Medical device manufacturer iCAD entered into a development and commercialization agreement with Google Health, in which it will integrate Google’s mammography AI technology into its suite of breast imaging AI products. The agreement marks Google’s first commercial partnership to deploy its breast imaging AI model into clinical practice.
After announcing plans to collaborate at HIMSS, Google Health and Meditech executives explain why bringing search capability to the EHR helps to not only aggregate patient data from different settings, but present a comprehensive patient view to clinicians.
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
The tech giant plans to dissolve its health division with the departure of leader Dr. David Feinberg. But Google maintains that healthcare is still a big focus for the company, and that the division’s projects and staff would continue under other leaders.
Feinberg comes to Cerner from Google Health, which he has led since 2019. The move comes amid news reports that Google plans to dismantle its health division, though the company denies any such plans.
After Google struck a controversial partnership with Ascension to build a searchable health record, the companies are now launching an expanded clinical pilot of the tool. Now, about 250 clinicians will be able to use it.
Google Health’s vice president explained the company’s controversial partnership with Ascension Health, which stirred questions about privacy as tech companies seek a larger role in healthcare.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
A retrospective study published in Nature shows Google’s DeepMind AI outperformed radiologists in detecting breast cancer. But it won’t be replacing them anytime soon.
In a blog post, Zeiger said he will be charged with helping to improve Facebook's Health Support Groups and boosting the quality of health information across Facebook.
While the end of HealthVault is admission of failure for the company's initial forays into health, Microsoft has refocused its efforts in the industry toward the enterprise market.
A survey of UC San Diego Apple Health Records users found that 96 percent respondents said it was easy to link their mobile device to the personal health record program.
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
America’s healthcare system has historically taken only baby steps to empower individual health and wellness ownership – until now. Recent events are about to alter existing healthcare paradigms and I believe this to be the most pivotal of moments. With Google’s Calico, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Penn State’s wellness debacle and the rise of […]
Google is retiring Google Health per the announcement below. A few thoughts Google Health has the best user interface, feature set, and ease of use of all the stand alone personal health records Google Health is truly innovative and broke new ground when it created interfaces to hospitals, labs, and pharmacies in 2008. I […]
The Wall Street Journal tested three leading online personal health record systems -- Google Health, Microsoft's HealthVault and WebMD's Health Manager. None of the three emerged as a clear winner, though the Journal concluded that PHRs offer "a remarkable value for a free application."
Google Health seems to have been stuck in neutral almost from the start, Chilmark Research writes. But rumors of its death may be exaggerated, according to The Health Care Blog.