Brooklyn Health has secured $6.5 million in seed funding led by HealthX, with participation from several venture firms, to improve mental health assessments in clinical trials. The company aims to address the limitations of traditional subjective measures by utilizing its electronic clinical outcome assessment platform, Willis, which leverages digital phenotyping to collect real-time data from personal devices. Willis consists of three components to enhance assessment accuracy and standardization. The funding will support team expansion, enhance platform capabilities, and facilitate commercial deployment with pharmaceutical partners, underscoring the need for more reliable treatment efficacy measures in neuroscience research.

Brooklyn Health Secures $6.5 Million to Revolutionize Mental Health Assessments MobiHealthNews

Health systems in the U.S. are rethinking leadership development to adapt to the changing healthcare environment, investing in training programs to cultivate leaders capable of driving innovation and navigating change. MaineHealth has introduced personalized development plans for emerging leaders that include mentorship and coaching, while Tampa General Hospital offers a "People Development Institute" for leadership training. A significant emphasis is placed on integrating technology into leadership skills, with a focus on artificial intelligence and digital health training to enhance data literacy and collaboration as leaders aim to improve patient care through these advancements.

Health Systems Transform Leadership Development for Future-Ready Healthcare Becker's Hospital Review

Lovable, a company focused on Vibe coding tools, has reported a 25% decrease in syntax errors and a 40% increase in project creation speed following the integration of Claude 4, a new model from Anthropic. This enhancement benefits both new and existing projects, demonstrating the model's effectiveness in improving coding efficiency. Additionally, Anthropic launched two new models, Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4, with the latter achieving a score of 72.5% on the Software Engineering Benchmark and displaying reliable performance on long tasks, essential for developers managing complex projects. Lovable's founder, Anton Osika, highlighted the model's capacity to reduce errors, particularly in LLM syntax, noting its advantages over Google's Gemini model.

Lovable Boosts Coding Efficiency by 40% with Claude 4 Integration BleepingComputer

Shields Healthcare Group has reached a $15.35 million settlement in a class action lawsuit stemming from a 2022 data breach that impacted nearly 2.4 million individuals. The breach allowed unauthorized access to sensitive personal and medical information, with hackers reportedly maintaining access for at least two weeks. Although Shields denies any wrongdoing and disputes allegations of inadequate security, the settlement, approved by a federal judge in Boston, will provide compensation for affected individuals, including claims up to $2,500 for related out-of-pocket expenses.

Shields Healthcare Settles $15.35 Million Class Action Over Data Breach BankInfoSecurity