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MedStar Heart Disease Study Uses AI Nurse to Monitor Heart Failure Patients

by Fred Pennic 03/05/2019 Leave a Comment

MedStar Heart Disease Study Uses AI Nurse to Monitor Heart Failure Patients

 ObEN Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI) company creating Personal AI (PAI) technology to revolutionize digital interactions announce it is working with MedStar Health Research Institute for a study on the use of Personal AI (PAI) healthcare assistants for patients suffering from heart failure. For the study, ObEN has created a medical health assistant app, called PAI Care, to help monitor patients of heart failure.MedStar Health Heart Disease Study OverviewUnder the direction of the
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MEDITECH Expanse EHR Integrates with Nuance’s AI-Powered Virtual Assistant Platform

by Fred Pennic 01/30/2019 Leave a Comment

MEDITECH Expanse EHR Integrates with Nuance's AI-Powered Virtual Assistant Platform

MEDITECH announced it is integrating Nuance’s Dragon Medical Virtual Assistant into MEDITECH Expanse EHR platform. This integration will complement common clinician workflows by automating high value clinical and administrative tasks that will allow physicians to spend more time focused on, and improving, the patient experience. MEDITECH Integration with Nuance's Virtual Assistant Platform BenefitsNuance’s virtual assistant platform is optimized for the healthcare market with rich conversational
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Accenture Life Sciences Unveils Virtual Assistance Bots Ella & Ethan

by Jasmine Pennic 09/21/2018 Leave a Comment

Accenture Life Sciences Unveils Virtual Assistance Bots Ella & Ethan

Accenture, today unveiled Ella and Ethan, two interactive virtual-assistant bots that use artificial intelligence to constantly learn and make intelligent recommendations for interactions between life sciences companies, patients, health care providers, and caregivers. One of the biggest challenges patients face in managing their health issue/disease is being able to stay on treatment – not just taking their medicines, but also following up with their doctors and adjusting to live a healthier
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Paging Dr. Siri: How AI-Integrated Digital Health Could One Day Diagnose Your Melanoma

by Jon Michaeli, EVP of Strategic Partnerships at Medisafe 01/03/2018 Leave a Comment

Paging Dr. Siri: How AI-Integrated Mobile Tech Could One Day Diagnose Your Melanoma

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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athenahealth Acquires EHR Optimization Startup Praxify Technologies for $63M

by Fred Pennic 06/09/2017 Leave a Comment

athenahealth to Acquire EHR optimization vendor Praxify Technologies for $63M

athenahealth has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Praxify Technologies, a Palo Alto-based EHR optimization company for approximately $63 million in cash. For athenahealth, the acquisition will strengthen company’s acute & ambulatory platform strategy and mobile capabilities to drive frictionless workflows and intelligence at and around the moments of care.Founded in 2010, Praxify’s platform includes: MIRA, a virtual assistant app that speeds up provider workflows and provides
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