Google (NSDQ:GOOG) is taking its Cloud services into the field of healthcare as it aims to enable data sharing and collaboration between providers and patients, according to a recent blog post from the tech giant. The company said it recently launched the Cloud Healthcare API service to address interoperability issues in healthcare data. The system includes […]
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Google claims new AI-powered EHR tech can predict hospital patient outcomes, including death
Artificial intelligence researchers at Google (NSDQ:GOOG) claim they have used new software to more accurately predict hospital patient outcomes, including death, discharge and readmission, than is currently possible with existing software, according to a Quartz report. In the newly released, non-peer-reviewed research paper, study investigators at the tech giant used de-identified data from collected from 216,221 patients […]
Boston Scientific launches third Connected Patient Challenge
Boston Scientific today announced the launch of its third annual Connected Patient Challenge, which it is holding in collaboration with Google and Medstro. The last competition was about big data, artificial intelligence and patient-engagement technologies. This time around, the competition is offering winners up to $50,000 in services to help them realize their big idea about how […]
Google’s Verily is developing AI-powered heart disease test using retinal images
Google (NSDQ:GOOG) parent Alphabet‘s (NSDQ:GOOGL) Verily is developing a new artificial-intelligence powered test that searches for indicators of heart disease risk present in retina images, according to a new study. The study, which has not yet been peer reviewed but has been published by Cornell University, details a new machine-learning powered system designed by Verily to “discover […]
Hodei Technology aims to leverage Google Glass to improve rural healthcare
Despite vanishing off the public radar, Google Glass is not dead. The platform has re-emerged from Google parent Alphabet (NSDQ:GOOGL) under the moniker X Glass, with a number of new technology firms, an number of which are in healthcare, looking to capitalize on the technology. One such firm is Hodei Technology. Based out of Indianapolis, the company is looking to […]
Google acquires smartphone health dx startup Senosis Health
Google has acquired Seattle-based digital health startup Senosis Health for an undisclosed amount, according to a report from Geekwire. Senosis Health was founded by University of Washington computer scientist Shwetak Patel, aiming to use smartphones as patient monitoring devices, collecting health metrics and providing services such as diagnosing pulmonary function, hemoglobin counts and other critical health […]
EnteroMedics inks deal with Verily-GSK JV Galvani Bioelectronics
EnteroMedics (NSDQ:ETRM) said today it inked a collaborative deal with Galvani Bioelectronics, a joint venture between GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) and Alphabet‘s (NSDQ:GOOGL) Verily Life Sciences, through which Galvani will use a modified vBloc system for pre-clinical research. St. Paul, Minn.-based said it will receive payments for its development under the agreement, and that it will retain rights, title and […]
Google Glass is back as X Glass with focus on industry, healthcare
Google parent Alphabet (NSDQ:GOOGL) is relaunching its Google Glass smartglasses with a focus on industry and enterprise applications, including healthcare, according to a recent post from its moonshot subsidiary X. X said it has been testing an industry-focused version of Glass with a number of companies, ranging from manufacturing and industrial applications and including a large number of […]
Google backs Decibel Therapeutics in big data hearing loss play
Decibel Therapeutics said today it landed an investment from GV, formerly Google Ventures. GV agreed to make an equity investment in the Boston-based company and lend its capabilities in big data sciences and analytics to Decibel’s efforts in developing therapies for hearing loss and tinnitus. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business […]
DeviceTalks: Big data, virtual reality and the connected brain in medtech
The future of medical technology could involve artificial intelligence, virtual reality and even direct connections to the human brain. A panel at DeviceTalks, led by Worrell Design’s director of advanced development, Derek Mathers, discussed how technological developments like Amazon’s Alexa and the accumulation of big data could shape future trends in medtech. Wielding big data […]
Report: While major players aim to lead AI-tech pack, major adoption still a ways off
While billions of dollars are being poured into healthcare artificial intelligence plays with major companies leading the way, the technology still has a long way to go until it’s challenging the expertise of doctors on the front lines, according to a new Xconomy report. To reach that point, companies will not only have to invest […]