COVID-19 has driven rapid acceleration of digital transformation at health systems nationwide. Virtual health, remote collaboration and remote patient engagement are now the norm for clinicians. This revolution in healthcare technology, however, isn't without challenges.
Innovation
Researchers from Cleveland Clinic developed a machine learning tool that predicts whether cancer immunotherapy drugs will be effective for patients, according to a Nov. 1 study published in Nature Biotechnology.
Here are seven recent health IT vendor contracts and go-lives accelerating digital transformation efforts at healthcare organizations.
Infusion centers manage a wide variety of treatment plans, patients and appointment lengths.
IBM asked thousands of executives what their innovation goals are and how cloud infrastructure plays a role in digital transformation in a recent study.
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The Zucker Institute for Applied Neurosciences, a technology accelerator at the Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina, said Nov. 3 it will commercialize its surgical suction de-clogging tool.
The Providence Innovation Group, a health innovation center within Renton, Wash.-based Providence, named Andy Chu its senior vice president of product and technology incubation, Providence said Nov. 3.
UC Davis Health in California is partnering with the SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity to name and help cultivate several health-centered exhibits showcasing medical technologies.
From their thoughts on predictive analytics to how they define digital transformation, here are five quotes about the role of innovation in healthcare that hospital executives shared with Becker's Hospital Review in October:
David Cordani, Cigna CEO and president, highlighted pharmaceutical innovation as one of three healthcare trends industry leaders should watch as they develop their strategies, according to an Oct. 26 Cigna news release.