Mass General Brigham

A healthcare provider in a lab coat with a stethoscope around their neck sitting at a desk looking at a computer and waving
By  Jessica Hagen 12:52 pm September 7, 2023
Google's video platform YouTube announced today it is launching two new initiatives for healthcare content creators: AI-enabled Aloud, which dubs videos in various languages, and THE-IQ Creator Program, which expands upon the Tackling Health Equity Through Information Quality program, established last year.  THE-IQ program aimed to present videos with diverse perspectives and health information...
A healthcare provider with scrubs on and a stethoscope around their neck sitting at a desk while looking at a computer
By  Jessica Hagen 12:57 pm September 6, 2023
GE HealthCare announced that it has codeveloped an AI algorithm with Mass General Brigham to help with scheduling predictions, including failure to show up to appointments, neglecting to schedule follow-up appointments and predicting late arrivals.  The first application of the algorithm, geared toward predicting missed care opportunities, is used within the schedule predictions dashboard of the...
Doctor talks to patient
By  Laura Lovett 01:55 pm November 2, 2021
Boston-based provider Mass General Brigham is teaming up with DTx company Better Therapeutics on a real-world data study collaboration focused on diabetes. Specifically, the organizations will be looking at the effectiveness and utilization of Better Therapeutic's prescription digital therapeutic on delivering virtual therapies to patients with Type 2 diabetes. Patients enrolled in the study...
Speakers at Accelerate Health
By  Laura Lovett 02:01 pm March 18, 2021
The history of pharma and provider partnerships spans back decades, and has traditionally focused on the development of new drugs. Digital is coming into the fold of health, forcing those partnerships to go through a metamorphosis to include new tech. “Industry and academia have been working together for decades in a pharmaceutical sector, but historically the relationships did not extend beyond...
Mass General Brigham's Dr. Joe Kvedar
By  Laura Lovett 01:37 pm September 25, 2020
This year, most of the healthcare focus has been centered on the coronavirus crisis. However, as the population continues to age, over the next few decades senior care may be the hot topic. “It’s critical that we get it right for so many reasons,” Dr. Joe Kvedar, senior advisor of virtual care at Mass General Brigham, said. “In 2050 there will be twice as many people on the planet over 65 as...