“The Department of Veterans Affairs’ new collaborative health care innovation center is initially focusing on the creation of prevention tools that predict disease and improve patient safety.”
“Announced in September, the National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation in Palo Alto, California, is now home to VA’s partnership with DeepMind Health, an AI division within Google.”
“The Army demonstrated an algorithm the partnership developed can predict acute kidney injury up to 48 hours in advance — potentially helping patients avoid the devastating disease, said Dr. Thomas Osborne with the Palo Alto Health Care System…”
“The center is also evaluating emerging technology like SurgicalAR, an imaging platform using an augmented reality headset to holographically overlay MRI or CT scans on a patient during surgery — effectively rendering them see-through. Cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, the platform is the brainchild of Medivis, a physician-led collaboration of computer engineers, scientists and developers.”
“Medivis is partnering with companies like Microsoft and Verizon to stream multiple data feeds in one spot in an effort to reduce complications during surgery, said Dr. Chris Morley, a cofounder…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA health incubator starts with disease prevention tools – By Dave Nyczepir, October 24, 2019. FedScoop.
