Much of the technology-based innovation of recent years has radiated outward from Silicon Valley, where the prevailing mentality is one of rapid advancement and disruption, but agility is beginning to take on a more nuanced meaning.
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Digital engagement startup Rx.Health will integrate artificial intelligence-powered digital assistant Suki into its new digital therapeutics toolkit to address physician burnout, the companies announced Dec. 9.
The Mayo Clinic has teamed up with materials science company W.L. Gore & Associates to develop implantable cell therapies for incurable diseases, the Rochester, Minn.-based health system announced Dec. 10.
Biotia, a startup combining next-generation DNA sequencing and artificial intelligence technology for precision detection and diagnosis of infectious disease, has raised $2.4 million in seed funding and expanded its scientific advisory board.
Beginning in August 2020, the University of Texas at Austin will offer a master's degree in Design in Health, the first of its kind in the U.S., according to a Dec. 10 news release.
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The vast majority of high-tech job growth in the U.S. took place in just five metro areas — all but one of them on the West Coast — between 2005 and 2017, according to a new report.
Sameer Badlani, MD, CIO of Minneapolis-based Fairview, is leading the health system's digital transformation.
Roberta Schwartz, PhD, is executive vice president and chief innovation officer of Houston Methodist and CEO of Houston Methodist Hospital — two complementary roles that she juggles with "way too much energy."
Since assuming dual responsibilities of CIO and chief innovation officer earlier this year, Texas Children's Hospital's Myra Davis has streamlined innovation efforts at the Houston-based health system.
Digital innovation demands more than funding and a shiny piece of technology. From sparking a new idea, to developing a blueprint, introducing the technology to clinicians and then bringing it to patients, the entire transformation process requires dedication and a…