The AI system was able to reduce the percentage of false negative mammograms by 5.7% in the US and 1.2% in the UK.
This year, providers have continued to ink deals with big names in tech including Google, Amazon and Apple. The conversation around patient-centered care and technology is also picking up steam.
From its acquisition of Fitbit to Project Nightingale, 2019 has been eventful for Alphabet and its subsidiaries.
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News of the tool, currently in clinical pilots, comes a week after reports circulated that Google was working with healthcare system Ascension on a controversial project involving patient data.
MobiHealthNews sat down with Amy McDonough, senior vice president & general manager of Fitbit Health Solutions prior to the news that Google was set to acquire Fitbit.
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Despite some wins across its various business efforts, Fitbit's mounting losses provide some insight as to why the company was looking to sell.