Category: digital health

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.

Orlando Health launches virtual sitting at 4 hospitals

Orlando (Fla.) Health has rolled out virtual sitting at four hospitals, joining a growing list of health systems that are turning to the telehealth platform to prevent falls and other injuries.

Larger healthcare companies hold AI advantage, Morgan Stanley says

Morgan Stanley found that 94 percent of healthcare companies utilize artificial intelligence in some way and projected the average budget AI allocation to increase from 5.7 percent in 2022 to 10.5 percent in 2024.

Elon Musk's SpaceX provides satellite internet for rural healthcare

A rural Appalachian healthcare provider has boosted its connectivity by switching to Starlink satellite internet from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Virginia Business reported.