Google and Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic have collaborated on an artificial intelligence algorithm to improve brain stimulation and assist in treating patients with psychiatric illness and direct brain injuries, Onmanorama reported Sept. 6.
Innovation
Four health systems and one digital health company have opened or announced plans to establish new centers focused on healthcare innovation in the past five weeks.
UC San Diego Health recently established an innovation center to focus on improving virtual visit experiences for patients and integrating remote monitoring technologies within treatment plans, among other initiatives.
Kaia Health, a New York City-based startup developing smartphone-based technology for chronic condition management, recently added five leaders, most of whom are healthcare veterans, to its senior team.
From their thoughts on how to choose which digital health startups to invest in to how healthcare innovation has been crucial to fighting the pandemic, here are six quotes about the role of innovation in healthcare that hospital executives shared…
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Eight early-stage companies developing healthcare innovations to improve clinical technology and patient experience have advanced to the final stage of the Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge, the company announced Aug. 30.
Olive on Aug. 26 launched Olive Ventures, an in-house studio seeking to create companies and products for the healthcare industry.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health is planning its innovation district in Charlotte, N.C., where it will build a four-year medical school, innovation and research hub, according to an Aug. 24 Charlotte Business Journal report.
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health Ventures is joining as a partner in private investment firm Auxo Investment Partners' acquisition of Altus Industries, the companies announced Aug. 24.
When the pandemic emerged, hospitals realized digital innovation strategy was no longer a nice-to-have, but rather a must-have. Below, 10 innovation leaders from hospitals and health systems across the country share how their role has evolved since the pandemic began.