Category: digital health

Kansas City looks to solidify digital health presence

The University of Missouri-Kansas City has been awarded a total of $4 million to boost the area’s digital health presence.

The 'secret sauce' of healthcare AI at Duke Health

Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health is putting healthcare artificial intelligence to use in surgery scheduling and predictive analytics, DukeMed Alumni News reported Nov. 13.

Avera Health plans to expand virtual nursing to 37 hospitals

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health has launched virtual nursing at two hospitals with plans to expand it across the system.

Virgin Pulse, HealthComp complete $3B merger

Digital health company Virgin Pulse completed its $3 billion merger with benefits and analytics platform HealthComp.

Former Meta COO backs healthcare AI startup

Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg was among the investors that helped launch Cercle, a healthcare artificial intelligence startup focusing on women’s fertility health, CNBC reported Nov. 8.

Guthrie Clinic awarded for AI-powered virtual nursing platform

Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie Clinic was named College of Healthcare Information Management Executives Innovator of the Year for its installation of Artisight’s artificial intelligence-powered remote nursing platform.

How Hackensack creates 'digital twins' of patients

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health is working to create “digital twins” of patients to predict how they might respond to medical treatments, NJBIZ reported Nov. 13.

Remote patient monitoring linked to better outcomes, higher costs

Remote patient monitoring, a technology increasingly used by hospitals and health systems, is associated with better outcomes but higher costs, a new study found.

GPT-4 can triage patients without bias, UCLA Health finds

GPT-4 can diagnose and triage patients as well as physicians — and health systems should take advantage of this technology, a study found.

Elon Musk's Neuralink seeks 1st human volunteer for brain implant

Elon Musk’s Neuralink, which aims to revolutionize medicine and, frankly, humanity by installing computer chips in people’s skulls to study brain activity and restore movement in subjects with neurological disorders and paralysis, is looking for its fi…