Health systems and companies are constantly looking to innovate and leverage the next big tech to their advantage.
Here are 15 partnerships and innovations reported by Becker’s since Aug. 1:
- Medical tech manufacturing company Becton, Dickinson and Co. is partnering with medical devices company Accelerate Diagnostics to test for antibiotic resistance.
- Stanford (Calif.) School of Medicine is partnering with data analytics company Komodo Health to study long COVID-19.
- Louisville, Ky.-based health system UofL Health is partnering with population health analytics company Loopback Analytics to improve its pharmacy services.
- Amazon Care is offering behavioral health services through a recent partnership with behavioral health company Ginger.
- Pharmaceutical services company Catalent acquired contracts and manufacturing company Metrics Contract Services for $475 million.
- Greenbrae, Calif.-based hospital MarinHealth went live with an Epic EHR system.
- Government contracting health IT company Livanta joined the Amazon Web Services' public sector program.
- Healthcare benefits brokerage company Nava Benefits acquired consulting firm i2.
- Medical tech manufacturing company Becton, Dickinson and Co. acquired pharmacy technology company MedKeeper for $93 million.
- Houston Methodist is partnering with the Ion to build an innovation space called the Tech Hub.
- Artificial intelligence company Bot Image received FDA clearance for its prostate cancer detection tool.
- Salisbury, Md.-based health system TidalHealth is partnering with AI company Regard to reduce clinician burnout.
- Breast care health technology company Volpara Health is partnering with Microsoft to create technology that detects breast arterial calcifications.
- Sioux Falls, S.D.-based health system Sanford Health is partnering with health AI startup Dandelion Health to use AI decision-making tools.
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia developed a platform designed to accelerate cancer drug development.