RIVANNA

RIVANNA RIVANNA® is elevating global standards of care through the development and commercialization of world-first imaging-based medical technologies.

RIVANNA's world-first imaging-based medical technologies include BoneVision™ Multi-Probe Multi-Angle Image Acquisition, BoneEnhance® Multi-Frequency Image Reconstruction, and SpineNav3D™ AI-Enabled Spine Recognition. RIVANNA's complete clinician-assistance solutions improve decision-making, workflows, health outcomes, and patient satisfaction. Headquartered in Charlottesville, VA, RIVANNA is privately held and operates an FDA-registered and ISO 13485:2016 certified manufacturing facility.

In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, hospitals face growing pressure to do more with less. Solutions that s...
11/18/2025

In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, hospitals face growing pressure to do more with less. Solutions that streamline data capture, connect operational and clinical workflows, and apply AI/ML are proving their value: for example, telehealth-driven efficiency trends have helped reduce readmissions by 63%.

Organizations that win on outcomes and cost treat data, analytics, and culture as strategic assets.

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10/28/2025

Complications following neuraxial anesthesia are typically rare, but when they occur, they often carry significant clinical and reputational weight. Despite their significance, gaps in neuraxial complication reporting remain common, which can make it difficult for departments to monitor performance or identify opportunities for improvement. This data disparity may create blind spots for anesthesia professionals.

Accurate, timely data is critical for reducing anesthesia complication rates and ensuring patients receive the safest possible care. Yet in many facilities, underreporting may persist due to incomplete documentation, inconsistent processes, manual data entry challenges, and other barriers to data capture.

RIVANNA’s Accuro 3S may help close the gap by bringing visibility to neuraxial procedures. Its image-guided precision is engineered to support confident needle placement, helping to reduce the risk of post-dural puncture headaches (PDPHs). When Accuro 3S is paired with structured, electronic PDPH reporting solutions, clinicians can gain clearer insight into complications and outcomes, resulting in meaningful quality initiatives that strengthen patient safety.

For anesthesia teams and hospital systems alike, comprehensive reporting is often a direct reflection of care integrity. With the right tools and processes, visibility can lead to accountability, and accountability leads to improvement.

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Neuraxial anesthesia, a cornerstone of modern surgical and obstetric care, impacts patient satisfaction, safety, and fin...
10/27/2025

Neuraxial anesthesia, a cornerstone of modern surgical and obstetric care, impacts patient satisfaction, safety, and financial outcomes every day. For healthcare leaders, optimizing these procedures supports clinical excellence and delivers a strategic advantage.

Review a data-driven overview of neuraxial anesthesia, examining its role through metrics that matter most to healthcare leaders.

Full article here: https://tinyurl.com/mrshw5hx

Every year, more than 150,000 U.S. service members experience back pain or spinal injury, leading to lost duty days and ...
10/22/2025

Every year, more than 150,000 U.S. service members experience back pain or spinal injury, leading to lost duty days and long recovery times. Current imaging solutions like fluoroscopy are bulky, costly, and impractical in forward-deployed settings.

With this funding, we’ll advance Accuro 3S-MIL, a rugged, AI-powered, radiation-free ultrasound system designed to bring precision spinal imaging to any environment, from field hospitals to advanced clinical settings. This milestone reinforces our commitment to innovating for those who serve and bringing next-generation ultrasound guidance to elevate global standards of care.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/awwn9n5s

10/21/2025

Accurate health reporting often starts with accurate data. Yet for many anesthesia teams, essential details may never make it into the electronic health record (EHR), leaving gaps that can limit transparency and complicate quality reporting.

EHR neuraxial reporting and data integration in anesthesia can make a measurable difference. When ultrasound-guided procedures are documented automatically within electronic records of spinal blocks, clinicians may spend less time on manual entry and more time on patient care.

RIVANNA’s Accuro 3S helps support this process. It is designed to deliver precise, image-guided insights at the moment of care — data that can flow into the EHR for consistent, auditable documentation. This approach can enhance compliance, streamline charting, and strengthen the accuracy of neuraxial reporting without adding to workflow burdens.

The result can be a smarter link between technology and transparency. With the right integration, every scan could become a verifiable data point, supporting quality measures, departmental benchmarking, and the continuous improvement of obstetric anesthesia care.

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10/21/2025

Healthcare generates 5.2% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with anesthetic gases contributing 3% of healthcare's total impact. Desflurane’s global warming potential is 2,540 times greater than CO2, making technique selection increasingly important for environmental responsibility.

When used as the sole anesthetic technique, neuraxial anesthesia eliminates much of this impact, and spinal and epidural techniques reduce or eliminate volatile anesthetic requirements entirely. A University Hospital Zurich study found that sustainable anesthesia interventions — including increased neuraxial utilization — collectively reduced environmental impact by 81% per case while cutting costs by 11%.

The benefits extend beyond emissions:

- No volatile anesthetic gases with extreme warming potentials
- Simplified equipment needs compared to complex ventilator circuits required for general anesthesia
- Precise medication delivery helps reduce pharmaceutical waste
- Ultrasound-guided systems like Accuro 3S improve efficiency and may reduce the need for extra supplies and medications

The World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists established seven principles for environmental sustainability, and neuraxial techniques address several simultaneously. Environmentally conscious choices often align with clinical excellence and cost-effectiveness. Or, in simpler terms: Protecting the planet and improving patient outcomes may be more connected than we thought.

