidance range amid increased demand and ease of supply chain woes.  The company reported $418 million in net income in the second quarter compared with $485 million in the prior-year period and revenue of $4.8 billion, a growth of 7% year-over-year and a 9% organic revenue growth.   The health tech...
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By  Jessica Hagen 11:21 am July 24, 2023
AI-backed remote monitoring and digital therapeutics company Biofourmis confirmed it laid off 120 employees worldwide, including 48 workers in the U.S. The Boston-based company offers home care tools to help remotely monitor acute and post-acute patients, alerting a care team when a patient's condition changes from their personal baseline. It also offers digital therapies, including a heart...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:28 pm July 21, 2023
Tech giant Google announced in March that it added fall detection capabilities to its Pixel Watch, which uses sensors to determine if a user has taken a hard fall.  If the watch doesn't sense a user's movement for around 30 seconds, it vibrates, sounds an alarm and displays prompts for a user to select if they're okay or need assistance. The watch notifies emergency services if no response is...
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By  Jessica Hagen 05:22 pm July 20, 2023
Family First, which provides employers and health plans with a technology platform to support caregivers' mental health and wellbeing, secured $11 million in Series A funding. RPM Ventures and Eos Venture Partners led the round, with participation from Stephen Fromm and Wormhole Capital.   "Family First has a holistic, expert approach to solving caregiving problems," Jonathan Kalman, founding...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:22 pm July 20, 2023
Maternity-care management platform Dorsata filed a lawsuit in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Civil Court yesterday against healthcare technology company athenahealth and nationwide women's health company Unified Women's Healthcare, alleging 11 counts against the providers, including theft of trade secrets, unjust enrichment, breach of contract and tortious interference with current customers. ...
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By  Jessica Hagen 05:41 pm July 19, 2023
Digital weight loss company Noom announced the appointment of Geoff Cook as its new chief executive officer and member of its board of directors.  Saeju Jeong, Noom's cofounder and the company's former CEO of 16 years, is stepping down but will continue as executive chairman of the board.  Cook cofounded and served as CEO of social networking services company the Meet Group, where he took the...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:14 pm July 19, 2023
Healthcare-navigation platform Amino Health has received $42 million in credit financing from Oxford Finance as part of its $80 million raise in May.  WHAT IT DOES The California-based company connects its members with physical and mental healthcare providers and benefits programs, and allows its members to book appointments and keep track of their favorite providers. It also distributes cost and...
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By  Jessica Hagen 06:26 pm July 18, 2023
Home-based cancer care platform Reimagine Care announced it is partnering with in-home care provider DispatchHealth to provide virtual-to-home care for oncology patients.  Reimagine Care partners with providers and health plans to coordinate care in the home to avoid unnecessary inpatient visits. Reimagine clinicians can remotely monitor patients, work with oncologists to determine whether...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:03 pm July 18, 2023
Telehealth platform Teladoc Health is expanding its collaboration with Microsoft to integrate the tech giant's AI solutions into its platform, allowing providers to automate clinical documentation creation during virtual exams.  The virtual care company will integrate Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, Azure Cognitive Services, and conversational and ambient clinical documentation solution Nuance...