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- Eko, a digital health company applying machine learning in the fight against heart and lung disease, today announced that it was awarded a $2.7M Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct Phase II grant by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
- The grant will fund the development of a machine learning algorithm that detects and stratifies pulmonary hypertension (PH) using phonocardiogram (PCG) and
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Reimagining The Operating Room of The Future with Robotics
Make way for the age of software-defined healthcare.
Amid a growing shortage of doctors and nurses, hospitals around the world are increasingly turning to AI to improve the quality of care in the face of an aging population. One major undertaking across the healthcare industry is to deliver AI-driven solutions that can improve surgical care - a tall order.
According to the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, in the US alone, individuals can expect to undergo, on average, seven
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RWJUH Opens Center for Innovation for Medical Research
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- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) launched a new model for medical research and innovation today at the grand opening of its Center for Innovation, located on the main campus of the hospital.
- The Center for Innovation is a partnership between RWJUH and Rutgers RWJMS to bring together clinicians, researchers and private industry to invent and develop new
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Edifecs Launches Solution to Automate Prior Authorization at the Point of Care
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- The full automation of prior authorization at the point of care leads to improved member experiences, enhanced outcomes, ongoing compliance, and reduced administrative burden. Edifecs’ automated prior authorization solution integrates with electronic health records (EHR) and leverages artificial intelligence (AI), natural language processing (NLP), and industry standards such as FHIR to instantly deliver authorization.
- This innovation comes on the heels of
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AI-Powered Pop Health and SDOH – The Good, The Bad and The Best Practices
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool for making population health analytics more accurate and interventions more effective. Not all AI-powered pop health tools are created equal, and while many still exhibit different types of bias that limit their ability to accurately identify issues affecting certain populations, we have learned a lot about the sources of bias in AI and how to eliminate them. AI shortcomings aside, pop health analytics have advanced to the point that we
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Femtech – Changing Dynamics of Women’s Healthcare
Femtech a term coined by Danish entrepreneur Ida Tin in 2016 has become a revolutionary moment for women across the globe. Femtech as the term suggests focuses on using technology to solve health issues in females. Although women are the primary caregivers of families, they themselves are at the receiving end of not getting treated for the ailments they suffer. This is owing to multiple reasons that range from socio-economic conditions, lack of awareness regarding health issues and less or no
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Viz.ai Receives Clearance for New Algorithm for Pulmonary Embolism
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- Viz.ai, a provider of AI-powered disease detection and intelligent care coordination, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for an automated RV/LV ratio algorithm, a seamless new component of the Viz PE Solution (launched in November 2021).
- The algorithm is designed to quickly and accurately measure the diameter of the heart's ventricles to provide the ratio of the maximum right ventricle (RV) diameter versus that
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Infermedica Partners with Conversational AI Platform Hyro to Support Patient Triage
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- Infermedica – a leading digital health company specializing in AI-powered solutions for symptom analysis and patient triage – today announced a partnership with Hyro, a leader in plug-and-play conversational AI.
- The partnership will enable healthcare organizations to support patients at the digital front door by utilizing Infermedica’s Medical Guidance Platform and early symptom assessment technology and Hyro’s industry-leading natural language
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AWS Names 10 Startups for 2022 AWS Healthcare Accelerator Cohort
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- AWS names the ten digital health startups selected for its AWS Healthcare Accelerator cohort, focused on health equity.
- With the aim of reducing health disparities, these startups are increasing access to health services, addressing social determinants of health, and leveraging data to promote equitable and inclusive systems of care.
2022 AWS Healthcare Accelerator Program Details
Over the course of the four-week program, these 10 startups will receive
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AI More Accurate for Cardiac Diagnosis than Echocardiogram Assessments
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- In a first-of-its-kind randomized clinical trial led by researchers at the Smidt Heart Institute and the Division of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, artificial intelligence (AI) proved more successful in assessing and diagnosing cardiac function when compared to echocardiogram assessments made by sonographers.
- The results, announced during a late-breaking presentation at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2022, have immediate
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