Category: digital health

Illinois health system moves to commercialize app

OSF HealthCare, based in Peoria, Ill., inked a licensing agreement with Summit Venture Studio to bring medical training software created by OSF Innovation to market. 

Biotech company lays off 29% of workforce

Sana Biotechnology, a cell and gene therapy company, is laying off 29 percent of its workforce, the company reported in an Oct. 10 SEC filing.

Remote patient monitoring company raises $18M

Optimize Health, a remote patient monitoring company, raised $18 million in series B financing.

How chief AI officers can benefit health systems

Bhavik Patel, MD, chief AI officer of Mayo Clinic Arizona, said as AI in healthcare continues to grow, organizations should consider creating a leadership position dedicated to it, Fox News reported Oct. 10. 

UC Davis Health to lead new gen AI collaborative

UC Davis Health, based in Sacramento, Calif., as well as the University of California health systems, will be leading a new generative artificial intelligence collaborative. 

Cedars-Sinai launches virtual care app with AI chatbot

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has launched a 24/7 virtual care app that uses artificial intelligence to evaluate patients.

3 health systems adopt new Microsoft AI tools

Microsoft unveiled new healthcare data and artificial intelligence tools Oct. 10 that are being adopted by health systems including Advocate Health, Northwestern Medicine and Duke Health.

Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals chiefs to advise generative AI startup

Hippocratic AI, a generative artificial intelligence startup focused on healthcare, has named multiple health system C-suite leaders to its inaugural physician advisory council.

1st children's hospital adopts virtual nursing

Virtual nurses will soon beam into a U.S. children’s hospital for the first time.

Banner Health joins digital health alliance

Phoenix-based Banner Health is joining software company Graphite’s alliance of health systems that aims to create a common language for digital health.