In 2023, large health systems, such as Cleveland Clinic and Boston Children's, accelerated their adoption of 5G technology.
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New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian has approximately 120 AI initiatives underway across clinical and nonclinical areas.
Xploro, a pediatric digital health startup in Cleveland-based University Hospitals investment portfolio, raised $1.7 million in seed financing.
While HHS works to set regulations and guidelines for artificial intelligence's use in healthcare, the agency is also putting the technology to work in its own day-to-day operations, according to a Dec. 20 Politico report.
Invitae, a biotech company focusing on genetic testing, laid off 15% of its staff as the company initiated a cost-cutting plan.
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EHR vendor Meditech is joining the Cancer Moonshot initiative, a project formed by the Biden administration that aims to cut the cancer death rate by at least half within 25 years and improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
Robbinsdale, Minn.-based North Memorial Health is selecting Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to integrate financial, supply chain and human resources operations in the cloud in a bid to cut expenses and improve employee and patient satisfaction.
St. Louis-based Mercy has created its own chatbot that serves as a virtual assistant that can help patients schedule appointments and refill prescriptions.
The Coordinating Center of the Augmented Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare Initiative by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is funding five healthcare organization's research projects focused on using artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms.
York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is using a $1.5 million donation to launch a new nursing innovation unit.