Data and Information

The layoffs represent 13% of the AI-backed genomic and clinical data company's workforce.

The startup's tool records and transcribes conversations between providers and patients, and then organizes relevant information about health conditions, symptoms and next steps.

Alexander Geissler, a professor at the University of St. Gallen, says major barriers include interoperability and that some hospitals don't have the desire or the ability to share data.

According to Deloitte's survey, 49% of respondents said they'd attended a virtual medical appointment as a patient in the past year, while 26% said they'd been to a virtual visit where another person was the patient.

It measures the cortical thickness in a brain scan to provide a patient's level of brain ageing.

You have to understand the business process, get hold of the data and use a platform that supports the necessary agility, according to Atif Chaughtai, global healthcare market leader at Red Hat.

"Cognitive logic" could help providers get the patient information they need immediately, according to Bill Hayes, MD, chief medical officer at CPSI.

A report by the U.K.-based Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps found 84% of 25 apps shared data outside of the developer's system.

Also: Real-world evidence company Syapse raises $35 million, and senior care tech platform Sage scores $9 million.

Tammy Kwiatkoski, director of clinical informatics at HIMSS, explains how data supports digital transformation and helps patients, and the importance of nurse informaticians in the health fields.