Abridge's app is currently used by around 5,000 doctors, including those at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the University of Kansas. The company's partnership with Epic, one of the biggest electronic health records companies in the U.S., will allow Abridge to be directly available within Epic’s app. Abridge is also working on a function that generates a patient version of the doctor’s note at a fifth-grade reading level, which can be translated into different languages.
Key takeaways:
- Abridge, an AI-powered medical scribe startup, has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by Spark Capital, valuing the company at $200 million.
- The company's app is used by doctors to record patient conversations and generate notes, with no human involvement in the process. It is currently used by around 5,000 doctors.
- Abridge is set to compete with Nuance Communications, a company bought by Microsoft for $18.8 billion, which also offers automated medical note-taking technology.
- Abridge is also planning to expand its services to other healthcare professionals beyond doctors, and is working on supporting around 50 languages.