Researchers at Evanston, Ill.-based Northwestern University used machine learning tools to analyze EHR data and find that secondary bacterial pneumonia was the major cause of death in seriously ill COVID-19 patients.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health awarded $1 million to two employee-driven healthcare innovation projects after 84 projects were submitted for consideration. 

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital is using the artificial intelligence-powered Bionik InMotion robotic arm to make stroke therapy more engaging, local news outlet WFTS reported May 8.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals is employing Microsoft technology and health concierges called "Joes" to get male patients more involved with their healthcare.

UC San Diego Health is using artificial intelligence in the emergency department to analyze bedside and EHR data to predict which patients are most at risk for developing sepsis, La Jolla Light reported May 6.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC's chief technology officer, Chris Carmody, told Technical.ly on May 8 that the health system has been using artificial intelligence for a number of years and is currently proceeding cautiously with the technology.

Researchers for Cleveland Clinic in South Florida are tailoring medical treatments using quantum computing and artificial intelligence, WBPF reported May 8.

Generative AI such as ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence-based chatbot developed by OpenAI, is being touted as a tool that can revolutionize healthcare, and although it is pretty new, hospitals and health systems are working on piloting this technology to see if it can be applied to the clinical setting.

UC San Diego Health is using a $22 million donation to establish a new center for digital information and artificial intelligence, La Jolla Light reported May 6.  

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care plans to roll out its ChatGPT-like feature for physicians next week, CBS MarketWatch reported May 8.

St. Louis-based Ascension is one of the largest healthcare systems in the country and has a sizable investment arm, Ascension Ventures.

As the buzz around artificial intelligence continues, top health systems are taking notice and hiring for AI-related roles.

ChatGPT, the AI-based chatbot developed by OpenAI, was released in November and has already been showing promising results for the healthcare industry as it can pass several benchmarking exams and was found to be more empathetic than physicians in answering patient questions. 

Los Angeles General Medical Center's home-based care program has cut patient stays by at least three days per patient, compared to the typical stay of around five days, LA Times reported May 5. 

Artificial intelligence and precision medicine tools can provide a wide range of benefits, and health systems nationwide are using them for a multitude of reasons.

UC San Diego Health is piloting a new initiative that uses QR codes to help patients see how their medical insurance information is retrieved and verified during check-in.

Inbox Health, a patient billing communication company, raised $22.5 million in series B financing.

Physicians from Orlando (Fla.) Health have been collaborating with their counterparts at a Puerto Rico hospital to advance robotic surgery on the island, Positively Osceola reported May 3.

When patients are admitted to the emergency room at Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Medical Center, they have their intakes done by nurses who aren't in the same room — or even building.

Despite a global slump in venture capital funding in April, the healthcare sector raised $5.7 billion, Crunchbase reported May 3.