Michael Pencina, PhD, Duke Health's chief data scientist, says he aims for the health system to be an organization that many come to for guidance when it comes to algorithms, The Chronicle reported Sept. 20.
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IT leaders from CommonSpirit, HCA Healthcare and Sutter Health have been appointed as council members to health tech company Augmedix's AI Advisory Council.
Diligent Robotics plans to expand its Moxi robot systemwide at most of its 22 health system clients after receiving a $25 million cash infusion Sept. 21.
Artificial intelligence is on par with physicians for virtual primary care diagnoses, according to a new study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health.
About Healthcare, a digital health company that works to help health systems operate as one connected network, named Jonathan Shoemaker, former chief integration officer of Minneapolis-based Allina Health, as its CEO.
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Virtual care company Teladoc Health named Eric Evans, the current CEO of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners and former president of hospital operations at Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, to its board of directors.
Intermountain Ventures, the venture capital arm of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, has backed a $31 million funding round for Vivante Health, a digestive health company.
Inbound Health, a hospital at-home company launched by Minneapolis-based Allina Health and Flare Capital partners in 2022, raised $30 million in series B financing.
Five health systems say they've been able to address workforce challenges by adopting virtual nursing.
The investment arm of Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare joined in on a $6.25 million series A financing round for Amenities Health, a digital front door for healthcare companies.