Innovation

Hospitals and health systems are increasingly using AI and machine learning algorithms to help diagnose patients, but physicians say they won't be relying on the technology alone as these tools have shown biases that can hinder patient care and safety,…

Health Catalyst appointed Matthew Kolb, executive vice president and COO of Carle Health, to its board after the system made a strategic investment in the data analytics and technology services company.

Artificial intelligence-powered precision medicine company Tempus is partnering with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on a project aiming to advance the use of AI and machine learning capabilities in oncology therapeutic discovery.

Here are five hospital and health systems partnerships with Big Tech companies that Becker's reported on in February.

Former Cerner Vice President Kevin McArdle is co-founding and will serve as CEO of Big Band, a software-as-a-service holding company looking to deploy $100 million to buy software companies.

Hospitals and health systems should hold off on their investments in large language models as there is currently no way to evaluate whether these tools will be useful, fair and reliable, according to a Feb. 27 Stanford University article. 

BetterNight, a virtual sleep care company, raised $33 million in growth funding.

Xandar Kardian, a contactless heart monitoring company, received an investment from Portfolia.

Corewell Health Ventures invested in $390 million cost-cycle tech company SpendMend after it helped the health system cut costs, MiBiz reported.

CodaMetrix, a spinoff of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham that uses artificial intelligence for health system revenue cycle management, raised $55 million in series A funding.