From testing new AI tools in healthcare to partnering with rural hospitals on cybersecurity, here are eight healthcare moves Microsoft has made since February, as reported by Becker’s:
- Stanford Health Care, based in Palo Alto, Calif., is testing a new tool from Microsoft designed to ease the burden of preparing complex cancer cases for tumor board meetings.
- Peter Lee, Ph.D., the president of Microsoft Research, was appointed to the Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees.
- Microsoft announced that it has partnerships with Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network; Renton, Wash.-based Providence; and Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine on AI and data projects.
- Galveston-based University of Texas Medical Branch inked a five-year deal with Microsoft to take advantage of the company’s AI and cloud computing capabilities.
- Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope built an AI tool with Microsoft to generate patient histories, giving clinicians more time to see patients.
- Five-hundred and fifty rural hospitals joined Microsoft’s Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program, an initiative designed to provide free and low-cost resources to strengthen their cybersecurity defenses.
- In March, Microsoft rolled out a new AI-powered clinical workflow assistant designed to alleviate administrative burdens for healthcare providers.
- Press Ganey partnered with Microsoft to develop AI-powered tools to improve safety, quality and patient experience in healthcare.
