Accurate person identity data is one of the most difficult challenges in healthcare today. The stakes are high; merge the wrong records, and you create a privacy risk; fail to link the right ones, and critical patient history gets lost.…
Innovation
Eight health systems were named 2025 CIO 100 Award winners for having the top IT leadership across industries. After reviewing submissions, CIO picks the top 100 organizations that “drive innovation, transformation and business success through technology,” said Elizabeth Cutler, content…
Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine is future-proofing its upcoming $2.2 billion hospital by testing out smart rooms at its current campus. The health system launched a 17-bed “innovation design unit” earlier this year to try out new technologies ahead of the new…
Many health systems are embracing AI across various applications, including documentation, the revenue cycle and claims denials. While this technology shows tremendous potential in improving the delivery of healthcare, more work is needed to realize AI’s full potential in clinical…
A community group is issuing demands of General Catalyst prior to its acquisition of Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. The venture capital firm agreed in November to purchase the two-hospital system for $485 million as part…
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Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai expects “robust returns” from informatics projects over the coming years, executives told Becker’s. The health system recently bolstered its informatics leadership by promoting Shaun Miller, MD, to chief health informatics officer and appointing Yaron Elad, MD, as…
Abridge, an AI-powered medical transcription company that helps clinicians document patient visits efficiently, was named the most innovative healthcare company by Fast Company. Fast Company released its 2025 list of “Most Innovative Companies in Healthcare,” which includes 15 nominees:
San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare has launched the Spatial Computing Center of Excellence, an initiative aimed at changing how clinicians interact with technology.
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is working with Best Buy Health to advance technology for hospital-at-home care.
Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has launched its inaugural startup accelerator class to meet some of healthcare's most pressing needs with innovation and technology.