Innovation

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Phoenix-based Banner Health are backing a healthcare data company in a $275 million funding round.

In 2025, health system IT and digital leaders plan to focus on the common (data and cybersecurity) and the novel (creative voice artificial intelligence and inpatient digital "highways").

Health systems continue to look to Big Tech to help boost their artificial intelligence and data capabilities.

Orlando (Fla.) Health's Hospital Care at Home has served more than 2,000 patients in Central Florida since launching in February 2023. 

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health launched Accrete Health Partners in 2022 as a holding company to align digital health teams as well as invest in and scale digital products.

Health systems experienced another year of digital advancement in 2024, with more big EHR moves and a push toward generative AI.

Galveston, Texas-based University of Texas Medical Branch has partnered with the Wyss Center, a leading neuroengineering and neurotechnology research non-profit, to advance neuroscience research and technologies.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has doubled its hospital-at-home program over the past year, its leader told Becker's.

The Hidden Epidemic of ICU Delirium Delirium affects 10-30% of hospitalized patients and up to 80% of ICU patients. Triggered by trauma, unfamiliar environments, and medications, it can lead to aggression, prolonged hospital stays, increased re-intubation risks, cognitive decline, and…

Equipping hospital pharmacy teams and healthcare decision-makers with a holistic view of medication purchasing, storage, and dispensing-related data can have positive upstream and downstream effects on operational efficiency, financial performance, and patient outcomes.