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Morning Headlines 3/5/20
SymphonyAI Group Acquires Healthcare Imaging AI Technology Leader TeraRecon
SymphonyAI Group, which owns Concerto Health AI, acquires advanced visualization and AI-driven technology vendor TeraRecon.
GoodRx announces it will make several changes to its user data-sharing practices with third parties, including hiring a new privacy and security lead, giving users the ability to delete their data, and more intensely scrutinizing the data it shares with companies like Facebook and Google.
This AI Software Company Just Raised $20 Million To Help Prevent Physician Burnout
Suki will use a new $20 million investment to further scale its AI-enabled digital voice assistant for physicians.
Amazon May Extend Virtual Clinic Concept To DC-Area HQ2
Employees at Amazon’s HQ2 facility in Virginia may soon have access to the company’s virtual Amazon Care service, pending the passing of telehealth legislation by state lawmakers.
As follow up to my comment/request last night I pulled together this list of provider organizations that will not be sending attendees based on prior posts and comments. Who else is not coming to HIMSS?
– Kaiser Permanente
– Jefferson Health
– Seattle Children’s
– Providence
– Multicare
– Cleveland Clinic
– Intermountain Healthcare
– Partners HealthCare
University of North Carolina / UNC Health Care just announced no travel to states that have declared a state of emergency: FL, CA, WA.
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As of this morning, Partners HealthCare is still sending attendees and speakers. Partners has suspended all business-related travel to the CDC-defined impacted areas and discouraged nonessential personal travel outside the United States. There is no suspension of domestic travel.
MedStar has issued a travel ban. I am aware of other systems in Maryland that have highly limited their presence but have not yet withdrawn outright.