The FDA launched its Digital Health Center of Excellence Sept. 22 to foster healthcare innovation research and create strategic initiatives for digital health technologies.

From their thoughts on artificial intelligence's potential to optimize clinical workflows to their insight about how the pandemic is changing patient demands, here are 10 key quotes about the role of innovation in healthcare that executives from hospitals and health systems across the country shared with Becker's Hospital Review in September:

In April, Providence Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Innovation Officer Aaron Martin led his team to develop a new digital insight report series to help hospitals and health systems across the U.S. navigate COVID-19 recovery.

Kaiser Permanente Ventures led a Series A funding round for Osso VR, a virtual reality surgical training platform.

Amazon is seeking to hire a senior product manager for a new healthcare initiative on the Alexa Health & Wellness team.

The wearables market has made significant strides in healthcare over the past year, with giants such as Apple and Fitbit launching new studies and capabilities and Amazon and Cerner teaming up on a new EHR-integrated health tracking device.

Chicago-based Rush University Health System signed a two-year agreement with Leidos to develop and deploy an emergency department command center app, according to a Sept. 17 news release.

Miami-based Baptist Health South Florida named Walt Disney executive Tony Ambrozie its first senior vice president and chief digital officer.

A report in The Wall Street Journal outlines how ORs will change in the coming years based on conversations with surgeons, hospital leaders and other experts in the field.

From hospitals to universities to municipalities, here are the five latest entities launching healthcare innovation programs as covered by Becker's Hospital Review in the last 30 days.

Baton Rouge, La., secured a collective $1.2 million in federal and private-sector funding to launch Health-Tech Catalyst, a three-year healthcare innovation initiative, according to The Advocate.

Tom Andriola, vice chancellor of IT and data at UC Irvine (Calif.), says he has been involved with innovative technology initiatives his entire career.

As the people who lead digital transformation strategies for the country's top hospitals and healthcare organizations, healthcare innovation leaders need to have a clear, zealous framework guiding their plans to improve healthcare via technology.

Artificial intelligence-focused healthcare technology company Gauss partnered with Cellex, a  biotech company specializing in point-of-care diagnostic testing, to create the first rapid COVID-19 antigen tests patients can use at home.

The National Institutes of Health has contracted with seven companies and academic institutions to develop digital health solutions to help with the COVID-19 response.

President of Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University and CEO of Jefferson Health Stephen Klasko, MD, joined the board for digital health company OODA Health.

Fitbit received FDA 510(k) clearance for its electrocardiogram app to assess heart rhythm for atrial fibrillation.

AdventHealth Central Florida Division outlined its tech investment strategy for the coming year in an Orlando Business Journal report.

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

Researchers from organizations including Boston Children's Hospital and Johns Hopkins University are developing robotic technologies that aim to automate surgical tasks, according to The Wall Street Journal.