Erin Brodwin

5 days ago | axios.com | Erin Brodwin

Brellium, a startup using AI to audit patient charts, raised a $16.7 million Series A led by First Round Capital, CEO Zach Rosen tells Axios exclusively​. Why it matters: Health systems face increasing pressure over both quality and compliance — but most still audit charts manually or not at all. The big picture: Brellium's raise is at least the eighth significant AI-driven health compliance deal this quarter, signaling investor interest in a tedious but vital side of health care.

1 week ago | axios.com | Erin Brodwin

Hims co-founder turned pet telehealth startup CEO Joe Spector sees one core advantage to serving pets instead of people — insurance is far easier to bundle in, thanks to the sector's comparative lack of red tape. Why it matters: Spector, who now leads pet telemedicine company Dutch, believes the same consumer-led revolution that underwrote the rise of human-focused digital health is coming to veterinary health.

1 week ago | axios.com | Erin Brodwin

In teaming up to launch a Medicare Advantage joint venture, Scan Group and Sutter Health aim to flip the script on how care for older adults is delivered and paid for. Why it matters: Unlike most current MA setups, this one aims to tightly integrate the health plan and provider operations. The big picture: The JV will launch in 2026, the two announced last week, and will initially focus on Northern California, a region where Sutter is a dominant health system.

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Erin Brodwin

Google Cloud on Wednesday unveiled a suite of AI tools aimed at tackling health care's administrative and clinical inefficiencies, with two major health systems as partners. Why it matters: Google is shoring up its use of generative AI tools in health care at a time when such systems are becoming table stakes for hospitals. Context: The tech giant debuted AI tools it's positioning to exceed the capabilities of basic chatbots in reasoning, automating, and collaborating.

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Erin Brodwin

The future of the public digital health market currently hinges on one company: Hinge Health. What they're watching: "Everyone's waiting with bated breath for Hinge to go out and set the stage," Andreessen Horowitz general partner Julie Yoo tells Axios, as digital health faces a major test in the company's forthcoming IPO.