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Innovation

Necessary reliance on digital health options during the pandemic has propelled the industry to explore and adopt options for providing healthcare that depend on technology that can quickly close gaps in time and information.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth has started piloting virtual nursing to cover administrative tasks and help new nurses at a Phoenix hospital, KTAR reported Dec. 4.

Culmination Bio, a company building a patient data intelligence platform spun off from Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, received a $10 million investment.

Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health has begun its first phase of integrating AI with its Microsoft 365 applications, and the health system said it is already seeing enhancements in efficiency. 

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Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy is collaborating with Microsoft and with a panel of 45,000 patients involved in testing to explore how AI can assist both patients and staff, Fox 25 reported Nov. 29.

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