Artificial Intelligence
In May 1954, Roger Bannister did something the medical establishment had declared physiologically impossible: he ran a mile in under…
More than 700 rural hospitals have joined Microsoft’s Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program, an initiative aimed at helping small and often under-resourced hospitals strengthen their cyber defenses with free or low-cost tools and services. The program has seen steady growth…
Albemarle, N.C.-based Atrium Health Stanly plans to launch a virtual nursing program thanks to a $1.45 million grant. The grant is the largest of several funded through a $4 million gift to the Atrium Health Foundation from the Duke Endowment.…
Rural hospitals are bracing for Medicaid cuts that could affect their cybersecurity. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law July 4 by President Donald Trump, slashes Medicaid funding by nearly $1 trillion over the next decade. Healthcare leaders…
If hospital and health system CIOs had unlimited resources, where would they place their biggest technology bets? Becker’s asked several IT leaders: If you had a blank check to invest in one technology tomorrow, what would it be and why?…
An Idaho health system decided to stick with Meditech as its EHR vendor despite exploring other options. What Cottonwood- and Orofino-based St. Mary’s Health and Clearwater Valley Health knew was that they needed a new EHR — and quickly. The facilities…
Cleveland Clinic hosted its inaugural AI Summit for Healthcare Professionals on July 11. Here are six things to know, according to a July 11 news release: 1. More than 650 healthcare professionals attended the summit in Cleveland, including 450 on-site…
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants every American using a wearable health device within four years. But is that goal worthwhile — and attainable? Health system leaders told Becker’s that it’s a deserving outcome that won’t be easy to…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has developed an AI model to screen for cardiac amyloidosis, a rare, progressive type of heart failure. The health system built the solution, the first and only of its kind, with AI echocardiography company Ultromics and…
Artificial Intelligence is actively shaping the future of healthcare, and the speed of innovation is accelerating every day. Tech-focused leaders in healthcare and beyond know that the path to truly impactful AI adoption is paved with both incredible potential and…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has nearly 100 AI algorithms in use that leaders are building “into the fabric” of the health system, the Rochester (Minn.) Post Bulletin reported. Here are six things to know from the July 8 article: 1.…