Innovation

Below is a list of investments that health systems made in digital health startups and internal innovation efforts in 2021.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois has selected three early-stage startups to participate in its Innovation Accelerator Program, an initiative focused on furthering virtual and home healthcare developments in the wake of COVID-19.

From HCA Healthcare teaming up with Google Cloud to build healthcare algorithms to Amazon Care, Intermountain and Ascension's joint home care coalition, the first half of 2021 has recorded several new partnerships between Big Tech and healthcare providers. 

Ninety-three percent of healthcare executives' organizations are innovating with an urgency and call to action this year, according to a recent Accenture report. 

In recent years, the field of endoscopy has experienced incredible advances thanks to new cutting-edge procedures and technologies. These innovative and sophisticated endoscopic surgical techniques are designed to provide better patient outcomes and improved quality of life for individuals with a wide range of diagnoses.…

Digital health and tech adoption have skyrocketed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving many hospitals and health systems adopting technologies that support remote patient monitoring, two-way video communications and more. 

Health systems have been pouring investment dollars into digital health startups, research efforts and internal innovation projects throughout 2021, though they often do not disclose the amount. For those that did, below are the five largest innovation investments health systems…

UC Berkeley is auctioning off a non-fungible token called "The Fourth Pillar," which includes the scientific findings that led to the invention of cancer immunotherapy, San Francisco-based radio station KQED reported.

Virtual diabetes clinic Onduo, a Verily company, named Duke Health executive Eric Huang, MD, PhD, its new chief science and innovation officer. 

Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are pushing forward digital transformation efforts by creating new tools and launching innovative programs.