Artificial Intelligence

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic launched two new companies to support its newly developed Remote Diagnostics and Management Platform, which connects data with artificial intelligence technologies for clinical decision support. 

With a nearly $20 billion acquisition of speech recognition company Nuance Communications, Microsoft aims to get a leg up in its healthcare competition with other tech giants, according to an April 13 Wall Street Journal report. 

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, have gifted $150 million to Cambridge, Mass.-based The Broad Institute to launch a new research center focused on biology and machine learning innovations.

Google is planning to open its first office in Minnesota as part of its ongoing health partnership with Rochester-based Mayo Clinic, according to a Feb. 18 Star Tribune report.

Some of Humana's medical and dental members will be able to ask questions about their health plans to a virtual assistant under a new partnership with IBM Watson Health. 

The pandemic has solidified the idea that healthcare workers are some of the nation's most hardworking and valuable employees. However, their ability to provide care is often hampered by outdated operational systems and processes.

Google sister company Verily inked an agreement with Microsoft to run its biomedical research platform on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform. 

Highmark Health, the parent company of Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network, entered into a strategic partnership with Google Cloud for its technology-driven healthcare model, Living Health.

Centene completed its acquisition of Apixio, a healthcare-focused data science company, according to a Dec. 8 news release.

Two days after closing on a $225.5 million financing round, Olive acquired an artificial intelligence company focused on streamlining the revenue cycle for healthcare providers.