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10/17/2025

Medicare anesthesia payments have declined 20.8% since 2000 when adjusted for inflation. The 2025 conversion factor dropped another 2.2% to $20.32. UnitedHealthcare eliminated reimbursement units for certain physical status modifiers (P3–P5), while Medical Mutual of Ohio announced a 15% CRNA payment cut. Anthem briefly proposed time-based payment caps before reversing the policy under intense scrutiny.

The financial picture for anesthesia providers has shifted dramatically. These changes affect everyone, and while they don’t inherently favor spinal or epidural blocks, neuraxial procedures highlight the importance of precise documentation as traditional modifiers are stripped away.

Spinal and epidural placements often involve complex patient positioning, difficult anatomy, or ultrasound guidance that justify detailed documentation and appropriate coding. Modern AI-assisted systems can capture these procedural details automatically to help ensure nothing gets missed in the billing process while enhancing compliance:

- Detailed procedure notes support complexity coding even when payers eliminate traditional modifiers.
- Ultrasound-guided systems like Accuro 3S promise advanced technique and improved outcomes.
- First-attempt success rates reduce procedure time and support efficiency metrics.
- Comprehensive records provide evidence for value-based care negotiations.

Getting paid appropriately starts with documenting the skill and precision that anesthesia providers bring to every case. AI technologies are key in capturing that expertise more completely to ensure maximum value is represented in every claim.

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Yesterday, between 10:05 and 10:15 AM, RIVANNA’s logo appeared on the Nasdaq Tower in Times Square, alongside 63 other c...
10/16/2025

Yesterday, between 10:05 and 10:15 AM, RIVANNA’s logo appeared on the Nasdaq Tower in Times Square, alongside 63 other companies in the MedTech Innovator 2025 Cohort.

Seeing our logo displayed in one of the world’s most recognized locations marked an important moment for our team — a reflection of the progress we’ve made and the growing community that supports our mission.

This milestone represents more than recognition; it’s a reminder of our shared commitment to advancing healthcare innovation in point-of-care spinal needle interventions and musculoskeletal diagnostics through purpose and collaboration.

We’re grateful to MedTech Innovator for the mentorship and community, and to all who share our dedication to elevating the global standard of care.

10/15/2025

Securing a DoD Technology and Therapeutic Development Award isn't just about having great technology but assembling the right team of collaborators who truly understand the mission. After several years of relationship-building, RIVANNA partnered with leading military healthcare institutions and researchers who became invested stakeholders in solving real problems for the U.S. armed forces.
Our collaborators include Dr. Jenny Yuan from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Dr. Steven Cohen from Northwestern University, and partnerships with Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and The Geneva Foundation, a leading non-profit organization, which facilitates the Musculoskeletal Injury Rehabilitation Research for Operational Readiness (MIRROR) program. Together, they helped compile a 140-page proposal that outlines how the Accuro 3S-MIL will address critical military healthcare needs while ensuring commercial viability.
Technology is only as strong as the team behind it, and innovation happens when brilliant minds unite around a shared mission. Hear more about our collaborative approach below. 👇

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What an inspiring time at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025! This conference — and the incredible clinicians, researchers, and innovat...
10/14/2025

What an inspiring time at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025! This conference — and the incredible clinicians, researchers, and innovators who make it possible — truly highlights the power of collaboration.

As an ASA Innovator Supporter, we’re honored to work alongside The American Society of Anesthesiologists and this passionate community to advance innovation and elevate standards of care for patients everywhere.

The conversations, curiosity, and energy around our AI-enabled ultrasound technology for neuraxial anesthesia have been genuinely inspiring.

Thank you to everyone who shared insights, asked questions, and connected with us: together, we’re shaping the future of anesthesiology.

We’re thrilled to announce that RIVANNA has joined the American Society of Anesthesiologists® Innovator Supporter Progra...
10/10/2025

We’re thrilled to announce that RIVANNA has joined the American Society of Anesthesiologists® Innovator Supporter Program. Through this partnership, we’ll collaborate with anesthesiology leaders to advance AI-enabled ultrasound imaging and promote safer, more effective neuraxial anesthesia. Meet us at beginning October 11!

Read more in the official announcement: https://tinyurl.com/mr3m4vnm

10/08/2025

Transitioning from civilian to military healthcare markets isn't just about adapting technology; it's also about learning an entirely new language. Years of conferences and collaboration taught the RIVANNA team how to translate our ultrasound guidance innovations into solutions that truly serve military healthcare needs.

The result is the opportunity to collaborate with leading military healthcare experts to develop Accuro 3S-MIL to transform the standard of care for back pain and spinal injury in military settings.

Sometimes the biggest innovation challenge isn't technical. It's about learning to speak the right language to solve the right problems. Listen as RIVANNA's Director of R&D, Paul Sheeran, shares the strategic approach to securing our first DoD Technology and Therapeutic Development Award. 👇

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RIVANNA is a commercial-stage company that has developed a handheld platform of technologies based on medical ultrasound. A variety of applications are designed for intuitive needle guidance via affordable, smart-phone-sized devices. Initial FDA clearance includes guidance for spinal anesthesia.