Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
How Cedars-Sinai, Evernorth & More Are Deploying AI Responsibly
While the dawn of a new AI age is certainly exciting, healthcare leaders are still concerned that the industry lacks a comprehensive framework to regulate these new tools. In the absence of these guidelines, healthcare executives are creating their own governance strategies to deploy AI responsibly, executives said during a panel discussion on Thursday at MedCity News’ INVEST Digital Health conference in Dallas.
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When Investment Rhymes with Canada
Canada has a proud history of achievement in the areas of science and technology, and the field of biomanufacturing and life sciences is no exception.
Cedars-Sinai Develops Algorithm to Detect AFib in People Without Symptoms
Cedars-Sinai published research in JAMA Cardiology this week on a algorithm it developed to detect atrial fibrillation in people not yet showing symptoms. The study found that the AI model does a good job of identifying hidden signals in common medical diagnostic testing and could help physicians better prevent strokes and other heart-related complications in people with atrial fibrillation.
Cedars-Sinai’s CMIO Has A Piece of Advice for AI Startups
At HLTH, Shaun Miller — Cedars-Sinai's chief medical information officer — pointed out one thing he thinks healthcare AI companies haven’t quite gotten right yet. He said he would “really like there to be a lot more recognition around the personalization of AI and the ability for technology to understand that not every clinician is the same.”
Russian Hackers Take Down At Least 17 U.S. Health System Websites
Russian hacker group Killnet has claimed responsibility for a string of recent cyberattacks that took more than a dozen hospital websites offline across the U.S. — including the websites for Cedars-Sinai, Michigan Medicine, and UPMC. The group has been active for at least a year and is known to target countries that support and/or send resources to Ukraine.
Why VR could be the new dawn of pain, anxiety management
Experts think virtual reality (VR) can help address the country's rising levels of pain and anxiety. By flooding the brain with positive signals, VR experiences can act as a drug-free alternative to pain and mental health management — and hospitals across the nation are deploying the technology.
Amazon brings Alexa devices to hospitals, assisted living
The company has struck partnerships with properties owned by Cedars-Sinai, BayCare and others, and is looking to build out some healthcare-specific features, such as medication management.
At HLTH, 3 patient experience officers indicate emergence of new era of patient engagement
Chief patient experience officers from the Cleveland Clinic, Northwell Health and Cedars Sinai talk about how they are approaching patient engagement and experience in each of their health systems at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas.
Here is the newest class of startups in Cedars-Sinai’s accelerator
The 11 companies in the accelerator's fifth cohort were drawn from around the United States and U.K. and are focused on everything from VR medical education to helping make patient feedback surveys easier to administer.
A new reality: How VR is poised to make real-world clinical impact
Virtual reality has evolved from being a technological novelty to a legitimate clinical tool in areas like chronic pain management and neurological rehab, leading experts to think through how best to integrate VR into healthcare.
A Deep-dive Into Specialty Pharma
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Pilot project brings Alexa to Cedars-Sinai patients
As part of the newly announced pilot, more than 100 patient rooms at Cedars-Sinai are equipped with an Alexa-powered platform called Aiva, which patients can use to control their entertainment and interact with nurses.
Exclusive: Orbita hires digital health leader away from Cedars-Sinai
Kristi Ebong has been hired by Orbita as its new senior vice president of strategy and general manager for healthcare providers.
Check out the startups in the latest Cedars-Sinai accelerator class
Relying on everything from artificial intelligence to Bluetooth technology, the nine startups in the fourth class of the accelerator are working to solve problems related to patient consent, medical equipment tracking and more.
Cedars-Sinai accelerator recruits new managing director (Updated)
The change follows the departure of Omkar Kulkarni, who previously served as director of the program. He became the first chief innovation officer for Children's Hospital of Los Angeles earlier this month.
Startups in third Cedars-Sinai accelerator class reveal partnerships with hospitals and others
The Cedars-Sinai accelerator, which is powered by Techstars, announced its third cohort of startups this fall. Now, the 10 selected companies have unveiled deals and partnerships with various players in the healthcare space.