Here's the latest roundup of stories about health IT companies, including Apple, Cerner and Google.
1. The artificial intelligence used by Google's DeepMind accurately diagnosed breast cancer in women, leading to fewer false positives and false negatives.
2. A lawsuit filed in federal court in New York City on Dec. 27 by Joseph Wiesel, MD, a cardiologist at NYU Langone Health, claims the Apple Watch's irregular heartbeat monitoring tool infringes on a patent he holds for similar technology.
3. Augmedics, a startup developing augmented reality surgical guidance technology, has received FDA clearance for its Xvision Spine system following the completion of a laboratory study with Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center.
4. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a health system based in the south of England, went live with Allscripts Sunrise electronic patient record five months after signing the contract in May.
5. Epic and Cerner are the two largest EHR companies for hospitals and health systems across the country. Here are 10 things to know about each company as they approach the new decade.
6. Though a recent study suggested the Apple Watch is capable of acting as a medical device by effectively detecting irregular heartbeats, the study is not nearly comprehensive enough, according to Aaron Carroll, MD, a professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine.
7. Sutter Health | Aetna, the joint venture health plan created by Aetna and Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, has partnered with digital health startup Heal to offer members access to on-demand physician house calls.
8. Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health has partnered with Empiric Health, a clinical data analytics company launched by Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, to make data-driven improvements to surgical care quality and costs.
9. Emory Healthcare and Google sister company Verily will use advanced data analytics to develop new solutions with a goal of improving cost-effectiveness, efficiency and quality at the Atlanta-based health system, according to a Dec. 23 news release.
10. An artificial intelligence algorithm developed by Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and cardiac monitoring startup Eko to analyze ECG data for evidence of reduced left ventricular ejection fraction has been designated a "breakthrough device" by the FDA.