Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.

Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.

Transcarent recently announced a partnership with The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic, which provides second opinions from medical specialists via video visits. Now Transcarent members can access The Clinic’s services as a benefit, which means they won’t face any out-of-pocket costs in most cases.

Leaders in healthcare draw attention to the myriad ways cloud computing technology is transforming healthcare.

PathAI is partnering with Cleveland Clinic to digitize pathology slides and develop and improve PathAI’s machine-learning algorithms that can drive research as well as improve patient outcomes in a clinical setting. Pramana is launching its digital pathology as a service product and has struck a multi-year commercial agreement with Mayo Clinic to digitize 5 million pathology slides.

In a wide-ranging interview, Dr. Geoff Vince, the new executive director of Cleveland Clinic Innovations, discussed his plans for how the commercialization arm will operate, the technologies he thinks will drive interest and whether the pandemic has changed approaches to innovation.

A new analysis from the Lown Institute identified the most and least racially inclusive hospitals in America, but hospitals at the bottom of the list dispute the methodology. Still, the analysis indicates a troubling trend of racial segregation in healthcare.

Research conducted by the Cleveland Clinic and Massachusetts-based startup Health Data Analytics Institute (HDAI) measured the difference in mortality during the pandemic  between people covered by Medicare in long-term care facilities and in the community. While a Covid-19 diagnosis increased deaths in both settings, there was a stark difference in those who had not been diagnosed with Covid-19. 

The healthcare provider and technology giant have entered into a 10-year partnership that will leverage AI, cloud and quantum computing capabilities to accelerate research. The collaboration will include the first private-sector installation of the IBM Quantum System One.

There is a growing demand for centralized care for Covid-19 long-haulers — that is, patients who had Covid-19 and recovered but continue to experience symptoms. Health systems are setting up clinics specifically for this patient population, which comes with its own set of opportunities and challenges.

The video-sharing giant is partnering with providers and groups, like Mayo Clinic and the American Public Health Association, to create evidence-based health content. YouTube has also added CVS Health’s former chief community health officer to lead those efforts.

The newly created organization, dubbed OneTen, aims to create 1 million jobs for Black people over the next decade. Its founders include some big names in healthcare, such as Cleveland Clinic, Intermountain Healthcare and Humana.

The Ohio-based health system is working with three organizations to provide residents of Cleveland’s Fairfax neighborhood with access to high-speed internet at affordable prices. The collaboration aims to alleviate health disparities that arise from a lack of reliable access to the internet.

A risk prediction model for Covid-19, developed by researchers at Cleveland Clinic, is now available to all health systems worldwide that use the Epic MyChart patient portal. The model will help clinicians estimate the likelihood of a patient testing positive for the disease.

The Cleveland Clinic struck a partnership with CVS Health subsidiary Aetna to form a new accountable care organization (ACO). The two companies plan to launch a co-branded insurance plan this fall.

NPR reported on the study by The Cleveland Clinic’s Dr. Gary Procop, which has not been peer reviewed. Procop acknowledged that he had stored samples in a special solution not recommended by the company, which defended the ID NOW test.

Telemedicine startup GYANT will work with the Cleveland Clinic to improve communication between providers and patients after they are discharged from the hospital. The company uses its chat interface to make it easier for patients to chat with their care team after discharge, and will be expanded to Cleveland Clinic’s Women’s Health Institute.

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.

Cleveland Clinic announced that it is forming a telemedicine joint venture with American Well to expand the reach of its doctors to patients globally using virtual visits and American Well’s digital platform.

Veteran international healthcare entrepreneur Semih Sen will also oversee Cleveland Clinic Innovations, the commercialization arm of the organization, which is focused on bringing research IP into the market.

The Seattle-based company, which spun out of Providence St. Joseph Health, has a platform that allows clinicians to prescribe and monitor digital health tools from their EHR workflows.

The research, which was published in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, involved 39 patients who have COPD and had at least one hospitalization or emergency room visit during the year prior to enrollment.

At MedCity INVEST in Chicago on April 23, Cosgrove also said he doesn’t believe the ACA will be repealed, but he thinks going forward we’ll see “an increasing percentage of healthcare being paid for by the government.”

The center – which sits under the Cleveland Clinic Enterprise Analytics umbrella – is meant to act as a central point to convene clinicians researchers, engineers and technologists to conduct research and develop best practices for the use of AI in medicine.

The goal of the OWKIN Loop Network, which includes hospitals and research institutions in the United States and Europe, is to advance knowledge sharing in the medical research field.

Wisam Rizk, the ex-CTO of the spinoff business, pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and making false statements and faces sentencing in March.

During an event Rock Health Summit in San Francisco, the always quotable Cosgrove shared his thoughts on topics ranging from the V.A. to Theranos to EMRs to where he believed big tech firms can hope to change healthcare.   

The health system has joined the growing cohort of organizations participating in the Apple Health Records program, which lets patients view their health data from their iPhone.

This year, Oscar Health and Cleveland Clinic started offering health insurance plans in Ohio. “We are at the beginning of [the] consolidation of payer and healthcare provider,” Tom Sudow, director of business development at Cleveland Clinic Innovations, said.

Effective immediately, Dr. Brian Donley, an orthopedic surgeon, will take the reins as CEO of Cleveland Clinic London. The six-story, 200-bed hospital is scheduled to open in 2020.