Amazon partners with the NHS to bring Alexa to patients
The NHS pitches the service as being especially useful to elderly patients, blind patients and those who cannot access the internet through traditional means.
LabTwin wants to make its digital lab assistant the Alexa for life sciences
LabTwin's platform can collect data, access information and help manage experiments, streamlining many of the burdensome processes associated with laboratory work.
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6 organizations team up with Amazon to release HIPAA-compliant Alexa skills
Less than two months after MedCity speculated whether Amazon would release a HIPAA-compliant Echo device, the tech giant revealed Thursday that select skills for Alexa — the voice-activated personal assistant service powering those devices — are indeed HIPAA-compliant.
Sutter Health partners with voice-enabled AI startup to reduce clinician administrative burden
Suki's pilot program with Sutter will introduce the Redwood City-based company's technology across three specialties: primary care, dermatology and orthopedics.
Bill Gates on 2019’s five breakthrough healthcare technologies
The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist's choices for the healthcare innovations that have the potential to change the world range from personalized cancer vaccines to voice assistants.
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.
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Voice tech is coming to healthcare
The Voice.Health Summit at the Connected Health Conference brought together a plethora of experts to discuss the pros of voice technology as well as why it's still in its early days in the healthcare realm.
Both Google and Amazon have recently backed this small Los Angeles digital health startup
Los Angeles Aiva Health is developing a voice-enabled operating system that is tailored for a hospital setting
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.
Robin Healthcare comes out of stealth mode with AI tool for clinical documentation
The startup's tool sits in the exam room, and the doctor talks to the patient throughout the appointment. Afterward, the notes are sitting in the EMR waiting for the physician to review and sign.
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Former Flipkart CPO’s new company uses AI voice assistant to help doctors with documentation
The startup, Suki, has a product that enables a physician to speak about a patient's appointment. The tool, which can be integrated into an EMR, then documents what the doctor says.
Amazon Alexa and voice in healthcare were hot topics at the Connected Health Conference
On day one of the Connected Health Conference, which runs through October 27, numerous presenters discussed the increasing focus on using voice and voice assistants in the healthcare realm.
Mayo Clinic delivers first aid advice through Amazon Alexa
As part of the Mayo Clinic First Aid program, users of Alexa-enabled devices can ask for first aid information, such as advice on how to treat a cut.
New Orbita software lets home health providers customize Amazon’s Alexa
Orbita this week released Voice Experience Designer, a visual designer tool for home health providers to customize voice assistants, starting with the Alexa-powered Amazon Echo.