Category: digital health

How Jefferson Health tested virtual nursing

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health saw payoff from a virtual nursing pilot program that it ran at Abington (Pa.) Hospital from March to June, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sept. 11.

Gesinger, Cedars-Sinai, UCLA Health leaders to advise new gen AI collaborative

Leaders from Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger, Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles-based UCLA Health and Microsoft’s health unit will help advise a new generative artificial intelligence collaborative from AVIA. 

Intermountain recognized for IT efforts

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health received the 2023 Davis Award of Excellence from the Health Information Management Systems Society for a series of case studies on the use of technology to treat patients with complex conditions.

1 health system exec makes inaugural Time 100 AI List

Keith Dreyer, DO, PhD, chief data science officer of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham, has been named to the inaugural Time 100 AI List.

AI-powered cancer diagnosis company raises $55M

Ibex Medical Analytics, an artificial intelligence-powered cancer diagnostics, raised $55 million in series C financing.

Meditech, Google partner to bring generative AI to EHRs

Google is collaborating with Meditech to bring generative artificial intelligence to EHRs, including at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.

Cedar taps Google Cloud AI to speed up healthcare billing process

Financial engagement platform Cedar is using Google Cloud’s artificial intelligence tools to assist patients with their healthcare bills.

Biotech company lays off 15% of staff

Absci, a company using generative artificial intelligence in the drug discovery process, laid off 30 employees or about 15 percent of its staff, GeekWire reported Sept. 6.

Algorithm developed at Yale predicts hospital lengths of stay

Researchers from New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University have developed an algorithm that can predict patients’ disease severity and hospital lengths of stay.

Mass General Brigham creates AI to identify missed care opportunities

GE HealthCare and Boston-based Mass General Brigham developed an artificial intelligence algorithm to reduce administrative burden.