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Children’s Hospital Colorado Launches Precision Medicine Institute

July 28, 2023 - To increase diagnostic accuracy and advance the customizability of treatment for various conditions, Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) launched the Precision Medicine Institute. Precision medicine focuses on providing treatment in the most personalized way possible. Launched at Children’s Colorado, the Precision...


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Larger Healthcare Organizations Use More AI Solutions Than Smaller Ones

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A report from the Center for Connected Medicine and KLAS provided data surrounding the growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) market along with the high frequency associated with using this...

WHO: AI Models in Mental Health Services, Research Require Evaluation

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Although there are potential benefits associated with using artificial intelligence (AI) to treat mental health conditions, many models require a review for bias, inaccuracies, over-optimism, and more,...

KLAS: ClosedLoop Wins Top Spot in Healthcare AI Category

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According to the 2023 KLAS software and services report, healthcare IT provider ClosedLoop gained recognition for being the best in the Healthcare Artificial Intelligence: Data Science Solutions...

Analytics-Based Strategies Show Potential for Infectious Disease Testing

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Published in the American Association for Clinical Chemistry's The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, recent research describes two analytics-based strategies that were effective in helping...

Mayo Clinic, nference Expand Artificial Intelligence Collaboration

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Mayo Clinic and nference have expanded their artificial intelligence (AI)-based collaboration with the launch of a new platform that will leverage de-identified EHR data to increase access to...

HHS Announces First Group from Health Tech Startup Accelerator

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The inaugural cohort of the HHS PandemicX Accelerator have completed the public-private health collaboration program and are sharing how they are addressing federal health challenges such as health...

Mayo Clinic, Mercy Launch Data Science Collab to Transform Patient Care

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Mayo Clinic and Mercy announced a 10-year partnership focused on using data science and deidentified patient outcomes to determine effective disease prevention and treatment. As part of the...

UPMC, Microsoft Partner to Expand Clinical Analytics Infrastructure

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Pittsburgh-based UPMC and Microsoft announced a five-year collaboration aimed at expanding and modernizing the health system’s data management, warehousing, and analytics infrastructure to...

Google, Northwell Health Partner to Boost Patient Care, Clinician Experience

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Google Cloud and New York-based Northwell Health announced a collaboration to accelerate the health system’s digital transformation using cloud technology and artificial intelligence (AI), with...

New Data Reveals Massive Spike in Self-Harm, Suicide Calls Among Adolescents

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While reviewing data from the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from the Washington Poison Center (WAPC) found that there was a substantial increase in reports of self-harm and suicide among...

SNOMED Strikes Partnership to Support Healthcare Research Opportunities

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SNOMED International announced a five-year partnership with the non-profit global research collaborative Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) to open new opportunities for...

Maryland Implements New eCQM Data Reporting Initiative

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Maryland has partnered with its state-designated health information exchange (HIE), called CRISP, and healthcare data management company Medisolv to implement an initiative that would require all...

Data Sharing Knowledge Gaps Widespread Among Patients

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Only about half of respondents (52 percent) identified health information as part of the personal data collected and shared in clinical settings, indicating significant knowledge gaps among patients...

Stakeholders Urge White House’s AI Office to Include Healthcare

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In a letter to the chair and vice-chair of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office (NAIIO), healthcare and technology stakeholders asked that healthcare be included in the scope of its...

Microsoft’s Nuance Launches AI Collaborative for Health System Leaders

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Nuance, a Microsoft company specializing in conversational artificial intelligence (AI), has partnered with peer-learning company The Health Management Academy (The Academy) to launch the AI...

Lack of Data Readiness Preventing Healthcare Digital Transformation

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A lack of data readiness is preventing the healthcare industry from committing to changes that could bring about digital transformation, according to a recent report by Morning Consult commissioned by...

Morgan Health Invests $5M in Data Analytics Company

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Morgan Health is giving $5 million to Embold Health, a company that provides data analytics for the healthcare industry. Morgan Health is a JPMorgan Chase business unit that invests in projects...

Vanderbilt Strikes Precision Medicine Partnership to Fight Brain Diseases

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Vanderbilt University has entered into a research collaboration with Neumora Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in brain disease medicine. The collaboration focuses on...

Industry Applauds as Biden Reboots Cancer Moonshot

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Almost six years to the day after the Cancer Moonshot Task Force met for the first time, President Joe Biden announced the reignition of the initiative, aiming to reduce the cancer death rate by 50...