Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are pushing forward digital transformation efforts by creating new tools and launching innovative programs.
Here are the organizations that announced pilots of innovation programs or expansions to existing programs since September, as reported by Becker's Hospital Review.
1. Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica is integrating a new digital musculoskeletal rehabilitation program within its care offerings so that musculoskeletal patients can have access to virtual and in-person physical therapy.
2. Houston Methodist and Amazon Web Services have been collaborating on a pilot to bring voice assistants into hospital settings. The pilot focuses on integrating voice technology in two areas: the operating room and exam room.
3. Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic expanded its virtual hospital-at-home program to patients at its Phoenix and Scottsdale, Ariz., hospitals.
4. The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston launched a genomic dataset program with Helix, a direct-to-consumer genomics company, in a partnership that has been dubbed the first of its kind.
5. Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health partnered with at-home care provider DispatchHealth to launch a hospital-at-home program.