As part of its ongoing collaboration with Google Cloud, Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health hopes to one day have a "data-driven care plan for every member," chief analytics officer Richard Clarke, PhD, told Becker's.
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Hospitals and health systems have been busy partnering with Big Tech companies to help advance healthcare's digital shift.
University of Southern California researchers have formed the Center on Artificial Intelligence Research for Health to study how to most effectively use AI and machine learning to analyze data from EHRs, genomics, medical images, biosamples, and sensors and wearables.
Artificial intelligence has massive potential to change care delivery and the future of healthcare. Here are five recent healthcare AI developments Becker's has reported on since Nov. 10:
PayZen, a financial technology company focusing on patient financing, has raised $220 million in a growth round.
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Care.AI, an artificial intelligence ambient monitoring company for healthcare, has raised $27 million in funding from Crescent Cove Advisors.
Capitol, a company that uses artificial intelligence to help health insurance companies make decisions, raised $10 million in a seed funding round.
HC9 Ventures, a venture capital firm specializing in healthcare software, has closed on its initial $83 million fund.
Hospitals are using AI to improve health outcomes, produce predictive clinical insights and improve patient care. Here are six artificial intelligence projects health systems have recently created and deployed, as reported by Becker's Hospital Review:
Medicare has granted waivers to 256 hospitals in 37 states to conduct hospital-at-home programs, but uncertainty over Medicare's future involvement has been hindering these programs from being adopted more widely, The New York Times reported Nov. 19.