Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System has been using artificial intelligence to boost performance across its clinical and financial systems for years, but use of those tools is increasing at the Baton Rouge, La.-based organization.
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As hospitals and health systems continue to invest in their artificial intelligence strategies, many have been teaming up with tech giants like Google and Microsoft to deploy healthcare AI tools that can alleviate their providers' burdens and optimize operations.
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare researchers have developed an AI model that can predict death in the five to 90 days after the start of an inpatient admission.
Houston Methodist Hospital has opened its new Houston Methodist Tech Hub as it looks to create a place where innovators can come together to solve some of healthcare's most pressing issues, Innovation Outpost reported Aug. 29.
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health is expanding its partnership with Google Cloud to use its generative artificial intelligence tools to reduce administrative workload, support clinical decision making and help personalize the patient experience.
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Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is using artificial intelligence to directly assist clinicians, such as a monitoring program that can predict deterioration risk, rather than just creating algorithms, the AMA reported Aug. 25.
Healthcare venture capital fund Questa Capital closed on its third fund, raising $397 million to invest in healthcare companies.
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, based in Palo Alto, Calif., implemented bedside virtual reality school lessons for hospitalized children who are too ill to attend its "Hospital School" program.
Perpetuate Capital, a private capital fund specializing in employee trusts, announced that it will close its newest fund by the end of 2023.