Verily, a life science company that was formerly a division of Google X, has raised $1 billion in a funding round led by Alphabet, parent company to Google.

A new survey of 40 health industry executives shows that digital transformation and staffing challenges top the list of C-suite priorities for the year ahead. 

The companies expect to close the agreement—which is subject to investor and regulator approval—in the first half of 2023.  

Bibb Allen, MD, FACR, chief medical officer of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Data Science Institute, discusses multiple factors involved in the adoption rate of artificial intelligence in radiology.
 

Healthcare employment rose during the month of August, likely a welcome relief to resource-stretched organizations.

Affera’s portfolio includes interventional solutions such as the Affera Prism-1 mapping and navigation platform, designed to help electrophysiologists diagnose heart rhythm issues, and the Sphere-9 cardiac ablation catheter. 

The funding, which is through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), includes $98.9 million that will help ensure consumers can navigate health insurance enrollment through the Marketplace, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Hospitals are facing their toughest margins yet, and without the boost of federal funding, 2022 is on pace to be one of the worst financial performances for the space in years.