FDA clears AI for mobile radiology reads, patient communications

The healthcare AI startup founded by developers of the Apple Watch has been greenlit to market an AI-powered mobile application that lets radiologists interpret images and share the results with patients in real time.

In announcing the development, San Francisco-based Braid Health says its mobility solution is compatible with any image-storage system and requires no additional software or hardware for legacy archiving systems.

Last spring the company made news when it attracted strong investor interest and hired a chief medical officer.

Co-founder Alessandro Sabatelli says the November clearance positions Braid to “level the playing field in diagnostics and fundamentally change how imaging is delivered.”

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The final list also included diabetes drugs sold by Boehringer Ingelheim and Merck. The first round of drug price negotiations reduced the Medicare prices for 10 popular drugs by up to 79%. 

HHS has thought through the ways AI can and should become an integral part of healthcare, human services and public health. Last Friday—possibly just days ahead of seating a new secretary—the agency released a detailed plan for getting there from here.