An Accenture report was released at HIMSS18 with a bold prediction: the healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) market may hit $6.6 billion in the next three years. In 2014, that number was just $600 million, meaning the AI healthcare market could see an eleven fold increase in value in less than a decade.The survey showed that as of 2018, one in five U.S. consumers have already used healthcare services “powered by artificial intelligence,” and many are open to AI clinical services, like
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HSBlox Unveils AI-Powered EMPI Solution to Ensure Secure Patient ID Matching & Sharing
HSBlox’s new Enterprise-wide Master Patient Index (EMPI) utilizes machine learning to improve patient safety with secure, accurate sharing of patient data throughout the healthcare landscape. HSBlox, a healthcare blockchain-focused company that is bringing innovation and transparent economics to the healthcare ecosystem, today announced the launch of its SmartMPI solution, which utilizes machine learning to provide next-generation patient ID matching and secure, transparent sharing of patient
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DreaMed Diabetes Granted FDA Approval for Personalized Diabetes Decision Support Solution
DreaMed Diabetes, an Israeli-based developer of personalized diabetes management solutions, today announced that the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a De Novo request for DreaMed Advisor Pro, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based diabetes treatment decision support software. Advisor Pro is indicated to assist healthcare providers in the management of people with type 1 diabetes who use insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).The announcement marks the second
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Why Understanding Your Patients’ Emotions Is Key to Improving Patient Experience
Understanding your patients' emotions is the key to improve your healthcare business' performance. It can show you on what fronts you're lacking and guide you to find ways to improve upon those fronts. The process used to understand patients' emotions is called patient sentiment analysis. It can help your healthcare business to not only perform better but also grow consistently. A healthcare business' consistent growth relies upon two things:1. A high level of patient experience, resulting in a
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Hackensack Invests in Home Care Robot, Pillo Through $25M Innovation Fund
Hackensack Meridian Health, today announced it has invested in Pillo, an AI-powered home care robot companion that empowers patients to better manage their health at home, connecting them to caregivers and family members. The investment marks the first product funded through Hackensack Meridian Health’s $25 million innovation program to support the improvement of health care delivery. The health network’s novel incubator has vetted many products and strategies to streamline care delivery, reduce
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nference Raises $11M to Synthesize the World’s Biomedical Knowledge
nference, a Cambridge, MA-based company on a mission to synthesize the exponentially growing biomedical knowledge has raised $11 million in Series A funding led by Matrix Partners. The round also included participation from existing investor Matrix Capital Management. The company plans to utilize the funding to develop the company’s AI and R&D platforms, expand scientific operations in Cambridge MA and establish nference Labs in Bangalore, India.Founded by Murali Aravamudan and Venky
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5 Key Components of A Results-Driven AI Platform for Hospitals and Health Systems in the Era of Value-based Care
Value-based reimbursement is forcing hospitals and health systems to reduce costs and to improve outcomes. Whether they are trying to manage population health or to improve clinical pathways in hospitals, healthcare organizations need a way to understand and harness the huge amounts of data that could potentially be applied to achieving these goals. Artificial intelligence (AI) systems offer an approach that can derive actionable insights from large, complex datasets at the scale required by
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M*Modal Unveils Enhancements to I-Powered Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) Solutions
M*Modal, a provider of clinical documentation and Speech Understanding solutions, today announced further enhancements to its artificial intelligence (AI) powered and outcomes-driven CDI solutions. Integrated with over 150 EHRs, M*Modal CDI solutions provide physicians and clinical documentation improvement specialists (CDIS) with a unified and more efficient workflow that closes the loop between physician and CDIS documentation processes. Going beyond traditional inpatient CDI, M*Modal supports
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Qventus Lands $30M to Expand AI Platform for Hospital Operations
Qventus, a hospital operations management solution for health systems that leverages artificial intelligence (AI), announced that it has secured $30M in Series B funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital as well as existing investors Mayfield Fund and Norwest Venture Partners. The funding comes at a time when health systems are struggling to provide services to their communities at sustainable margins. The company, which has now raised over
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Notable Launches EHR-Integrated Voice-Powered Apple Watch App for Physicians
Notable, an emerging digital health startup in voice-powered healthcare has launched the first wearable voice-powered smart assistant for physicians that will transform the healthcare experience. Available as a white labeled solution for wearables, the platform leverages artificial intelligence and voice recognition technology to automate and structure every physician-patient interaction as well as eliminate the vast majority of clinical administrative work. The Notable team consists of
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