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St. Jude's dedicates $50M to tech-based initiatives
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, based in Memphis, Tenn., will provide over $50 million in funding to launch six projects that are expected to create 54 new jobs across the hospital. -
One Medical CEO to leave company
One Medical CEO Amir Dan Rubin told employees Aug. 31 he plans to leave the company later in 2023. -
How Babylon Health went from $2B to bankrupt
Babylon Health, the London-based digital healthcare firm that was once valued at nearly $2 billion, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy of its two subsidiaries and looked to complete a sale of its U.K. businesses, TechCrunch reported Aug. 31. -
UW Health rolls out 'hospital at home' at 2 ERs
Madison, Wis.-based UW Health has launched a "hospital-at-home" program that will initially serve up to four patients at a time but that could care for 300 people a year starting in 2024. -
Baltimore VA Medical Center introducing virtual patient monitoring
Baltimore VA Medical Center entered an agreement with CareView Communications, a virtual care platform, to implement its advanced predictive patient monitoring system. -
AI-powered clinical trial company raises $15M
QuantHealth, an artificial intelligence-powered clinical trial design company, raised $15 million in series A financing. -
Michigan Medicine implementing a new data analytics platform for labs
Michigan Medicine, based in Ann Arbor, signed a three-year agreement with Hc1 Insights to make its data analytics platform the single source system for its laboratory division. -
New Mexico health system gets gig app for nurses
Presbyterian Healthcare Services, based in Albuquerque, N.M., is implementing ShiftMed's platform that will act as an on-demand workforce marketplace for local nurses. -
UC Davis Health piloting digital program for opioid surveillance
UC Davis Health's Digital CoLab, along with the CDC Foundation and the Boston Children's Hospital, launched a digital pilot program that allows public health officials to use a surveillance dashboard to track opioid overdoses nationwide. -
Digital health in August: 9 startups land $539M
While digital health funding hit a six-year low in the second quarter of 2023, promising startups continue to land big deals. Here are nine digital health investments Becker's reported on in the past month. -
AI can change healthcare on 'planetary scale,' Google Health CEO says
Karen DeSalvo, MD, Google's chief health officer, believes that artificial intelligence could change healthcare on a "planetary scale" by expanding access to care, The Washington Post reported Aug. 29. -
Community Health Systems to expand virtual sitting to 29 hospitals
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems plans to expand virtual sitting to 29 hospitals as the program has been successful in preventing patient falls. -
HCA, Google roll out generative AI project
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has started using generative artificial intelligence technology from Google to document emergency room visits and speed up nurse handoffs. -
Digital COVID-19 testing app faces allegations of stolen software
Nomi Health admitted that it breached its contract with software developer OSGHD by creating its own digital COVID-19 testing app, allegedly built off of OSGHD's software, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Aug. 28. -
AI speeding up stroke diagnosis at Baptist
Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida says AI technology has been helping its neurosurgeons speed up stroke care during "golden hour" — the first 60 minutes after a stroke in which clinicians have the greatest opportunity to restore blood flow and save brain tissue. -
UNC Health's plan to create responsible AI
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health is in the process of creating an AI framework to ensure the technology is being developed responsibly, WRAL.com reported Aug. 25. -
Tennessee health system launches fitness app
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, based in Memphis, Tenn., launched its new fitness app called Healthier 901 for individuals participating in the health system's weight loss challenge. -
Cancer treatment too 'nuanced' for ChatGPT, Mass General Brigham finds
While ChatGPT has shown promise in picking imaging tests and identifying diagnoses, it was decidedly less successful in recommending cancer treatments. -
Illinois health system expands nursing education platform
OSF HealthCare, based in Peoria, Ill., will expand its use of the Elemeno Health nursing education platform by implementing it across its 15 hospitals and ambulatory, hospice and home care settings. -
ChatGPT can eliminate jargon in medical forms: Brown, Mass General Brigham researchers
Medical forms are often complicated and filled with jargon, making them difficult for patients to understand. Especially since they're put in front of people at already stressful moments.
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