Around one in four consumers see the healthcare sector and their providers as innovative compared to other digitally transformed industries, according to an Ernst & Young report released Oct. 23.
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The Innovation Studio at Children's Hospital Los Angeles announced on Oct. 21 the five winners of its inaugural Digital Health Lab competition to develop pediatric healthcare solutions using virtual and augmented reality and mobile gaming technology.
Bloomington-based Indiana University will open a Center for Artificial Intelligence, backed by a $60 million gift — the second-largest private donation in the university's history — from billionaire alumnus Fred Luddy.
The United Health Foundation announced on Oct. 17 a partnership with Atlanta-based Morehouse School of Medicine to research ways to improve accessibility and usability of digital health tools in underserved communities in the southeastern U.S.
Seattle Children's announced on Oct. 15 the opening of its Building Cure biomedical research center in the "biotech corridor" of downtown Seattle.
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The Washington, D.C.-based Advanced Medical Technology Association, a trade association and lobbying group, established on Oct. 14 its Center for Digital Health to advance tech- and data-driven care delivery.
Bayer added 11 digital health startups to its G4A Digital Health Partnerships program, which provides funding and commercial guidance to early-stage companies developing digital healthcare solutions.
The University of California San Francisco's Health Hub, an innovation and startup studio, announced on Oct. 11 the winners of its inaugural Digital Health Awards.
Four health IT leaders discussed their strategies and innovations for the consumerization of healthcare and digital experience in 2020 during a keynote panel at the Becker's Hospital Review Health IT + RCM conference on Oct. 9.
Texas Medical Center in Houston announced Oct. 2 its new partnership with the Kingdom of Denmark focused on healthcare innovation, research and education.