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Microsoft backs $54M funding round for medical AI company
Microsoft joined in on a $54 million series D funding round for medical imaging data and artificial intelligence platform Flywheel. -
AI helps physicians be '100% present' for their patients
While artificial intelligence may not be ready to practice medicine, physicians are using generative AI software to save hours on documentation processes and have more effective conversations with patients, The New York Times reported June 26. -
'Cognitive offload': Why MultiCare is expanding virtual nursing to 9 hospitals
Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System has started a virtual nursing pilot and plans to roll out the technology to eight more hospitals by the first quarter of 2024, nursing leaders told Becker's. -
Why Florida hospitals are turning to a workforce app, Amazon's Alexa for nursing help
Florida hospitals are turning to a local health tech startup and Amazon's Alexa to relieve the nursing shortage in the state, the Tampa Bay Times reported. -
How Northwell Health, Nebraska Medicine are using AI to cut burnout
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health and Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine partnered July 6 with artificial intelligence startup Laudio, according to a news release shared with Becker's. -
Moving from Data Governance to AI Governance: Three Ways to Get Started
The FDA has now cleared more than 500 healthcare Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms and the applications for AI in healthcare are growing each day.1 As healthcare systems embrace this new technology, AI Governance is emerging as an essential, critical role. “While we believe AI has the potential to transform healthcare,” says Dr. Ryan Lee, Chair, Department of Radiology, Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, “there are important criteria that needs to be standardized for deployment, installation, and collaboration with other specialties. The role of AI governance is essential for seeking recommendation and guidance across the enterprise, and the time to develop a roadmap is now.” -
The best use for generative AI in healthcare
While artificial intelligence may one day be adopted on a widespread basis for diagnosis, clinicians mostly use it to ease the administrative and paperwork burden, The New York Times reported June 26. -
8 health system collaborations with Amazon, Google, Microsoft
Hospitals and health systems continue to partner with Big Tech on generative artificial intelligence and other digital health projects. -
OSF develops AI that can distribute work among nurse navigators
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare created an artificial intelligence-based algorithm that can predict the upcoming week's work schedule for its nurse navigators who are in charge of facilitating the process of cancer care for patients. -
Cutting-Edge Technology Rescues Small Balance Accounts By 30 Percent
Small balance revenue recoveries have emerged as a critical solution for healthcare organizations grappling with the challenges of uncollected accounts receivables (AR). -
Healthcare innovation fund launches with $200M
Vertex Ventures, a women-led healthcare investment firm, launched its third fund with $200 million to invest. -
How one California health system is learning from Silicon Valley, using AI
Mountain View, Calif.-based El Camino Health CEO Dan Woods told Becker's that its new innovation fund will allow the health system to accelerate its beta testing and research partnerships with nearby Silicon Valley. -
UNC Health creates generative AI chatbot
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has created a generative AI-based internal chatbot using Microsoft's Azure OpenAI Service. -
How Nicklaus Children's Hospital uses VR to put patients at ease
Miami-based Nicklaus Children's Hospital is using Smileyscope's virtual reality tools to put patients at ease during needle-based procedures. -
What's holding back progress in healthcare? Chief innovation officers weigh in
Chief innovation officers told Becker's that hospitals must become more comfortable with risk and willing to make cultural changes for healthcare innovation to flourish. -
Why Providence had to 'blow up' the old way of providing care with virtual nursing
To deal with nursing shortages, Renton, Wash.-based Providence had to "blow up" the old model of hospital care, the health system's chief nursing officer told Becker's. -
Baptist Health to mentor Israeli health tech startups
Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida has launched a program to develop health tech startups in partnership with an Israeli hospital. -
AI-powered healthcare RCM company raises $16M
Outbound AI, an artificial intelligence software company working to solve healthcare administrative problems, raised $16 million in seed financing. -
AI-powered digital health company for older adults raises $10M
Duos, a digital health company focusing on providing care to older adults, raised $10 million. -
4 investments from Kaiser
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente Ventures has a large venture capital arm making a diverse array of investments from digital health companies to plant-based tube feeding companies.
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