Dr. John Halamka, President, Mayo Clinic Platform
- Mayo Clinic names John Halamka, M.D. president of Mayo Clinic Platform, starting January 1st, 2020.
- Under his leadership, Dr. Halamka will help shape the future of Mayo Clinic Platform as part of Mayo Clinic’s digital health initiatives to support healthcare transformation.
John Halamka, M.D., has been named the president of Mayo Clinic Platform, starting Jan. 1, 2020. In his new role at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Halamka will oversee the future
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Aetna to Offer Prenatal App Babyscripts to Support PA Medicaid Members
- Aetna Better Health of Pennsylvania, Aetna’s Medicaid managed care organization in Pennsylvania enters a strategic partnership with Babyscripts. - Strategic partnership will enable Aetna Better Health of Pennsylvania to deliver pregnancy care solutions to plan members at participating WellSpan Health sites using Babyscripts prenatal application. - New point of care model allows low-risk pregnant patients to receive the benefits of remote monitoring and virtual care.Aetna Better Health of
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Cone Health Launches Innovation Center to Develop & Launch Ideas
- Cone Health forms an innovation center named Cone Health Ventures to serve as a testing ground for new products and services focused on health and wellness. - Cone Health Ventures will serve as the innovation framework bringing together entrepreneurial insight, healthcare expertise and a human-centered approach to innovation.Cone Health, a Greensboro, NC-based integrated not-for-profit network of providers serving people in central North Carolina has announced the launch of Cone Health
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Sheba Medical Center to Create The World’s First Fully VR-Based Hospital
- Sheba Medical Center is creating the world-first first VR-based hospital by leverage XRHealth’s virtual reality platform as part of their strategic innovation commitment to digital health. - Sheba will leverage XRHealth’s VR platform for cognitive therapy, physical therapy, pain relief, and many other applications throughout the entire hospital.Sheba Medical Center, the leading medical center in the Middle East and an internationally recognized healthcare facility in Israel, today announced a
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Baystate Health’s Innovation Arm, Life Image Partner on AI Initiative for Cancer Research & Treatment
- Baystate Health selects Life Image to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to advance cancer research and increase treatment access. - Life Image will work with Baystate’s innovation arm, TechSpring, to develop and evaluate AI solutions to improve treatment decisions and clinical trial matching for cancer patients.Baystate Health, a Boston-based integrated health system serving more than 800,000 patients in western New England, today announced a strategic partnership with Life Image, the
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AVIA Launches Partner Network with Cerner, Deloitte, AHA, HFMA
Healthcare innovation network AVIA launches AVIA Partner Network for health systems to gain access to proprietary insights and resources.American Hospital Association, Deloitte, Cerner Corporation, and the Healthcare Financial Management Association among leading organizations collaborating to accelerate digital transformation in healthcare.AVIA, the nation’s leading healthcare innovation network, today announced the launch of the AVIA Partner Network, which brings together several prominent
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AVIA Lands $22M to Expand Healthcare Innovation Network to New Markets
- AVIA raises $22M to expand its leading healthcare innovation network to expand its service offerings and reach new markets. - Specifically, AVIA will tap into the new funds to grow its offerings in areas including consumerism, population health, and risk management, and to reach new markets such as pediatric hospitals and payers.- Members of the AVIA Innovator Network access unique insights, participate in collaborative strategic initiatives, and engage in consulting services to increase speed
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XLerateHealth Awarded $1.7M Grants to Fuel Healthcare Innovation in Under-Resourced States
- XLerateHealth (XLH) has been awarded a total of $1.7M in grants to continue building the XLerator Network and support academic healthcare innovation across the Southeast. - The continuation of the grant secures a second year of funding for XLH and its partners to build on foundational assessment and planning work completed in year one.XLerateHealth (XLH), a Louisville, KY-based healthcare accelerator has been awarded grants totaling $1.7M to continue building the XLerator Network and support
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Mount Sinai Launches Diversity Innovation Hub to Tackle Racism, Bias, and Gender Equity in Medicine
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai launches first of its kind Diversity and Inclusion Hub spearheaded by the Mount Sinai’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion.- Groundbreaking program to engage the local Harlem community and critical neighborhood stakeholders through innovation to tackle racism, bias, and gender equity in medicine and healthcare.The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai – an international leader in medical and scientific training, biomedical research, and patient care –
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Partners HealthCare Launches $80M Investment Funds Towards AI & Digital Translation
- Partners HealthCare launches two new investment funds aimed at addressing the lack of translational funding in pre-clinical life sciences, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technology development. - The Partners HealthCare Artificial Intelligence and Digital Translation Fund (AIDIF) has an initial funding of $30M over five years and the Translational Innovation Fund (TIF) has funding of $50M over six years.Partners HealthCare today announced the creation of two new investment venture
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