Waynesboro, Miss.-based Wayne General Hospital is rolling out an AI-assisted cardiac detection platform across its emergency and primary care departments. The hospital is using Sensora, FDA-cleared software developed by tech startup Eko Health that pairs with its digital stethoscope to…
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