Caresyntax, a US-based company specialising in surgical intelligence and automation technologies, has secured $180 million in funding for its AI-powered precision surgery platform. Described as “a scalable, end-to-end software and AI platform”, Caresyntax’s solution captures and analyses large volumes of video, audio, images, clinical and operational data in and around […]
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US Biden-Harris administration publishes report on open source-software security initiative
The US Biden-Harris Administration has published a summary of report on the open source-software security initiative (OS3I), building on commitments made in the National Cybersecurity Strategy to “invest in the development of secure software, including memory-safe languages and software development techniques, frameworks, and testing tools”. The White House also highlighted […]
MEDITECH launches EHR-agnostic health information exchange network
In the US, MEDITECH has launched a new EHR-agnostic health information exchange network to facilitate health data sharing between organisations, focusing on bringing together data to offer a “comprehensive view” of patient history and enable patient health records to follow them wherever they seek care. The network, Traverse Exchange, also […]
Canadian global innovation cluster makes $44m commitment to advancing AI health tech
DIGITAL, a Canadian global innovation cluster for digital technologies, has announced a commitment worth an estimated $44 million to develop and deploy AI tech, with the aim of supporting healthcare providers and enhancing patient outcomes. The funding comes under the Health Compass II project, which aims to launch four AI-driven […]
Expansion of paediatric remote monitoring at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
US-based healthcare software provider Epic has shared an update on its work with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, highlighting how the hospital is “bridging the gap” by bringing remote monitoring to their paediatric patients. The update shares how the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has implemented a total of 11 remote management […]
Government of Nova Scotia announces expansion of YourHealthNS app
The Government of Nova Scotia has announced the expansion of the YourHealthNS app to allow patients to access more information about X-ray results, with Health and Wellness Minister Michelle Thompson commenting that “this is just the beginning”. From this week, residents of Nova Scotia will be able to access X-ray […]
Albany Med Health System shares news on progress and expansion with Epic EMR
Albany Med Health System has shared the latest on progress with its electronic medical record journey with Epic, welcoming new features and preparing to expand the platform across more hospitals in the network by this autumn. Following Albany Medical Center’s go live of the Epic solution in March this year, […]
Three Canadian SMEs selected for UK innovative health accelerator programme
Three Canadian SMEs have been selected for the UK’s Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber Propel@YH Boot Camp, bringing with them their innovative solutions designed to advance the health of the region’s population. The boot camp forms part of Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber’s commitment to bringing “the best health innovations […]
Interview: Rich Temple, vice president and CIO at Deborah Heart and Lung Center, New Jersey
For a recent interview, HTNI caught up with Rich Temple, vice president and chief information officer at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in New Jersey, to find out more about the organisation’s digital status, priorities and progress from the last 12 months. Rich started out by offering a brief introduction […]
$20m donation sees creation of new fund for Mayo Clinic’s AI innovation for cancer
A $20 million donation to Mayo Clinic, a not-for-profit American academic medical centre, has been made by Dwight and Dian Diercks to “fuel key elements of Mayo Clinic’s vision for the future of healthcare”, with the fund intended to boost initiatives such as developing generative AI tools for insight into […]