St. Louis-based Mercy named its artificial intelligence cancer treatment algorithm after Jiajing Chen, a data scientist who helped develop the algorithm and died from cancer in January, St. Louis Business Journal reported Dec. 8.
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Despite the recent decline in digital health funding, healthcare investment firms have still been able to raise more than $100 million for investments since August.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health has expanded virtual nursing to 12 hospitals and cared for 10,000 patients using the care model in 2023.
Once patients get a taste of being cared for at home, will they ever want to go back to the hospital?
Fifty-eight percent of healthcare executives said their organization will implement or acquire a generative AI solution in 2024, according to a Dec. 6 KLAS report.
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Jennifer Griffey, CFO of Brattleboro (Vt.) Memorial Hospital, told Becker's that with shared IT leadership and AI, the organization is expecting to see increased cost savings.
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer is dropping out of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, an industrywide lobbying group representing around 1,000 companies, Seeking Alpha reported Dec. 6.
The CEO of 335-bed Los Angeles-based Olive View-UCLA Medical Center is joining MedBright AI, a healthcare technology capital allocator, according to a Dec. 5 MedBright news release.
Hospitals work to meet the needs of their communities by launching innovative care initiatives. These creative programs bridge gaps in care, enhance health equity, and integrate new technologies into daily practice.
Mayo Clinic Platform, Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic's ecosystem for innovators, is teaming up with a new company to minimize the cost, time and risk associated with medtech regulatory compliance.