On Monday, Menlo Park, California-based healthcare investment firm Patient Square Capital launched a new portfolio company. The company, called Elevage Medical Technologies, will support growth-stage medical device companies by providing capital, as well as…
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By Shania Kennedy
May 01, 2023 – Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of University of Miami Health System (UHealth), has been selected for membership in a global genomic data consortium supporting the American Association for Cancer…
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Welcome to the Digital Health Digest! In today's episode, we'll be covering the top digital health news stories from April that are driving innovation and shaping the future of healthcare. From partnerships and mergers…
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By Jill McKeon
April 28, 2023 – California-based Santa Clara Health Plan (SCHP) reported a breach tied to a known vulnerability in Fortra’s GoAnywhere managed file transfer (MFT) solution that impacted 276,993 individuals. As previously…
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Researchers from Caltech and USC have developed the Surgical AI System (SAIS), an AI system that evaluates surgical performance. SAIS uses videos of surgical procedures to assess surgeon performance by evaluating individual, discrete motions….
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By Shania Kennedy
April 27, 2023 – Researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of Southern California (USC) Keck School of Medicine have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system designed to…
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Kaiser Permanente announced one of the biggest mergers in recent hospital M&A history on Wednesday. The California-based integrated health system, which owns 39 hospitals, said it plans to acquire Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health. The financial…
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By Jill McKeon April 24, 2023 – San Francisco-based John Muir Health (JMH) notified 821 patients of a security incident that occurred when an Excel file containing patient information was accidentally exposed to the internet….
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Innovating Care in Machine LearningPhoenix Children’s Hospital Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer David Higginson offered his insights on the practical applications of machine learning at his organization.
“We don’t use vendors to do…
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. A company seeking to address the healthcare system’s shortcomings in diagnosing the disease just reeled in $150 million.
On Wednesday, San Carlos, California-based…
