Hospitals are using artificial intelligence in emergency rooms, inpatient wards and intensive care units to help identify and treat patients at highest risk for sepsis and an impending cardiac arrest or stroke, The Wall Street Journal reported April 10.
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New York City-based Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital expanded the use of a seizure monitoring device to pediatric patients.
Mayo Clinic launched a program called Monitoring at Charter House, which allows surgery patients to recover in an apartment nearby the system's flagship hospital in Rochester, Minn.
New technology may be able to analyze a patient's mental health solely by listening and evaluating changes in their voice, reported The New York Times April 5.
Alphabet-owned Wing will deliver over-the-counter medicines and household essentials sold at Walgreens via drones, The Wall Street Journal reported April 7.
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Google has been doubling down on its healthcare ventures by investing in partnerships and technologies, from using artificial intelligence in diagnostics to creating science videos.
Washington, D.C.-based Children's National Hospital will host an innovation accelerator competition focused on developing new technology that addresses unmet pediatric needs.
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System plans to launch a study on the effectiveness of an AI tool in identifying cognitive impairment that could lead to dementia.
Most datasets used in clinical artificial intelligence papers come from the U.S. and China, casting worries about representation and diversity of data and subsequently AI accuracy, according to a study published March 31 in PLOS Digital Health.
Some health systems in poorer countries are leveraging supply chain technology to get patients the care they need, and it could soon be used in the U.S. too, reported MIT Technology Review March 9.