Category: digital health

50 best healthcare data analytics companies in the US, per Newsweek

Newsweek named the top digital health companies in the U.S. for 2024, including a breakout of 50 data analytics companies.

How Epic predicts nurse staffing

Epic says it can predict nurse staffing needs and patient lengths of stay with tools in its EHR.

1st state begins AI regulation

Colorado has become the first state to enact a comprehensive plan to regulate artificial intelligence, a move that has elicited mixed reactions, Politico reported May 22.

Providence, Microsoft develop AI pathology model

Providence, Microsoft, and the University of Washington have developed an open-weight, AI-powered pathology model called Prov-GigaPath.

Health tech company lays off entire workforce

Biotech company Cue Health is laying off all its employees and will shut down May 24, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported May 21. 

Sanford Health addresses physician burnout via the EHR

Leaders at Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health are focusing on a common area to reduce physician burnout: the EHR.

Patient Square Capital raising $6B fund

Healthcare investment firm Patient Square Capital aims to raise more than $6 billion for its second fund focused on healthcare services, according to PitchBook.

Why HCA puts iPhones in the hands of clinicians

Sherri Hess, vice president and chief nursing informatics officer of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare said the organization has provided more than 100,000 iPhones to its clinicians.

$2.2B startup to release AI chatbot for healthcare

Transcarent, a $2.2 billion healthcare startup backed by health systems, is developing an artificial intelligence chatbot to help patients answer healthcare questions, Forbes reported May 15.

How Mayo Clinic Platform is supporting providers

In an era marked by an abundance of options in the health IT marketplace, Mayo Clinic Platform aims to get proven tools to healthcare providers.