Columbus will become the third city in Ohio to establish a state-funded medical innovation district, according to a Feb. 17 report from local radio station WOSU.
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Cleveland Clinic is building a biorepository slated to start operations in June, which it hopes to incorporate into the newly-founded Cleveland Innovation District, Cleveland.com reported Feb. 17.
Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota partnered with Google Cloud to create an education program for students pursuing healthcare careers, the university announced Feb. 12.
Ask almost any healthcare consultant what it is they wish they had access to, and nine out of 10 times, they’ll say extensive clinical and financial data.
Fourteen health systems, including Trinity Health, Northwell Health and Tenet Health, are partnering to create a comprehensive, de-identified data platform that will glean more robust insights on medical conditions such as rare diseases and COVID-19.
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Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health and Mercy Fort Smith said Feb. 9 they will invest $1 million in a healthcare sciences innovation center for students in the Fort Smith, Ark., area.
UPMC researchers created a machine learning-powered tool that can rapidly predict mortality for patients facing a transfer between hospitals to obtain higher-acuity care, the Pittsburgh-based health system announced Feb. 8.
Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are pushing digital transformation efforts forward by creating new tools and launching innovative programs.
Zane Burke, former CEO of Livongo Health and president of Cerner, has joined the board of directors for workers compensation digital health company Bardavon Health Innovations, according to a Feb. 3 news release.
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System researchers used federated learning, an artificial intelligence technique that protects patients' privacy, to analyze EHRs and better predict how COVID-19 patients will progress, according to a Jan. 27 news release.