Iowa Methodist Medical Center has become one of the first in Iowa to perform a procedure using 4D intracardiac echocardiogram (ICE) ultrasound technology, marking a significant advancement in cardiovascular care for patients in Iowa, according to a press release. ICE is an ultrasound performed within the heart, providing physicians with…
Midwest venture studio Novy has announced the launch of its new startup Syncra, an AI-native scheduling platform designed specifically for independent emergency medicine groups. Syncra was introduced as Novy’s first portfolio company in August 2025. Since then, the company has established its brand informed by direct input from emergency medicine…
Inside the new Des Moines University Regional Simulation Center, which provides simulation technology and training spaces for the region’s professional and academic health care programs, there is what organizers call a “House of Horrors.” It is a simulated home health care catastrophe. Students are tasked with entering this mock-up of…
The Iowa Primary Care Association was recently awarded a National Institutes of Health grant to help fund an effort to develop, train and pilot a “fairness-aware” artificial intelligence/machine learning model with the goal of improved health outcomes for patients served by Iowa’s community health centers. The $523,750 NIH AIM-AHEAD grant…
Cedar Rapids-based venture studio Novy is starting to spin up a new startup that aims to take on a big problem: Emergency room schedules, which take a long time to create and are creating physician burnout. Novy, which launched in November 2023, aims to build innovative health care software companies. Partners Krista…
Editor’s Note: This story is the second in a series of three stories that explain a new startup in Iowa. To read part one on Claimable, click here.In 2022, Paul H. Richardson Jr. decided in 2022 to take a road trip. A big one. He bought an RV, packed up his…
Editor’s Note: This story is the first in a series of three stories that explain a new startup in Iowa. Zach Veigulis, the co-founder and chief AI officer of Claimable, calls his startup the Turbo Tax for insurance claims. Users upload medical documents, answer a questionnaire and within minutes have an…
The Latina Business Excellence Summit has announced this year’s theme for its second annual event in Des Moines: “Health: Intersecting Financial, Physical and Mental Well-being.”The 2025 summit will be held Aug. 9, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Drake University’s Sheslow Auditorium, 2507 University Ave. The event is the signature event of…
Ty Hill is a project leader at the Center for Industrial Research and Service at Iowa State University, and he has a message about exoskeletons for Iowa companies: “They exist and that they’re not something that’s out of your reach,” Hill said. CIRAS is running a pilot program to introduce…
University of Iowa Health Care has added three new da Vinci 5 robotic-assisted surgical systems, one of the latest minimally invasive technologies on the market. The three new da Vinci 5s are the first in Iowa and will double the health system’s capacity for robotic-assisted minimally invasive procedures, enabling approximately…