A clinical decision support platform using machine learning to prevent medication-related risks and errors could result in cost savings of more than $1 million, suggests a new study from Boston-based Harvard Medical School.
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Houston Methodist researchers created an artificial intelligence-powered application that can predict patients' risk of injury if they suffer a severe fall, according to a Dec. 12 study published in npj Digital Medicine.
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Health and Verily, Alphabet's life sciences arm, have partnered to improve the health and wellness of senior citizens living independently, the organizations announced Dec. 12.
Boston-based Partners HealthCare announced Dec. 12 the launch of a five-year initiative to improve patient experience and boost digital innovation.
Consumers throughout the U.S. turned to Google with questions about lowering their blood pressure and cholesterol level as well as questions about hiccups, according to CNN.
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Columbus-based OhioHealth has tapped Docent Health to provide a technology-enabled set of patient navigation support services, according to a Dec. 10 news release.
Genetic testing company Celmatix filed a $100 million lawsuit against its former business partner 23andMe on Dec. 10, according to CNBC.
Laudio, a software startup developing an automated, personalized platform to improve engagement between nurse managers and their teams, announced on Dec. 10 the close of its Series A financing round.
Mindstrong Health, a virtual mental healthcare platform, announced on Dec. 9 the addition of 10 senior executives to its leadership team, representing alumni of the consumer technology divisions of Google, Facebook, Uber, Oscar Health and more.
New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers medical school and Microsoft on Dec. 10 launched a jointly developed mobile application that aims to prevent sudden infant death syndrome.