Artificial Intelligence

Effective collaboration between payers and providers can be challenging, particularly as more people receive care outside of the hospital and providers shift to reimbursement based on quality of care, rather than volume.

The pandemic shifted strategic focus and investments for Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic as the system sought to treat patients safely and using resources responsibly during the early days.

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health invested in a behavioral health technology company as part of a strategic partnership to provide customized behavioral health and well-being services to patients and employees.

CMS wants to expand coverage for artificial heart devices to provide a "patient-centered approach to treating end-stage heart disease."

HHS partnered with the VA and Department of Energy to coordinate and share COVID-19 health data.

Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, Quebec, is one of the first healthcare organizations in North America to begin using Microsoft's virtual reality headset HoloLens to reduce direct contact between COVID-19 patients and medical staff.

Intel has partnered with more than 100 organizations and contributed more than $30 million to nearly 200 projects related to the COVID-19 response and recovery efforts in a little more than three months.

Amazon Web Services is working with several healthcare partners to rapidly adopt and support technologies ranging from telehealth to interoperability solutions in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The American Academy of Family Physicians is seeking up to 100 physicians to participate in stage 2 of its Innovation Lab pilot program aimed at reducing EHR documentation burdens, according to a June 25 news release. 

San Francisco-based Alpha Health received $20 million in Series A funding, the company reported June 10.