Hoag Innovators, a philanthropic arm of the Newport Beach, Calif.-based health system, awarded $1 million to Hoag staffers' innovation projects, the Daily Pilot reported.
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RadiantGraph, an artificial intelligence-powered platform designed to drive health plan engagement, raised $5 million in seed financing.
Healthcare ... well, it could use some help. You can’t swing a stethoscope without knocking over piles of stories about frustrated patients, compassionate physicians who are burning out, nurses (the champions of moment-to-moment clinical care) who are leaving the profession…
Sharp HealthCare, based in San Diego, has teamed up with the local incubator EvoNexus to assess advanced medical technology, The San Diego Union Tribune reported Oct. 25.
Abridge, an artificial intelligence-powered clinical documentation company, raised $30 million in a series B financing round that saw participation from CVS Health Ventures, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Lifepoint Health and Mayo Clinic.
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As the integration of AI is expected to rapidly increase in healthcare, Mike Thompson, vice president of enterprise data intelligence at Cedars-Sinai, said there needs to be a checks and balances system from innovators, healthcare institutions and regulatory entities.
Healthcare Technology Report has named its top 100 health tech companies of 2023.
The chief executives of Microsoft and Google parent company Alphabet touted their health system partnerships in the Big Tech firms' Oct. 24 earnings calls.
Moderna is partnering with artificial intelligence-focused precision medicine company Caris Life Science to support Moderna's oncology initiatives.
Cleveland Clinic has secured leadership in a quantum computing project spearheaded by nonprofit company Wellcome Leap and is set to make substantial contributions to a separate initiative in collaboration with Algorithmiq.