At RSNA 2023, healthcare AI startup Paige announced a partnership with Nuance to launch what the companies say is “the largest digital consultation network in pathology." Paige’s digital pathology tools will be embedded into PowerShare, Nuance's nationwide image sharing network with the goal of connecting more pathology labs to expert second opinions.
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, exits, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Nuance recently added Baptist Health and Einstein Healthcare to its precision imaging network, a platform that allows healthcare providers to adopt AI-powered diagnostic imaging tools at the point of care. Joining the network means physicians will have an easier time quickly figuring out which tools make the biggest impact on patient care, Baptist’s chief medical information officer said.
Advent International, a private equity firm, is investing an undisclosed amount into Iodine boosting its valuation beyond $1 billion. The hope is that the company's AI-powered clinical documentation improvement software can capture a greater share of the market for software products that help hospitals code and bill accurately to receive reimbursement.
Microsoft will buy up healthcare AI partner Nuance for $19.7 billion. Nuance makes speech-recognition tools for clinical documentation, as well as security tools.
The technology company is launching an alliance connecting the AI-driven medical imaging startups in its accelerator program to the GE Healthcare Edison Developer Program and Nuance AI Marketplace for diagnostic imaging.
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.
The 51-hospital system and artificial intelligence company are building on their existing collaboration to deploy technology that will allow physicians to focus solely on their patients during visits.
Recently the company unveiled an ambient mode that is able to listen to contextual clues and record important clinical notes without the use of a "wake word" to engage the technology.
In a panel discussion at the MedCity CONVERGE conference exploring the opportunities and challenges posed by the data underpinning AI tools, panelists representing big pharma, health tech and clinical data network shared some of their insights.
At the annual HIMSS conference this year, Nuance revealed its Ambient Clinical Intelligence technology, which brings AI into the whole exam room to promote natural language interaction.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
A new partnership between Nvidia and the American College of Radiology will give a wider range of clinicians the ability to build, share and adapt their own AI models.
The Massachusetts company's Dragon Medical Virtual Assistant is focused on clinical documentation and translating a clinician's speech into information that goes into the EHR.
A recent report from Reaction's Research Cloud takes a look at how one medical specialty is slow to implement speech recognition technology.
The emergency department, perhaps the most chaotic place in any hospital, has been completely paperless at Community Hospital Anderson, in Anderson, Indiana, since 2011. What's more, the ED achieved this without putting computers between clinicians and patients.
Devices that respond to someone’s voice and their specific need should be important in the future of healthcare. Although some companies have been actively developing tools that are voice enabled, it’s far from a mainstream concept. Businesses like Ubi, Apple through Siri, Nuance and, most recently Microsoft, are trying to change that. Tim Lynch, the […]
