Augmedix, the four-year-old company that offers a Google Glass-powered service for doctors to view medical records without a computer, has completed a $23m funding round. The company says doctors can save up to three hours a day by having an off-site medical scribe take notes and record them in electronic medical records. Augmedix has raised $60m to date from investors such as TriHealth, Dignity Health, Sutter Health, Catholic Health Initiatives, OrbiMed and McKesson Ventures. AugMedix’s chief executive is Dr David DeAngelis, who was previously CEO of Medtronic, which makes devices used in hip replacements.
Augmedix, the four-year-old company that offers a Google Glass-powered service for doctors to view medical records without a computer, has completed a $23m funding round. The company says doctors can save up to three hours a day by having an off-site medical scribe take notes and record them in electronic medical records. Augmedix has raised $60m to date from investors such as TriHealth, Dignity Health, Sutter Health, Catholic Health Initiatives, OrbiMed and McKesson Ventures. The start-up will use the funds to build out its teams of nearly 1,000 scribes and open offices overseas.