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Highmark, Bosch Announce AI Pediatric Asthma Research Collaboration

January 5, 2022 - Highmark Health and Bosch have announced a research partnership that will explore the use of innovative sensor technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to detect pediatric pulmonary conditions, such as asthma. The collaboration builds upon an age-old practice in healthcare; when doctors put a stethoscope to a patient's chest, they can hear...


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Siemens Healthineers CT Scanner Simplifies Imaging Procedures

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Siemens Healthineers recently launched a CT scanner, Somatom X.ceed, for challenging clinical areas where time and precision are of the essence.  Somatom X.ceed can assist healthcare providers...

Digital Preparedness Helped Healthcare Adapt to COVID-19

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A recent study from Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) found that digital preparedness significantly helped healthcare organizations adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. The EIU interviewed business leaders...

Top Companies Tap Adobe to Boost Digital Healthcare Innovation

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Adobe recently announced that it is now powering digital healthcare innovation for leading companies in the healthcare sector to transform their customer service experience. Seven of the top 10...

Mount Sinai’s Medical School Adds PhD Program for AI in Healthcare

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The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai recently announced that it will offer a new PhD concentration that could boost the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. The...

Enterprise Imaging Vendors Poised for Broad Market Adoption

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In a new report, KLAS estimated that just over 200 organizations in the US are live with enterprise imaging (EI) technology, but researchers question whether EI technology is ready for broad adoption...

Walmart Increases Access to Digital Health Records for Vaccinations

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Walmart will now make digital health records available for those vaccinated at Walmart or its subsidiary, Sam’s Club, so they can easily access their vaccination status as needed, according to a...

Kroger Health, Gauss Offer First Smartphone-Enabled COVID-19 Test

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Kroger Health recently partnered with Gauss to offer the first smartphone-enabled, at-home rapid COVID-19 antigen test kit. The test kit will be the first rapid COVID-19 test that can be fully...

AI Drives Improvement in Healthcare, But Gaps Curb Full Adoption

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A recent Change Healthcare study found that artificial intelligence (AI) is driving a wide range of improvements in healthcare, but the approach is tactical and not end-to-end.  In the study,...

CA Offers Residents Digital Record Storage for COVID-19 Vaccination

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Los Angeles County recently partnered with health startup, Healthvana, to roll out a new digital record offering that allows residents to store records of their COVID-19 vaccination in Apple Wallet or...

UC San Diego Helps Expand COVID-19 Contract Tracing App in CA

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The California governor’s office recently announced a statewide expansion to make COVID-19 contact tracing app, CA Notify, available to all Californians by the end of the week through a...

Robotic Surgery Tool Guides Neurosurgeons at UH Cleveland

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Medtronic recently selected University of Hospitals (UH) Cleveland Medical Center as the second site for its Stealth Autoguide cranial robotic surgery guidance platform for neurosurgery. The system...

Healthcare Leaders Find AI a Top Digital Health Priority for 2021

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KLAS and the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) recently released a report which found artificial intelligence (AI) to be one of the most promising emerging technologies in the next two years. The...

Tufts Taps Olive’s AI Centers to Expand COVID-19 Testing

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Tufts Medical Center recently announced a partnership with startup healthcare company, Olive, to leverage artificial intelligence to streamline COVID-19 testing operations. The partnership will aim to...

FDA Launches Center of Excellence to Advance Digital Health

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FDA recently announced that it’s launching the Digital Health Center of Excellence within the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDHR) to advance digital health technology In the...

Technology Issues Plague VA’s Health Information Exchange

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The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently uncovered various technology challenges associated with health information exchange in various VA facilities, which are preventing utilization. The...

Roche Launches Digital Pathology Platform for Lung Cancer

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Roche recently announced the CE-IVD launch of its automated digital pathology platform, uPath PD-L1 (SP263) for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). uPath PD-L1 image analysis uses artificial...

Video API Powers Telemedicine Companies During COVID-19

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Cloud communication company Vonage is reporting higher demand for its video application program interface (API) as telemedicine companies leverage the technology to facilitate virtual visits during the...

Allscripts Streamlines Telehealth Implementation During COVID-19

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Allscripts recently announced that it has created a specialized telehealth implementation plan for clients to implement virtual visits between providers and patients through its EHR-agnostic patient...

83% of Medical Imaging Devices Run on Unbacked Operating Systems

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According to a recent report, 83 percent of medical imaging devices are running on unsupported operating systems, a 56 percent jump from 2018.  Paloalto Network’s 2020 Unit 42 IoT Threat...