Category: digital health

Artificial intelligence is the new technology healthcare executives are the most excited about, according to a new study from KLAS Research and the Center for Connected Medicine, a research arm of Pittsburgh-based UPMC.

Michael Pencina, PhD, Duke Health’s chief data scientist, says he aims for the health system to be an organization that many come to for guidance when it comes to algorithms, The Chronicle reported Sept. 20. 

IT leaders from CommonSpirit, HCA Healthcare and Sutter Health have been appointed as council members to health tech company Augmedix’s AI Advisory Council. 

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health CIO Kash Patel told Becker’s that the health system has created a process to ensure that its artificial intelligence algorithms are equitable.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC is using Abridge’s artificial intelligence software at scale to generate clinical notes by allowing it to hear patient conversations, local news outlet Fox43 reported Sept. 18.

When Amazon bought primary care company One Medical in February for nearly $4 billion, the tech giant also picked up several new health system partners.

When Amazon bought primary care company One Medical in February for nearly $4 billion, the tech giant also picked up several new health system partners.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health has launched 24/7 virtual primary care, making its providers available around the clock for nonurgent video visits.

Chair of Humana Kurt Hilzinger backed a $5 million seed funding round for Carenostics, a healthcare artificial intelligence startup that focuses  on diagnosing chronic disease.

Hackensack Meridian Health is deepening its relationship with Google to develop artificial intelligence tools that can be used for both clinical decision-making and reducing administrative workload, the health systemCIO Kash Patel told Becker’s.