From growing its insurance business neary sixfold to launching an open-sourced large language model that exclusively addresses medical query, here are five healthcare moves from Google as reported by Becker’s Hospital Review since Jan. 5:
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4 biggest challenges facing remote patient monitoring
Remote patient monitoring technology plays a huge role in hospital-at-home programs, but challenges remain as tools that record and transmit patient data to providers still need to overcome issues such as data interoperability, according to a Feb. 6 ar…
California hospital at risk of losing Medicare funding over patient safety violations
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center is at risk of losing Medicare reimbursements due to patient safety concerns, Bay Area News Group reported Feb. 7.
BJC HealthCare names chief clinical officer
St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare named Christopher Miller, MD, chief clinical officer and senior vice president.
First-of-its-kind fungal vaccine shows promise in animal trials
Athens-based University of Georgia researchers developed a first-of-its-kind fungal vaccine, and they say it has shown promising results in animal trials.
3 Texas hospital staff members injured in alleged assault
Police say a man assaulted three hospital staff members at Navasota (Texas) St. Joseph CHI Hospital on Feb. 7, NBC affiliate KAGS reported.
Advocate, UPMC, Highmark among AVA Digital Award winners for marketing
UPMC, MetroHealth System and Advocate Aurora Health were among the health system winners at the 2023 AVA Digital Awards for digital marketing.
Henry Ford Health plans $2.5B hospital campus with Detroit Pistons, MSU
Henry Ford Health, Michigan State University and Tom Gores and the Detroit Pistons plan to invest $2.5 billion over the next decade to transform Detroit’s New Center district.
Woolfson Eye Institute opening new Georgia facility
Sandy Springs, Ga.-based Woolfson Eye Institute is opening a new office in Canton, Ga. In 2000, Woolfson opened its first office in Canton through the acquisition of the private practice of Mark Weiner, MD.
Nation's helium supply, which fuels MRIs, is deflating
The Federal Helium Reserve, which supplies about 40 percent of the world’s helium supply, has been for sale for over a year — and the future of the element that MRIs require is unknown, NBC News reported Feb. 7.
