Amazon Omics announces direct upload to storage and new automated capabilities

At the annual AWS Life Sciences Executive Symposium, the company announced new Amazon Omics capabilities to help customers build, run and scale 35 Ready2Run workflows by Element Biosciences, NVIDIA and Sentieon Inc.  WHY IT MATTERS Large-scale analysis omics data typically requires specialized… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more

Piedmont Healthcare launches Epic-integrated continuous RPM program

A new continuous remote patient monitoring program at Piedmont Healthcare combines Telemetrix’s RPM software with devices from Remote Care Partner. Data from the devices is fully integrated into Piedmont’s Epic system.  WHY IT MATTERS To provide more efficient care, Atlanta-based Piedmont is… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More

Vendor notebook: New AI tools to cut billing burdens, improve testing and more

The pace of innovation is picking up as health IT vendors seek to integrate artificial intelligence into their offerings for provider operations, medical testing, patient engagement and other use cases. Aspira Women’s Health, Belong.life and Outbound AI are just three companies that have… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More

Why AI will never eliminate the need for pharmacists

The pandemic made room for technological advancements in healthcare. COVID’s strain on frontline workers and existing systems that have been used to treat, assist and service patients, spurred the development of new tech to assist and accommodate the complex job demands. Tech like AI chatbots… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more

Lululab launching AI beauty research centre with Yonsei Cancer Center

South Korean AI beauty service startup Lululab has tied up with Yonsei Cancer Center’s Scar Laser and Plastic Surgery Center to take their research partnership on the use of AI to treat skin diseases to a new level.  The organisations recently signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more

Generative AI could augment 40% of healthcare working hours

A new report on generative artificial intelligence from research and consulting firm Accenture shows how advances in large language AI models – the technology that powers applications like ChatGPT – can transform the future of healthcare. According to the report, the positive impact of… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more

Northwell, Aegis Ventures launch AI company Optain with $12M

Aegis Ventures and Northwell Holdings, the investment arm of the New York-based health system, on Tuesday launched Optain, a company that aims to use AI-backed retinal imaging to catch early signs of disease. The partners also provided an initial seed investment of $12 million.  Though the… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more

New AI tool predicts hospital discharge

A new AI-based tool in South Australia can accurately predict when a general surgery patient is about to be discharged from the hospital. Called the Adelaide Score, it was developed by a team of researchers from the University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and the Health and… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more

This FQHC slashed its patient no-show rate with AI in 3 months

The New York City-based Urban Health Plan used artificial intelligence to improve operational efficiency and patient care and got a handle on its annually high patient no-show rates with cost-effective patient interventions. Higher-than-average missed appointments No-shows are due to multiple… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More

Growing pressures in aged care call for new thinking

In an already stretched aged care sector, news of recent aged care centre closures is concerning. Blame for the closures has been directed at the pending legislative requirements which mean from July aged care facilities must have a registered nurse on-site around the clock. The sector is… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More