Innovation

Cyber insurance startup Elpha Secure has raised $20 million in series A funding.

Cleveland Clinic has been selected as a founding partner and the leading healthcare system in the Healthcare Quantum Innovation Hub based in greater Washington, D.C.

The White House released its artificial intelligence bill of rights on Oct. 4, which lays out voluntary guidelines that companies developing or deploying AI can follow to safeguard people from misuse or abuse, The Wall Street Journal reported. 

Medtech company Xenter is rolling out the health-focused wireless network XenFI.

A new Sentara hospital in Elizabeth City, N.C., will feature a digital hub that will allow patients to connect with clinicians virtually, according to Oct. 4 reporting in The Daily Advocate.

Hudson, N.Y.-based Columbia Memorial Health has launched a digital symptom checker that will allow patients to assess and triage their symptoms virtually. 

Hospitals are using AI to improve health outcomes, clinician workflows and patient care. Here are six artificial intelligence projects health systems have recently created and deployed as reported by Becker's Hospital Review:

Boston-based Mass General Brigham Ventures, the venture capital arm of Mass General Brigham, joined a $26 million investment round for virtual pediatric mental health treatment platform InStride Health. 

Virtual reality is an exciting new technology that allows medical systems to train clinicians in the digital world.

Innovation drives health systems, and changes in a health system's IT infrastructure can have dramatic effects on the CIO and digital officer roles.