- Microsoft and AstraZeneca are joining forces to launch the AI Factory for Health, a European accelerator for AI-focused digital health startups.
- The 3-month accelerator program is for startups that offer an innovative health solution based on artificial intelligence technology for patients or health professionals
- Created by Microsoft in partnership with the Inria laboratory, the AI Factory unites a community of startups dedicated to the development of innovative solutions based
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Why Healthcare Is Finally Moving To The Cloud
When I started in this industry, the idea that we would put patient information in the cloud was an absurdity. How on earth could anyone justify putting the most sensitive information in our personal lives somewhere other than a locked cupboard, in the safety of a hospital? We would never dream of letting paper patient charts leave the hospital or clinic, so why would we let them leave simply because they are electronic?
Historically, security was tied to proximity and direct control, nowhere
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Datica Launches New Health Data Integration Platform That Works With Any EHR, Any Data, In Any Format
- Datica launches new health data integration platform, Integrate that mitigates the complexity and risk of integrating and using healthcare data in the cloud.
- Integrate, is the first and only any-to-any solution that combines healthcare data integration with compliance, as well as a full set of services to ensure successful integration.
- Its HITRUST CSF Certified integration APIs also work with any EHR, any data, in any format.
Today, Datica, a provider of a complete,
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Redox, FDB Partner to Enable Interoperability of Critical Patient Medication Information
Redox today announced it has partnered with FDB (First Databank, Inc.) to enable scalability and accessibility of critical patient medication information from FDB’s industry-leading SMART on FHIR® app, Meducation®, now listed in the Epic App Orchard.The Bigger PictureClinicians using Meducation to document a patient’s medication regimen access, generate and review Meducation content at various points within the workflow—including for bedside counseling and at discharge. Using Redox, clinicians
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NTT Data, Google Cloud to Develop Healthcare Solutions to Improve Patient Experience
NTT DATA Services, a global technology services provider, today announced a collaboration with Google Cloud to develop next-gen healthcare solutions designed to improve patient experience, while creating more efficient operations and reducing costs for providers and health plans.Collaboration DetailsNTT DATA is working with Google Cloud to deliver digital offerings in cloud, analytics and artificial intelligence that enable providers to gain better access to insights and solutions needed to
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UTHealth, Cerner Opens Data Science Challenge Focused on Sepsis
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Biomedical informatics (SBMI) with Cerner has announced the DII National Data Science Challenge. Leveraging Cerner Health Facts® and Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud support, this year’s challenge will focus on predictive accuracy for two tasks (tracks): sepsis onset and sepsis mortality. The most innovative solution (not necessarily the one with the best performance) to the above referenced tasks constitutes a third
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How Tech Giants are Helping Providers Reinvent Patient Care
Healthcare costs are on the rise, and they show no signs of leveling off. According to the latest data available from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, healthcare spending in the United States reached $3.5 trillion in 2017, or $10,739 per person. Those costs are projected to rise by about five percent year-over-year.
As expenditures continue to skyrocket, healthcare providers are looking to new technologies and care strategies that can help them treat patients more effectively at a
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Nomad Health Raises $34M to Disrupt Healthcare Staffing Industry
Nomad Health, an NYC-based on-demand medical jobs marketplace platform has raised $34M in new equity and debt financing led by Icon Ventures. The financing also includes additional investment from prior investors Polaris Partners, RRE Ventures, .406 Ventures, and Silicon Valley Bank. Nomad’s mission is to revolutionize healthcare staffing by creating the first online marketplace for healthcare jobs and by bringing the gig economy to healthcare – it is disrupting a multibillion-dollar industry in
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Imprivata Unveils Identify Governance for Secure, Role-Based Access to Apps
Imprivata, the healthcare IT security company, today introduced Imprivata Identity Governance as the first step in enabling end-to-end Healthcare Identity and Access Management (IAM) with Microsoft Azure Active Directory. Imprivata Identity Governance delivers a new level of security and compliance to healthcare organizations by ensuring the right users have the right access to the right on-premises and cloud applications, and the audit trail to prove it.Complements Microsoft Azure Experience
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What’s AI’s Holdup in Healthcare? The Answer Is In The Cloud
When you consider what technology has the most potential to transform healthcare over the next decade and beyond, no doubt your first thoughts turn to artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL). Already these technologies are showing promise in helping clinicians work faster and smarter, identifying trends, alerting us to signs that can predict and prevent diseases, and providing insights into potential treatments and cures.
But AI, ML, and DL alone cannot
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