Issue #306: ‘Smart room’ tech in health systems, Children's Hospital LA leverages Apple Watch to collect sleep data, Navina raises $55M, and more.
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles leverages Apple Watch and new app to collect pediatric sleep data
An effort to collect high-quality sleep data from children to ultimately allow for easier at-home detection of high-risk sleep disorders using Apple Watch. FIERCE Healthcare
Why health systems are investing in 'smart room' technology
Health systems are betting big money on smart technology to streamline workflow and improve quality of care. Modern Healthcare
Which health systems have AI chiefs?
Here are the nine hospitals and health systems with a chief AI officer. Becker’s Hospital Review
The Right AI Use Case Starts with Knowing Your Data and Your Workflows
In this episode, Dr. Keith Morse, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Medical Director of Clinical Informatics - Enterprise AI at Stanford Children’s Health, shares real-world applications and future visions for generative AI (GenAI) in pediatric care. The discussion highlights how LLMs are being practically integrated into clinical workflows, reducing clinician burden and enhancing hospital operations.
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Healthcare AI adoption accelerates, but few pilots reach implementation: report
Healthcare leaders are excited about AI, but projects are often held up by security, data and other challenges, according to the analysis. Healthcare DIVE
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Engage, Acquire, and Retain
Connecting CRM with a health system’s System of Records offers a 360-degree view of the patient to coordinate appropriate care while empowering front-line support teams to interact with and provide an optimal patient experience. Here's how we helped a large, leading health system, Sentara, transform its contact centers.
Teach AI to Work Like a Member of Your Team
At a Fortune 500 retailer, a contracts team struggled to use an off-the-shelf tool until the company mapped their workflow (“work graph”) and fine-tuned the model using reverse mechanistic localization. The result: more accurate outputs, less manual effort, and a 30% boost in throughput. HBR
How AI Can Be a Game Changer for Marketing
While AI has been a game changer for them, it takes human ingenuity to get the most out of a technology that is available to everyone — including competitors. Knowledge at Wharton
Navina Secures $55M Series C Funding Led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives
This significant investment will accelerate Navina’s expansion across the U.S. healthcare market, enhance its proprietary AI technology, and further drive improvements in patient outcomes by bringing proactive clinical intelligence to every outpatient interaction. Healthcare IT today
Nutrition counseling startup Nourish clinches $70M to expand services
The funding will be used to build out Nourish’s AI product, expand its provider network and pursue more strategic partnerships. Fierce Healthcare
Medicare navigation startup Chapter pockets $75M to expand health system partnerships
Chapter, a Medicare navigation and advisory firm, picked up $75 million to build out its technology and new products and ink more partnerships with health systems. Fierce Healthcare
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