AVA, standing for AI virtual assistant, is UNC Health’s internal version of ChatGPT that is hosted within the health system’s own secure environment.
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How Cleveland Clinic is making quantum computing a reality
Cleveland Clinic and its IBM-managed quantum computer are taking on the task of exploring how quantum computing can optimize healthcare’s complex systems and drug discovery and seeing if it can provide more accuracy than AI models.
Viewpoint: How US healthcare system affects physicians' moral wellbeing
Moral injury is a phrase rooted in war history used to describe how soldiers would justify difficult actions taken during combat, but Lisa Doggett, MD, realized she and other medical professionals were experiencing a similar feeling related to patient …
Why synthetic data isn't ready for healthcare
Healthcare has been slow to adopt synthetic data because it’s expensive and hard to mimic actual patient information, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 2.
Bellin Gundersen Health CFO resigns
Gerald Oetzel, CFO of the recently combined Wisconsin-based Bellin Gundersen Health system, has resigned from his position, effective Sept. 29.
Kentucky health system splits top post
The top post at Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare will be divided between Robert DiPaola, MD, and Eric Monday, PhD, the health system confirmed in a statement shared with Becker’s on Aug. 2.
Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente team up with Big Tech on healthcare AI
Executives from health systems such as Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente are joining forces with Big Tech leaders to develop a “code of conduct” for the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
HCA revenue broken down by payer
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare posted $15.86 billion in net operating revenue in the second quarter, with managed care accounting for almost 50 percent of revenue, according to an earnings report published July 31.
Louisiana hospital adopts 10-minute sepsis test
Baton Rouge, La.-based Our Lady of the Lake Health has deployed a diagnostic tool capable of detecting sepsis within 10 minutes in the hopes of saving lives from what is often dubbed a “silent killer” in hospital environments — causing 1 in 3 hospital …
CVS Health to cut up to $800M in costs, build 50 more Oak Street clinics
CVS Health is looking to trim hundreds of millions of dollars from its cost structure while also standing up 50 to 60 more Oak Street Health clinics in 2024.
