Innovation

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health was honored among Fast Company's list of the top 10 most innovative health companies, a subset of its broader ranking of the world's 50 most innovative companies.

Fast Company unveiled on March 10 its annual list of the world's 50 most innovative companies, plus 44 sector-specific "Top 10" lists, which included a ranking of the most innovative biotechnology companies.

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare inked a partnership with the Israel Innovation Authority on March 5 that will bring new healthcare technology innovations to the health system and its surrounding areas, the Hartford Courant reports.

At Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare, a robust innovation strategy is led by Barry Stein, MD, vice president and chief clinical innovation officer, and based on five core pillars.

Health Data Analytics Institute, a startup using artificial intelligence to build patient risk profiles to support clinical decision-making, came out of stealth mode with the launch of a new application programming interface on March 3.

The University of California San Francisco tapped pathology software company Proscia to jointly develop and test artificial intelligence solutions that could improve physicians' speed and accuracy in diagnosing prostate cancer.

In this age of near-exclusive reliance on electronic communication, practically nobody asks for your number any longer — we just text, email or AirDrop critical identifiers.

Since launching last March, Cleveland Clinic's Center for Artificial Intelligence has begun 20 AI-related research projects focused on improving disease prediction and diagnostics, according to a Feb. 27 Wall Street Journal report.

Here are three hospitals and health systems that have distributed innovation funds in the last month, beginning with the most recent:

Healthcare leaders enrolled in Waco, Texas-based Baylor University's executive MBA program will now be able to earn a graduate certificate in Healthcare Innovation and Management, the school announced Feb. 27.