- 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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Google Appoints Karen DeSalvo As First-Ever Chief Health Officer
- Google appoints former ONC chief Dr. Karen DeSalvo as the company’s first-ever Chief Health Officer to further establish its aggressive movement in the healthcare market.
- In her new role as Chief Health Officer, she will report to former Geisinger Health CEO David Feinberg.
Dr. Karen DeSalvo, who served as National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Assistant Secretary for Health (Acting) during the Obama administration has been appointed by Google to serve as the
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Human API Joins Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program to Accelerate Innovation
- Human API today announced it has joined the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program.- Human API’s collaboration with Google Cloud will focus on accelerating healthcare innovation in digital health and life sciences. - Human API's platform is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace which ensures that customers running applications in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) can integrate consumer data from across the healthcare ecosystem.Human API - a real-time consumer health data platform - today
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McKesson, Aetion Partner on Real-World Evidence (RWE) in Cancer Research
- Aetion and McKesson announced a strategic collaboration focused on advancing the use of real-world evidence (RWE) in cancer research. - Relationship pairs Aetion Evidence Platform and McKesson’s robust oncology data sets to accelerate regulatory-grade oncology studiesAetion and McKesson, today announced a strategic collaboration focused on advancing the use of real-world evidence (RWE) in cancer research to benefit patients, regulators, the biopharma industry, and payers. The partnership will
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InterSystems Normalizes Healthcare Data for Analytics with Clean Data Service Offering
- Intersystem unveils its newest offering, Clean Data as a Solution at InterSystems Global Summit 2019, the company’s annual conference held in Boston.- A clean data set means there are no duplicate records, formatting errors, incorrect information, or mismatched terminology.- Clean Data as a Solution ingests, cleans, and normalizes healthcare data for use in analytics and machine learning applications.InterSystems, a provider of information technology platforms for health, business, and
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Novartis to Establish AI Innovation Lab, Taps Microsoft As Strategic AI & Data Science Partner
- Novartis to establish the Novaris AI innovation lab and has formed a strategic partnership with Microsoft as its AI and data science partner.
- AI Innovation lab will leverage Novartis datasets with Microsoft’s advanced AI solutions, the lab will aim to create new AI models and applications to transform medicine.
- Novartis and Microsoft's strategic alliance will focus on the two core objectives of AI Empowerment and AI Exploration.
Novartis announced the formation of
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WebMD Acquires Digital Health Engagement Solution Aptus Health
- WebMD enters an agreement to acquire Aptus Health, a digital health engagement solution for health and life sciences companies.
- The acquisition includes Aptus Health’s core brands Univadis, EngagedMedia, and Tomorrow Networks.
- Aptus Health will continue to operate as an independent subsidiary of WebMD, as the companies build on and integrate products, platforms, and services.
WebMD Health Corp today
announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire
Aptus Health,
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Deerfield Management Invests $635M to Create Healthcare Innovation Campus for Life Sciences in NYC
- Investment management firm Deerfield Management is investing $635M to create life sciences in New York City.
- Deerfield plans to invest more than $2B in research in seed funding by 2030 to create digital transformation solutions in medicine and treatment.
- It is expected to be in move-in ready condition for Deerfield and other innovators in healthcare by early 2021.
Deerfield Management Company, an investment management firm committed to advancing healthcare through
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3 Ways AI and Machine Learning Are Reshaping Medical Records
Since at least 2012, the world of medical records in both the public and private sectors remains dominated by a push toward interoperable data, and more broadly useful health data. Like everything else in American healthcare, the effort has been only moderately successful despite a price tag in the billions. In a modern digital world, where technologies in so many industries are bringing better insights and next generation efficiency – driven by cloud computing, big data, AI and machine learning
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AVIA, Deloitte Expand Relationship to Accelerate Innovation in Digital Health & Wellness
- AVIA and Deloitte expand their relationship to collaborate on market insights sharing, with the potential delivery of complementary solutions to accelerate innovation in digital health and wellness. - Deloitte will garner rich insights from AVIA on the digital health landscape and AVIA will leverage Deloitte’s expertise in areas such as data interoperability, analytics, AI, and cognitive healthcare provider strategy.Deloitte, an audit, consulting, tax, and advisory services organization, and
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