Experts agree there are some concrete steps healthcare providers can take to ensure AI will be integrated more smoothly and equitably. Some of these measures include ensuring that models are trained on diverse datasets, keeping clinicians in the loop and prioritizing patient consent.
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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.
Xealth, which was spun out of Providence, recently raised $24 million in a series B round. Advocate Aurora Enterprises led the round, bringing its health system backers to 14.
Xealth and Cerner had been working together after the health IT vendor invested in Xealth earlier this year. The companies brought on Banner Health as their first client.
Xealth, a company whose platform makes it easy to prescribe digital health tools and integrate them with patients’ health records, struck a partnership with Cerner. Both Cerner and LRVHealth invested $6 million into the startup.
Companies are employing AI to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic in a number of different ways, including diagnosing Covid-19 cases, identifying which patients would be at highest risk and discovering potential treatments. But not all of these approaches have been validated, experts warned.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
The Seattle-based company, which spun out of Providence St. Joseph Health, has a platform that allows clinicians to prescribe and monitor digital health tools from their EHR workflows.
The Series A funding came from a slew of investors, including Novartis, Philips, McKesson Ventures, ResMed, Providence Ventures and UPMC.
The Seattle-based company's new feature will initially go live at two health systems: Providence St. Joseph Health and UPMC.
The president of UPMC's venture arm and it's innovation chief were among panelists explaining the benefits of having a hospital as an investor while asking for help from startups to transform the customer experience in healthcare.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Seattle-based Xealth, a new startup out of Providence Health & Services, has nabbed $8.5 million in a round led by DFJ. The company's platform lets physicians prescribe digital health content, apps and services.