Advocate, Memorial Hermann, Corewell, and Atlantic Health System are together contributing $8 million in “strategic” investments with the San Francisco company. 

When paired with willing older adults, talking AI can administer and assess preliminary dementia tests in much the same way—and with similar effectiveness—as human specialists.

The organization cautioned that continuing to outsource exams to teleradiology providers is becoming “financially unsustainable.”

In court documents, an unnamed Minnesota woman said that in 2022, she was admitted to an Allina Health hospital and scheduled for the removal of her infected spleen, only for an error to result in her left kidney being removed instead.

The contract dispute is between 50-physician Radiologic Associates of Fredericksburg and Mary Washington Healthcare, which has two hospitals south of Washington, D.C. 

Kettering Health in Ohio confirmed it is experiencing a data breach impacting care delivery. However, it stopped short of saying the calls are related, as an investigation is ongoing.

The Philips Azurion interventional imaging system was recently updated with new ultralow dose technology that is said to reduce X-ray exposure by up to 50% during coronary procedures.

Report errors can result in incorrect or delayed diagnoses and significantly impact disease management. 

“Conventional chest tubes are prone to clogging, which can hinder recovery,” one researcher explained. 

Researchers tracked data from nearly 400 women with complex CAD who underwent treatment with Shockwave Medical's intravascular lithotripsy technology prior to PCI.