Scientific help device Regard, previously referred to as HealthTensor, scooped up $15.3 million in a Sequence A funding spherical led by Calibrate Ventures and Foundry Group.
Different members within the increase embrace TenOneTen Ventures, Susa Ventures, Brook Byers of Byers Capital and Dropbox cofounder and CEO Drew Houston. The startup had beforehand introduced it had raised $5 million in seed funding in early 2021.
WHAT IT DOES
Regard is growing a scientific help device that integrates with the EHR. The corporate stated it makes use of synthetic intelligence to sift via affected person historical past, floor related data and counsel potential diagnoses.
Regard’s software program is designed to acknowledge about 50 widespread medical circumstances, and it at present companions with EHR corporations Epic and Cerner.
The startup stated the capital will go towards new hires so it might probably help extra purchasers and combine its know-how extra rapidly.
“This spherical of funding underscores Regard’s mission to create know-how that enriches and advances healthcare,” Regard CEO and cofounder Eli Ben-Joseph stated in an announcement.
“Healthcare know-how at present typically makes a doctor’s job tougher, not simpler and takes time away from affected person care. We created Regard as an answer to boost physicians’ workflows and allow them to deal with what issues most – offering one of the best out there care and bettering well being outcomes. It is thrilling to know we have created a software program medical doctors really love utilizing and sit up for persevering with this progress.”
MARKET SNAPSHOT
Clinician burnout is an more and more severe concern within the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some analysis points to technology and EHR burdens as a part of the issue – though definitely not the only contributors.
Tech big Google has additionally been engaged on instruments that purpose to enhance clinicians’ workflows. In early 2021, it rolled out Care Studio, a search device that enables suppliers to entry data throughout EHRs utilized in a well being system and discover related information. It additionally launched a mobile version, and earlier this yr revealed Conditions, which goals to prepare details about a particular well being concern and spotlight the place information is lacking.
Suki, a voice device that helps clinicians take notes and discover data within the EHR, introduced a $55 million Series C late final yr. In the meantime, Notable, which goals to automate scientific administrative duties like scheduling, referrals and consumption, raised $100 million in November.
