Artificial Intelligence

Insurer Anthem is increasing its use of artificial intelligence to streamline the backend management systems of businesses, according to an article from Deloitte published in The Wall Street Journal.

Artificial intelligence companies are developing audio transcription tools that can create searchable archives of calls and meetings, WIRED reported April 15.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island partnered with Diagnostic Robotics to assist in identifying risks for chronic conditions in its members to curb unnecessary hospitalizations.

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 However, their ability to provide care is often hampered by outdated operational systems and processes.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.