Alexa is surging. An upgraded Siri and Samsung’s upcoming Bixby may soon compete in the home. Google is successfully catching up.Today’s virtual assistants make it feel like Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more pervasive than ever. And it is – with some substantial caveats. These agents are all powered by a combination of machine learning software and behavioral algorithms. Their “learning” is based on finding patterns in data, then (a) adjusting themselves by applying lessons learned to newly
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10 Trends You Can Expect from Healthcare in 2018
With 2017 almost in the rear-view mirror, it is time to look forward to 2018 and how healthcare will evolve in this year. The last year has been an eventful one for healthcare, from the uproar in healthcare regulations to potential mega-mergers. Needless to say, it’s a time of transition, and healthcare is in a very fluid state- evolving and expanding. There are certainly going to be new ways to keep healthcare providers and health IT pros stay engaged and excited, and here are our top 10
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12 Defining Healthcare Trends to Watch in 2018
PwC's Health Research Institute (HRI) outlines 12 defining healthcare trends to watch in 2018 that will be distinguished by persistent uncertainty and risk. 2018 will be distinguished by persistent uncertainty and risk for the US health industry. 2018 is likely to mirror 2017 - a year marked by raucous debates over health and tax reform and a series of crises triggered by natural disasters - in terms of volatility, according to the latest research from PwC's Health Research Institute
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Partners Connected Health to Develop AI Tool to Predict Risk of Hospital Readmissions
Partners Connected Health and Hitachi, Ltd., today announced a collaboration to develop a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can predict with high accuracy, the risk of hospital readmissions within 30 days for patients with heart failure. The tool will help identify appropriate patients to participate in a readmission prevention program study following hospital discharge, and can explain the reason why patients were identified as being at high risk.Hospital Readmission Prediction Study
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5 Digital Health Innovation Trends That Will Matter in 2018
In December 2016, many were suggesting that wearables were dead. Fitbit’s stock price was rapidly dropping. Apple Watch sales had declined for two consecutive quarters and Pebble had just been acquired in a fire sale.What a difference a year makes. Today, Apple Watch is poised to become the world’s best selling wearable. And, the market is quickly diversifying as hearables (once again led by Apple) and clinical wearables gain importance.The lesson is clear. As we look toward 2018, it’s more
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MDLIVE Unveils AI-Powered Chatbot to Improve Registration Process in Virtual Care Platform
MDLIVE, a virtual medical and behavioral healthcare provider has announced the launch of Sophie, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered chatbot. The artificial intelligence-powered personal health assistant, Sophie is designed to mitigate the inconvenience, difficulties associated with registration process in virtual care platforms. Sophie’s name is rooted in Greek ideology and symbolizes “wisdom.Conversation is initiated with a user based on demographics and information entered throughout the
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Prognos Raises $20.5M For AI-Powered Disease Prediction Platform for Payers, Providers
Prognos, a New York City-based healthcare Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup that has been steadfastly building its AI capabilities with the goal of predicting disease has raised $20.5 million in Series C funding. Particpatnts in the round include Cigna, GIS Strategic Ventures (the venture capital arm of the Guardian Life Insurance Company), Hermed, Hikma Ventures, Maywic, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (GHI), and Safeguard Scientifics.Prognos plans to use the funding to expand Prognos’
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MedTech Startup Launches AI Platform to Help Radiologists Diagnose Stroke Faster Using CT Brain Scans
Infervision, the medtech company which uses Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning to improve medical image analysis and significantly speed radiologists' reading of scans and X-rays, today is launching a artificial intelligence (AI) platform to help radiologists diagnose strokes quickly using CT brain scans. This will help patients get faster treatment, possibly saving lives and reducing the impact of the stroke. The new AI-CT Stroke Screening System is the first of the Infervision AI-CT
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Don’t Let The Hype Fool You—AI in Healthcare Is Far From Perfect
Medicomp Systems’ Dr. Jay Anders explains what needs to change for machine learning to make a profound impact for providers and patients.Ever since IBM Watson wowed audiences with its superior knowledge on Jeopardy, the buzz around the potential and power of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) has grown across industries worldwide. However, Medicomp Systems’ Dr. Jay Anders says don’t let the hype fool you—AI in healthcare is far from perfect.“The sad truth is that there is a long,
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Twine Health Lands $1.5M to Expand AI-Powered Health Coaching Platform
Today, Twine Health, a four-year-old spinoff of the MIT Media Lab has raised $1.5 million in Series A1 funding led by Qiming Venture Partners USA. The company plans to used the latest round of funding to accelerate the development of its AI-powered health coaching platform, continued market expansion in the US, and early international sales, including in China. Twine has received a total of $8.3 million in venture funding to date including investment fromKhosla Ventures, Provenance Venture
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