About one-third of Americans say they get health information from social media, while a smaller but growing share turn to artificial intelligence chatbots, according to an April 7 analysis from Pew Research Center. The findings, based on a survey of…
Innovation
The technology is arriving faster than most health systems can evaluate it. Artificial intelligence tools, vendors and platforms are flooding the market, each promising to solve the problems that have defined American healthcare for decades — workforce shortages, administrative burden,…
Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health is scaling two clinical decision-support tools. UpToDate Expert AI combines evidence-based clinical information with advanced AI and is the only AI clinical reference tool approved by the five-hospital system’s AI governance committee, according to an April…
The state of Rhode Island is allocating nearly a quarter of its Rural Health Transformation Program funding to technology and innovation initiatives. Gov. Dan McKee submitted a budget amendment to dedicate $16.7 million for rural health IT modernization for hospitals…
Innovation in healthcare has long suffered from a specific organizational failure: the people closest to the problems are rarely the ones empowered to solve them. A growing number of health system leaders are concluding that this isn’t just a missed…
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Novant Health, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., has begun using Ion robotic bronchoscopy technology across southeastern North Carolina to perform minimally invasive biopsies of hard-to-reach lung nodules. The technology, funded by the Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation, allows…
Mercy Hospital St. Louis is adding a noninvasive technology that directs sound waves to destroy liver tumors. The hospital is slated to become the first in Missouri and among the first 100 in the U.S. to use the Edison histotripsy…
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System and Guyana’s Ministry of Health have launched a national quality improvement program focused on advancing patient safety and hospital care through digital, data-driven strategies. The initiative began with a two-day leadership workshop held…
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is introducing smart rooms at its more than 55 hospitals across nine states. The health system is rolling out the technology in stages throughout 2026. The rooms include digitized whiteboards, digital door signs, and secure, in-room…
Residents and fellows at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic are leaning into the health system’s data analytics arm to inform their careers. They recently participated in Platform Experience Day, exploring how Mayo Clinic Platform’s database of tens of millions of deidentified…