The next big healthcare technologies include artificial intelligence to diagnose and find treatments for diseases and automated credentialing for health systems, Fast Company reported Nov. 19.
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Columbus-based OhioHealth has been experiencing promising early results from its 84 smart hospital rooms and plans to expand the technology to more facilities.
Pittsburgh-based UPMC Enterprises and Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health have signed on to a digital consortium with nine other health systems to develop and invest in new healthcare technologies.
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has launched the Sanford Virtual Care Center, a facility dedicated to advancing virtual care.
Many health systems are focusing on digital innovation to boost the patient experience and lessen administrative work for clinicians.
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Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health is planning to launch an acute hospital at-home program and expand its remote patient monitoring program.
Hospitals and health systems continue to roll out hospital-at-home programs to treat acute care patients in their homes.
Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health has launched an acute hospital care at home program.
Healthcare startup Forward, known for its AI-driven "doctor-in-a-box" service, is shutting down, EndPointsNews reported Nov. 13.
An Iowa health system has experienced the highs and lows of virtual nursing since launching the technology amid the pandemic.