Tag: Healthcare innovations

March 30, 2023

The adoption of virtual health has increased dramatically since March 2020, with 150 million telehealth claims in less than two years. Like other revolutionary innovations throughout history, healthcare innovation is necessitated by time — and unmet needs. So many struggled […]

April 15, 2019

Faculty members of Partners HealthCare have ranked artificial intelligence-enabled technologies that will have the greatest impact on medicine in the next 12 months. The Boston-based health system announced the 2019 “Disruptive Dozen” AI technologies last week during a panel session […]

January 24, 2019

The Food and Drug Administration is seeking public comment on the agency’s efforts to modernize the 510(k) program, which accounts for the majority of medical devices that the FDA reviews. A 510(k) is a premarketing submission made to the FDA […]

January 23, 2019

It’s no secret that Alphabet is knee deep in healthcare projects. Through acquisitions, new hires, partnerships and research efforts, Alphabet, parent company of Google, is using its expertise to organize and analyze enormous volumes of healthcare data. In mid-November, DeepMind—a […]

October 25, 2018

Artificial intelligence, 3D printing and robotic surgery are among the up-and-coming technologies selected for the Cleveland Clinic’s list of the top 10 medical innovations for 2019. The provider organization, which picks those advancements poised to change healthcare in the coming […]

October 24, 2018

Primary care physicians are overworked and burned out, due in no small part to the burdens of using time-consuming electronic health record systems. That’s the consensus of a panel of experts at the Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit who on […]

September 21, 2018

The federal agency in charge of healthcare delivery is seeking to increase the dialogue on increasing innovation and investment in healthcare. Eric Hargan, Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary, is looking to foster high-level dialogue between HHS and the private […]

May 9, 2018

Adding photoacoustic imaging to some robotic surgery procedures may reduce the number of injuries that inadvertently occur, according to a recent study in the Journal of Medical Imaging. The research specifically looked at hysterectomies and potential damage to the ureter […]

April 27, 2018

The Food and Drug Administration has released a draft working model for a new software precertification program for developers, with the intent of fast-tracking digital health products to market. “The goal of this program is to develop a tailored and […]

January 31, 2018

The announcement by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase that they are forming an independent company to offer high quality and transparent healthcare at a reasonable cost to their combined 1.2 million U.S. employees is a long-overdue kick in the […]