Innovation

Although far from being implemented in healthcare, blockchain technology has potential to solve a variety of issues in healthcare, adding up to big savings, according to a BIS Research report. 

Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital psychiatrist Carl Marci, MD, will lead the mental health division of an AI startup.

Because SARS-CoV-2 can be detected in wastewater systems, a commentary published March 30 in Nature suggests that smart toilets may be a good public health strategy for detecting and tracking COVID-19 cases. 

Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University's MedTech Accelerator welcomed eight healthcare technology-focused startups. 

Columbus, Md.-based MedStar Health and Verily, Alphabet's life sciences arm, participated in a $18.5 million funding round for Zephyr AI, an artificial intelligence company focused on precision medicine and drug discovery.

Infusion centers have two key assets: chairs and nurses. Software can be used to optimize the allocation of chairs, but there has been little focus on the allocation of nurses.

Intel has provided Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare with $100,000 to buy 70 new camera systems to remotely monitor patients.

Johnson & Johnson CEO Joaquin Duato is betting on technology and artificial intelligence to transform patient care, CNBC reported March 30.

A children's virtual behavioral health platform has received funding from GV (formerly Google Ventures), Optum Ventures, Boston Children's Hospital, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and others.

Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System partnered with virtual care provider Biofourmis to provide acute-level hospital care inside patients' homes.