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Hartford Healthcare app allows hospitals to access patient data before arrival via EMS
Hartford (Conn.) Healthcare and its networks have begun using an EMS communication app that allows EMTs to quickly upload patient information, symptoms, vital readings and severity of ailment and transmit it to the emergency room. -
AI to treat irregular heartbeats being tested at Florida hospital
A Florida hospital is testing a new artificial intelligence-assisted technique for treating a drug-resistant heart condition. -
Bias in medical AI can exacerbate disparities: Study
A new study looks at what it will take to reduce bias in healthcare artificial intelligence. -
Healthcare AI funding plummets by 32% in Q1 of '22
Healthcare funding for artificial intelligence declined from $3.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021 to $2.5 billion in the first quarter of 2022, according to a May 12 report by tech market analytics firm CB Insights. -
Community Health Systems' launches AI-based maternal-fetal warning monitoring to improve obstetrics care
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health System's affiliated hospitals that offer obstetrics services have deployed an AI-based maternal-fetal early warning system to advance patient safety in obstetric programs. -
Data is the 'lifeblood' of the digital health economy: Sanford CIO on how to keep up
Digital technologies and data analytics have become vital to health systems aiming to run efficient organizations, reduce burnout and provide excellent patient care. -
Tech company that analyzes patient outcomes lands $20M investment
A healthcare tech company that collects and analyzes patient data said May 12 it plans to double in size this year after securing a $20 million investment. -
Google to release smartwatch this fall
Google plans to release its first smartwatch this fall. -
Digital front door spending hits record high of $1.9B in '21
Digital front door technology funding reached a record high of $1.9 billion in 2021, up 67 percent year-over-year as patients, providers and investors see increased opportunity in a hybrid health model, according to a May 2 report by tech market analytics firm CB Insights. -
Atrium, Advocate Aurora merger to accelerate digital health innovation
The merger of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health will advance digital health innovation, data analytics and digital consumer infrastructure. -
Healthcare price transparency startup lands $20M in funding
A startup offering online healthcare pricing information for patient comparison shopping has secured $20 million in venture capital funding to expand. -
Bon Secours Mercy Health creates digital company to accelerate digital health investments, partnerships
Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health launched a digital holding company to accelerate the health system's investments and partnerships in digital health services. -
9 out of 10 patients worry about misdiagnoses with AI
While patients are excited about the potential of healthcare artificial intelligence in theory, when it comes down to the real thing most have major concerns, according to a May 4 study published in JAMA Network Open. -
The most exciting healthcare startups, per Providence's digital chief
Renton, Wash.-based Providence is on the forefront of digital transformation in the healthcare space and has a history of working with successful startups to revolutionize care delivery. -
New framework aims to secure digital health apps not covered by HIPAA
Several healthcare stakeholder groups developed a new framework that addresses privacy and security risks associated with digital health tools and apps that fall outside of HIPAA regulation. -
OSF to develop incentive program using a blockchain-based digital app
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is developing a blockchain-based digital app to improve patients' health by offering them incentives for healthy behavior. -
Digital health investment is not a bubble, but it is frothy
Digital health is not in an investment bubble, though innovators may want to prepare for tighter capital markets in the future, according to a Rock Health report released May 2. -
Peer-support, feedback and reminders keep patients using health apps
When it comes to using health apps as a part of research or health system initiatives, peer support, feedback and reminders encourage patients to keep on using the apps, according to a April 26 study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. -
Most mental health apps have 'exceptionally creepy' privacy practices, report finds
Mental health apps have worse privacy policies for users than most other app categories, according to a report released May 2 by Mozilla. -
Sharing EHR records could unlock their true potential, says health data experts
When the tangle of data locked in EHRs is decoded and shared between organizations and institutions, important health insights can be discovered, Nature reported May 3.
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