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Monash's clinical AI collab with India's Apollo Hospitals and more briefs

Healthcare It News

Monash to tap Apollo Hospitals DB for clinical AI projects Monash University's Faculty of Information Technology has tied up with one of India's biggest hospital groups, Apollo Hospitals, to test and validate clinical AI. An initial $34 million ($22 million) was invested in ARIIA during its founding in 2021.

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Hospitals' patient experience, preventable infection improving after pandemic struggles, Leapfrog finds

Fierce Healthcare

The latest batch of Hospital Safety Grades from independent watchdog The Leapfrog Group suggest that patients’ care experiences, which deteriorated during and since the pandemic, may finally be tur | New data from the watchdog reflecting CMS-reported patient safety measures show that hospitals are, on average, working their way back from patient experience (..)

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Teladoc Health Enhances Virtual Sitter Solution with AI to Improve Patient Safety and Efficiency

HIT Consultant

– Virtual Sitter aims to enhance patient safety, address workforce challenges, and improve care delivery for hospitals and health systems. The enhanced Virtual Sitter solution leverages AI, motion detection, and pose estimation to visually detect patient movement that could lead to a fall.

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How Temporal Artery Thermometry Improves Patient Safety Through Accurate Temperature Monitoring

HIT Consultant

Francesco Pompei, CEO and Founder of Exergen Corporation Accurate and frequent temperature monitoring is paramount when it comes to ensuring favorable patient outcomes in the medical community. A delay in the administration of antibiotics can be a significant cause of mortality in hospital settings.

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Patient Safety Representatives Unite to Implement Global Patient Safety Action Plan in the United States

CDC

Preventable harm in the healthcare system is an urgent public health challenge, internationally and in the United States. Globally, more people die now from medical errors or other breakdowns in the quality and safety of healthcare services than from lack of access to them. (1) 2)(3) That’s where we come in.

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Valley Health System aims to transform care delivery with new tech-intensive hospital

Healthcare It News

Valley Health System is constructing a new hospital in Paramus, New Jersey – presenting an opportunity to transform healthcare delivery for the surrounding communities. "This aids patients in recalling interactions, addressing common queries about the presence of specific staff members and enhancing overall patient experience."

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Leapfrog Group sees surging HAIs nationwide

Healthcare It News

Three of the most stubborn and dangerous healthcare-associated infections are on the rise in acute care settings across the country, according to the Leapfrog Group, which published its spring 2023 Hospital Safety Grades on Wednesday. "Infections like these can be life or death for some patients.