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IBM and Cleveland Clinic working on quantum computing-based healthcare research

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The supposedly revolutionary capabilities of its Watson supercomputer never became real, but IBM is still working to try and advance computer technology for healthcare research. Read Entire Article

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Microsoft and Facebook vet leads nonprofit making software to improve COVID-19 rapid tests

GeekWire

A Seattle-based nonprofit launched to provide digital health solutions for poorer countries is applying its expertise to help with COVID-19 testing. “They’re becoming more and more commonplace, and really accepted by healthcare workers.” Most of the Audere team, gathered together in pre-COVID times. Audere Photo).

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Goodbill raises $2M and expands customer base to unearth and challenge medical billing errors

GeekWire

But the platform ultimately caught the attention of larger companies that opt to directly pay for the healthcare of their employees rather than purchasing health insurance plans over which they have less control — a practice called self-funding. RELATED: ‘The darkest, most bottomless pit in healthcare’: Goodbill raises $3.4M

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Is your company offering fair pay? New nonprofit certifies those with nondiscriminatory wages

GeekWire

A new nonprofit is trying to keep the momentum going. The idea for the nonprofit originated two years ago with leaders from the Seattle startup Syndio : CEO Maria Colacurcio and founder and Chief Data Scientist Zev Eigen. But now that the streets are largely emptied of protestors and marches, some are left wondering what has changed.

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Seattle-area mentoring nonprofit with a global reach adds generative AI to toolkits for job seekers

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GMI Photo) A Seattle-area nonprofit helping disadvantaged job seekers around the world is adding generative artificial intelligence to the toolkit for its participants. The organization is supported by corporate sponsorships and grants, and its backers include Microsoft, LinkedIn, Expedia, healthcare provider Providence and others.

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Providence combines 9 existing investments to form new healthcare services company Tegria

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Healthcare giant Providence announced the creation of a new services company called Tegria that combines nine of its existing investments and acquisitions into one offering. Providence is the third-largest nonprofit healthcare system in the U.S., Tegria Managing Director Anders Brown. Tegria Photo).

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AI2 spinout BirchAI lands $3.1M for healthcare customer support platform

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million in seed funding for its software to streamline customer support for healthcare companies. In many healthcare companies, highly-trained employees spend as much time talking to patients and other customers as they do summarizing each interaction. Seattle-based 98point6 uses NLP in its products to increase healthcare efficiency.