Innovation

Hutchinson (Kan.) Regional Medical Center will serve as the first U.S. test site for a new drone-powered delivery network of healthcare resources including medicine, lab samples and vaccines, GovTech reported Aug. 19. 

Boston-based Harvard Medical School is launching a new precision medicine effort via a collaboration with Clalit Research Institute in Tel Aviv, Israel, the organizations announced Aug. 18. 

Karen Murphy, PhD, RN, executive vice president and chief innovation and digital transformation officer for Geisinger in Danville, Pa., joined the Becker's Healthcare podcast to talk about innovation amid the pandemic and how technology improves healthcare delivery.

As more health systems make investments in digital health startups to help address unmet needs in the healthcare industry, it is imperative that their selection process have a clear strategy.

Seattle Children's Hospital is using 3D printing to create replicas of patients' organs and tissue to give its surgical team an opportunity to practice together before an operation, according to an Aug. 6 Kiro 7 report.

John Brownstein, MD, chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital, joined the Becker's Healthcare podcast to discuss big partnerships between industry and healthcare delivery organizations and sparking inspiration.

COVID-19 has accelerated healthcare innovation, but tech adoption is still lagging behind several industries, according to an Aug. 9 Google Cloud report.

Eleven healthcare companies were featured in Fast Company's 2021 list of "100 Best Workplaces for Innovators," with Moderna taking the list's No. 1 spot.

Tony Ambrozie, senior vice president and chief digital officer of Baptist Health South Florida in Miami, joined the Becker’s Healthcare podcast to talk about digital transformation and consumerism.

Verily, the healthcare and life sciences sister company of Google, said Aug. 5 it is launching a new artificial intelligence research and development center in Israel.