Cedars Sinai
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Russian Hackers Take Down At Least 17 U.S. Health System Websites
Russian hacker group Killnet has claimed responsibility for a string of recent cyberattacks that took more than a dozen hospital websites offline across the U.S. — including the websites for Cedars-Sinai, Michigan Medicine, and UPMC. The group has been active for at least a year and is known to target countries that support and/or send resources to Ukraine.
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Why VR could be the new dawn of pain, anxiety management
Experts think virtual reality (VR) can help address the country’s rising levels of pain and anxiety. By flooding the brain with positive signals, VR experiences can act as a drug-free alternative to pain and mental health management — and hospitals across the nation are deploying the technology.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Amazon brings Alexa devices to hospitals, assisted living
The company has struck partnerships with properties owned by Cedars-Sinai, BayCare and others, and is looking to build out some healthcare-specific features, such as medication management.
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At HLTH, 3 patient experience officers indicate emergence of new era of patient engagement
Chief patient experience officers from the Cleveland Clinic, Northwell Health and Cedars Sinai talk about how they are approaching patient engagement and experience in each of their health systems at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas.
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Here is the newest class of startups in Cedars-Sinai’s accelerator
The 11 companies in the accelerator’s fifth cohort were drawn from around the United States and U.K. and are focused on everything from VR medical education to helping make patient feedback surveys easier to administer.
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A new reality: How VR is poised to make real-world clinical impact
Virtual reality has evolved from being a technological novelty to a legitimate clinical tool in areas like chronic pain management and neurological rehab, leading experts to think through how best to integrate VR into healthcare.
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Hospitals, Artificial Intelligence
Pilot project brings Alexa to Cedars-Sinai patients
As part of the newly announced pilot, more than 100 patient rooms at Cedars-Sinai are equipped with an Alexa-powered platform called Aiva, which patients can use to control their entertainment and interact with nurses.
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Exclusive: Orbita hires digital health leader away from Cedars-Sinai
Kristi Ebong has been hired by Orbita as its new senior vice president of strategy and general manager for healthcare providers.
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Check out the startups in the latest Cedars-Sinai accelerator class
Relying on everything from artificial intelligence to Bluetooth technology, the nine startups in the fourth class of the accelerator are working to solve problems related to patient consent, medical equipment tracking and more.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Cedars-Sinai accelerator recruits new managing director (Updated)
The change follows the departure of Omkar Kulkarni, who previously served as director of the program. He became the first chief innovation officer for Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles earlier this month.
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Startups in third Cedars-Sinai accelerator class reveal partnerships with hospitals and others
The Cedars-Sinai accelerator, which is powered by Techstars, announced its third cohort of startups this fall. Now, the 10 selected companies have unveiled deals and partnerships with various players in the healthcare space.
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VR can aid seniors and chronic disease patients, but don’t overhype its capabilities
During a panel discussion at the Connected Health Conference in Boston, two physicians and a patient touched on how virtual reality is aiding a variety of healthcare consumers. Yet as one panelist noted, we shouldn’t overpromise what it can do.
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To improve the healthcare experience, look at more than just the patient
Patient experience is a noteworthy topic to hospitals. But as outlined during a panel at MedCity ENGAGE, health systems need to look beyond the consumer and seek to boost the experience of providers as well.
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Cedars-Sinai offers its app on the Apple Watch
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai said it’s one of only a handful of hospitals and health systems to make an app available on the Apple Watch.
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Which 10 health tech startups made the cut for the Cedars-Sinai accelerator?
Whittled down from roughly 600 applicants, the goals of the 10 companies in the third cohort include improving the patient experience, offering more personalized care plans for cancer treatment, triaging patients faster and making blood sample collection less painful.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
