Startup making device that measures metabolism through breath raises $62M

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Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. TOP STORIES DTC Metabolic Tracker Company To Expand Personalized Nutrition Guidance With $62M Lumen sells a handheld device that measures users' metabolism through breath and connects to an app that helps track goals and provides nutrition coaching. The funding round was led by Pitango Venture Capital, and included participation from Hanwha Group and Resolute Ventures. Sponsored Content Intelligent Virtual Assistants in Healthcare Are Not Created Equal From Parlance and MedCity News Phone calls account for 70% of people's first point of contact with a health system, so hospitals have sought to implement software that balances the need for speedy automation with intelligent systems that anticipate and best serve patient and care giver needs. Panel Orders UnitedHealthcare to pay $10.8M for Allegedly Underpaying Physicians By Amanda James Friday, December 2, 2022 6:02 PM The lawsuit is one of nine cases throughout the country that TeamHealth has brought against United for alleged underpayments. The other eight cases are still ongoing.  Read more » What Should Health Systems' Patient Access Strategies Be Heading into 2023? By Katie Adams Friday, December 2, 2022 3:51 PM Health system leaders believe that improving patient access should be their top priority when strategically planning for 2023, according to a new report from the KLAS Research and UPMC's Center for Connected Medicine. To improve patient access, respondents agreed that their health systems will need to make changes in three key areas — people, process and technology. Read more » How Patient Care Is Being Improved by Technology Everyday By Chuck Serrin Friday, December 2, 2022 2:00 PM From streamlining long-held manual processes to creating entirely new diagnostic devices, new tech is cropping up all over the medtech industry—resulting in a real-world impact on patients' quality of life. Read more » The FDA Is Opening the Use of Registry Data in Drug Development – What Does It Mean for Patient Advocacy Groups? By Jamie Skipper Friday, December 2, 2022 9:00 AM FDA's draft guidances on real-world data do not provide strict requirements for industry stakeholders to abide by, but they offer patient advocacy organizations with a clearer understanding of how to model their registries to have a more substantial impact for their patient communities. Read more » SPONSORED 6 Highlights from HLTH 2022 Among the takeaways from HLTH 2022 were the impact of consolidation on clinicians, behavioral health tools to help consumers manage stress and anxiety more productively, and how health tech and medtech companies are supporting remote patient monitoring and testing.   MedCity News   611 Broadway    New York,  NY   10012   United States You received this email because you are subscribed to MedCity Daily Digest from MedCity News. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.  Unsubscribe from all future emails