Innovation

St. Louis-based insurer Centene signed an agreement to acquire Apixio, a healthcare-focused data science company, according to a Nov. 9 news release.

The Cascadia Data Alliance, a health research data sharing initiative backed by Microsoft, recently granted $1.2 million for new cancer treatment innovation projects at five member organizations, according to a Nov. 5 news release. 

The National Institute on Aging awarded Cleveland Clinic a $2.6 million grant to build and validate two automated tools that will identify and screen patients at high risk of cognitive decline, according to a Nov. 5 news release. 

Despite operation constraints and financial priorities shifted by the COVID-19 pandemic, most healthcare organizations (90 percent) anticipate artificial intelligence systems and tools to achieve widespread adoption across the industry over the next five years, according to Black Book Research.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has partnered with Google Health on a new initiative to boost radiation therapy planning with artificial intelligence.

Nearly three out of four healthcare organizations anticipate increasing their artificial intelligence tech and software funding this year, according to an Oct. 22 report from Deloitte.

Intuitive, a company focused on robotic-assisted surgical technology, launched a venture capital fund Oct. 27 to invest in digital health companies.

West Lafayette, Ind.-based Purdue University researchers have applied architectural features from spider webs to create 3D photo detectors for biomedical imaging, according to an Oct. 21 news release.

From their thoughts on how to respond to digital disruption in the healthcare industry to what makes a successful hospital innovation team, here are 11 key quotes about the role of innovation in healthcare that executives from hospitals and health…

Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., received $5 million from Boeing for its new research and innovation campus, the hospital announced Oct. 20.