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2023 18 Oct
Microsoft recently announced new data and artificial intelligence products that are designed to facilitate healthcare organisations’ access to the vast volumes of information gathered by healthcare professionals and medical facilities. Microsoft is introducing the first industry-specific data solutions within Fabric, a data and analytics platform,...Read more
2023 06 Oct
Mayo Clinic is partnering with Microsoft to test their new generative AI service, Microsoft 365 Copilot. Mayo Clinic and Microsoft will be among the first health systems to deploy this Copilot. The new generative AI service combines large language models with organisational data to increase productivity in the healthcare industry. Mayo Clinic's objective...Read more
2023 15 Sep
Paige, a healthcare technology disrupter, has partnered with Microsoft in the battle against cancer, advancing their joint efforts to transform cancer diagnosis and patient treatment. They aim to achieve this by constructing the world's largest image-based artificial intelligence (AI) model for digital pathology and oncology. Paige has developed...Read more
2023 31 Aug
Epic is leveraging Microsoft's AI expertise to introduce a broader range of tools designed to assist clinicians in efficiently managing their time and accessing vital information during patient care. They have been at the forefront of advancing generative AI within the healthcare industry By synergising Microsoft's expansive cloud and AI technologies...Read more
2023 01 Jun
This week AI industry leaders, including high-level executives at Microsoft and Google, academics and even several celebrities issued a new warning regarding the dangers and impacts that AI could potentially pose. The statement said “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such...Read more
2022 20 Oct
Graphite Health , a software company intent on transforming the digital future of healthcare, announced today the addition of Joshua C. Mandel, M.D., Chief Architect for Healthcare at Microsoft, to its advisory board. A physician and software engineer who was the Chief Architect behind SMART Health IT, a four-year $15 million collaboration between...Read more
2021 22 Dec
The European Commission has approved unconditionally, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Nuance Communications, Inc. (‘ Nuance ') by Microsoft Corporation (‘ Microsoft '). The Commission concluded that the transaction would raise no competition concerns in the European Economic Area (‘EEA'). Nuance is a transcription software...Read more
2021 15 Jan
Leaders from healthcare and tech industry, including Mayo Clinic, Microsoft and Oracle, are joining forces in the Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI) to establish a standard for digital vaccination records. You might also like: COVID-19 Vaccines: Need for Global Tracking System The new initiative aims to provide every...Read more
2020 20 May
Microsoft has announced it is building Cloud for Health Care , a bundled customised solution for healthcare providers. The software is designed to help doctors securely schedule and perform virtual appointments and is expected to be available later this year. You may also like : How Will FAMGA Shakeup Healthcare? The...Read more
2020 29 Jan
Summary: The big tech players are all making inroads into healthcare, bringing their industry know-how into a sector that is traditionally slow to adapt to change. Whether their impact will ultimately result in better resource management and cost savings remains to be seen, but they are definitely a force to be reckoned with. There is no doubt...Read more
2019 03 Sep
Increasing need to store and secure medical data, including sensitive patient information, is among key factors behind the expanded application of blockchain technology in healthcare. By 2025, it is estimated that global blockchain technology in healthcare market will be worth more than $1.636 billion. This projection is contained in new research...Read more