Innovation

Digital health applications, artificial intelligence partnerships and hospital-at-home programs, are among the innovations launching at hospitals this month, as reported by Becker's Hospital Review in February.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health revealed new details of its $1.5 billion innovation district that will surround its future medical school, the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Charlotte, in a Feb. 8 article in the Charlotte Business Journal.

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Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, which operates 84 hospitals in 16 states, is launching a digital health infrastructure to help patients manage chronic conditions at home.

Houston Methodist will break ground in the next few months on a 400-bed smart hospital in Cypress, Texas, after receiving the green light to build from its board of directors, according to a note to employees from hospital CEO Marc…

The design of at-home COVID-19 tests, which delivers results through visual cues, renders the tests inaccessible for visually impaired individuals, FastCompany reported Feb. 8.

Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health signed a multiyear deal with virtual care provider Biofourmis to use its artificial intelligence-powered remote monitoring tools to care for acute and post-acute care patients in their homes.

Blockchain and "connected health" technology are two trends hospitals should not rush to adopt, according to two hospital innovation executives.

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare launched a healthcare innovation incubator modeled after ABC's hit show "Shark Tank," according to a Feb. 4 news release.

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health announced Feb. 3 the launch of a new "hospital-at-home" program at the JFK University Medical Center, also based in Edison.