Innovation

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has a venture capital arm that has invested in and supported more than 65 companies in the last 20 years.

Health technology company NuraLogix has developed artificial intelligence models to predict a person's risk for Type 2 diabetes. 

Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare has invested $3 million in care automation company Qventus as part of a $50 million funding round, the health system said in an Aug. 9 news release.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is using software standardization, development processes and technology to generate AI use cases more rapidly, according to an Aug. 8 MIT Sloan Management Review article. 

Health system chief innovation officers literally have the word "innovation" in their titles — and not for nothing. These executives develop and sometimes commercialize technologies that treat patients in their hospitals and beyond.

Omaha, Neb.-based medical device company Bot Image has received FDA clearance for its ProstatID technology, a prostate cancer detection tool that combines MRI technology and artificial intelligence.

The transcatheter heart valve replacement market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 12 percent from 2022 to 2032, according to a new report from consulting firm FMI.

Blood test maker and epigenetics company VolitionRx is appointikng medical services company Diagnostic Oncology CRO to lead U.S. clinical tests of VolitionRx's Nu.Q product line, with the hopes of receiving FDA clearance.

It's time to look up — literally — when it comes to how medical supplies and medications are transported, according to hospital and healthcare leaders using drone delivery.

Hospitals are using AI, data analytics and machine learning to improve health outcomes, produce predictive clinical insights and improve patient care. Here are seven artificial intelligence projects health systems have recently created and deployed as reported by Becker's Hospital Review: