Morning Headlines 4/21/21
Why a U.S. hospital and oil company turned to facial recognition
Cedars-Sinai uses facial recognition software from Israel-based AnyVision to detect ED patients who visit repeatedly under different names or to call out those who have a history of violence or drug fraud.
VieCure, which specializes in health IT for oncologists, raises $25 million in a Series A funding round.
Cerner, Athenahealth Lose Bid to Nix Hospital Management Patent
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board upholds most of CliniComp’s data-sharing patent, as challenged by Cerner and Athenahealth.
Giving a patient medications in the ER, having them pop positive on a test, and then withholding further medications because…