Artificial intelligence company DarwinAI and open-source cloud software vendor Red Hat tapped Boston Children's Hospital to help develop and expand their joint COVID-Net neural imaging tool for rapidly screening COVID-19 and assessing disease severity. 

President-elect Joe Biden's approach to digital health could be similar to the Trump administration's in some areas and different in others.

Edward Marx, former CIO of Cleveland Clinic, recently co-authored a book on digital transformation in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic and how hospitals can best compete with retail disruptors. 

Massachusetts retained its spot as the top state for technology and science, a position it has held since the 2002 iteration of Milken Institute's State Technology and Science Index, which is released every other year.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic partnered with an Israel-based company to develop new voice-based tools for patient screening and monitoring.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence and Nuance Communications deepened their partnership with plans to develop integrated clinical intelligence and revenue cycle technology.

Intermountain Healthcare is growing its partnership with Omada Health by making the digital health company's diabetes prevention program available as a covered benefit to the Salt Lake City-based system's medical group patients.

Amazon Alexa launched a new feature Nov. 11 to help caregivers better monitor seniors who opt to age in place rather than move into nursing homes or assisted care facilities, according to CNBC.

Every healthcare organization aims to provide a creative and collaborative working environment that welcomes opportunities to rethink workflows, tools and more. Corporate innovation programs have increasingly emerged as a key vehicle to drive these efforts in healthcare.  

Eko, a San Francisco-based startup developing artificial intelligence for heart disease screening, telehealth and remote patient monitoring, closed a $65 million Series C funding round, according to a Nov. 9 Wall Street Journal report.

Children's Hospital Los Angeles partnered with schools in Los Angeles County to provide them with the COVID-19 assessment tool it uses to screen staff before they enter any CHLA building.

Optum Ventures, Cigna Ventures and Humana joined a recent $37.5 million funding round for Buoy Health, a company that develops artificial intelligence-powered digital health tools. 

Healthcare investment firm Deerfield Management Co. will provide up to $65 million in funding for a new research collaboration with Boston Children's Hospital focused on drug discovery and development. 

The lack of diversity among digital health company leadership could increase the possibility they are creating healthcare tools that further health disparities, according to Rock Health's 2020 report on diversity in digital health.

Here are eight recent health IT vendor contracts and go-lives accelerating digital transformation efforts at healthcare organizations.

Tampa General Hospital created a venture capital fund to support early-stage startups and make direct investments in healthcare companies.

A team of College Station-based Texas A&M University researchers is building an autonomous van equipped with telehealth technologies to help deliver care to patients lacking transportation options, according to local CBS affiliate KBTX. 

Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are pushing digital transformation efforts forward by creating new tools and launching innovative programs. 

Miami-based Baptist Health South Florida plans to lease a 37,982-square-foot office space from Boca Raton (Fla.) Innovation Campus, a life sciences and tech hub home to 18 national companies, according to a Nov. 5 news release.

The CDC plans to develop and release a smartphone app that facilitates daily symptom surveys to help detect whether COVID-19 vaccines cause any serious side effects once they are approved for widespread use, according to a Nov. 5 Wall Street Journal report.