Short takes for Thursday: Diagnostic Robotics $45M raise; Sage’s $9M seed; VA names EHR ‘functional champion’; Aussie telehealth startup Coviu arrives in US

Tel Aviv-based Diagnostic Robotics gained a $45 million Series B. The company has developed AI predictive analytics for health plans, providers, government, and employers for clinical assessment and decision support. The Series B was led by StageOne investors, with participation from Mayo Clinic, thus becoming a Mayo Clinic Platform portfolio company, plus Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, as well as other existing investors. Total funding since 2019 is $69 million (Crunchbase) Release, Mobihealthnews

NYC-based Sage received $9 million in seed funding to further develop and market its app that rethinks the nurse call system in use in senior living. The platform provides caregivers with data to coordinate incident responses and triage quickly and effectively, plus provide care managers with tools to better understand resident needs, provide proactive care, and view staff performance. The round was led by Goldcrest Capital, with existing investors ANIMO Ventures, Distributed Ventures, and Merus Capital. Release

VA names ‘functional champion’ for their VistA to Oracle Cerner transition. Dr. David Massaro will work as the clinical executive representing the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). He will lead functional initiatives to support the department’s medical personnel during the transition. Dr. Massaro is a long-time VA-er, previously acting chief health informatics officer for the Office of Community Care and before then director of integrated health practice within the Office of Health Informatics, as well as a practicing physician who joined VA in 2006. FedScoop

Coviu, an Australian telehealth startup, is launching its platform in the jammed US market. It’s marketing as an ‘all-in-one virtual engagement platform’ and is clearly appealing to primary care practices that need a less expensive solution. Its difference is apparently with modular apps that can extend a provider’s clinical work: behavioral health, speech pathology, and audiology. Base pricing starts at $25 monthly with the highest level package $65/month. Integrated apps are the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, pulse oximeter remote monitoring, and a checklist for PTSD. They are also developing a new digital wound care toolkit in collaboration with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and the Western NSW Primary Health Network, for release in 2026 (!!). Coviu claims use by 90,000 clinicians worldwide who deliver a daily average of over 14,000 telehealth consultations. Their US base is in Dover, Delaware and is HQd in Brisbane and Sydney. Release, Mobihealthnews

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