34 hospital and health system innovation programs to know | 2023

34 hospital and health system innovation programs to know | 2023 unknown

Becker's is excited to honor 34 hospitals and health systems with innovation programs. 

Through forward-thinking innovation programs, these hospitals and health systems are able to remain on the leading-edge of the changing healthcare landscape. The following organizations have created programs, institutions and initiatives solely dedicated to furthering research, discovery and innovation. 

We accepted nominations for this list. Contact Anna Falvey at afalvey@beckershealthcare.com with questions or comments.

Note: This list is not an endorsement of included organizations or associated healthcare providers. Organizations cannot pay for inclusion on this list. We extend a special thank you to Rhoda Weiss for her contributions to this list.


Adventist Health (Roseville, Calif.). Adventist Health serves as a beacon for healthcare innovation in the community across its 28 hospital sites, 90 rural clinics and 140 other locations. The system serves over 2 million patients every year, with one in three earning less than $25,000 every year. Adventist Health has taken steps to foster a culture of innovation and infrastructure, promoting a progressive mindset and creating an environment of trust that encourages constant learning, assessing and improving. The system also actively partners with community leaders to fill gaps in the community. It heavily invests in patient safety and nursing staff development, support and career advancement opportunities. For instance, Adventist Health White Memorial in Los Angeles uses artificial intelligence to improve patient safety and care in real time, using AI to support clinical decision making, improve outcomes and improve sepsis compliance. Similarly, Adventist Health Glendale has incorporated KATE AI software into the nursing triage EHR to assist in identifying early sepsis symptoms. Adventist Health also supports its nursing department using real-time AI to assess patients based on vital signs, medical history and other relevant data.

Banner Health (Phoenix). Innovation initiatives at Banner Health primarily focus on making healthcare easier so life can be better for those it serves. The Banner Innovation Group was formed in 2019. Their approach involves testing new tools first on a small scale to gauge their potential value to the organization and their potential to scale more broadly. Banner's long-term strategy involves improving customer experience via the “digital front door” to provide a modern, seamless experience across customers’ web, smartphone, telephone and in-person interactions with the system. One instance of this is a Smart Waitlist, which offers earlier imaging appointment times via text, based on patient acuity – a program which has helped to reduce no-shows, grow referral-to-appointment conversion and improve cancellation backfilling. Banner now plans to scale this model to other facilities. Other initiatives include an emergency department discharge bot, an AI-based symptom checker, a suite of digital therapeutics, a text-the-CEO program, and more. To continue identifying new technology tools to test, Banner has established multi-year partnerships with promising technology companies that align with its overall strategic direction. 

Baptist Health South Florida (Coral Gables). Since its founding in 2019, Baptist Health Innovations has strategically molded itself into a high-throughput, high-impact business unit by fostering a culture of pervasive innovation throughout Baptist Health's 27,000 employees. The Innovations unit has taken on hundreds of projects, including forging a master IP policy, working on 203 inventions, executing 669 transactions, creating a robust licensing revenue stream, forming a fellowship for innovation to train diverse professionals to commercialize healthcare innovations, and entering an affiliation agreement with Florida International University. In addition, they have entered codevelopment collaboration with new companies, created a $30 million innovation fund, led a successful startup healthtech idea competition, and much more. In 2023, Baptist Health was named one of the top 300 most innovative countries in the nation by Fortune and Statista. 

Boston Medical Center Health System. Focused on health equity, Boston Medical Center Health System’s transformative programs are reimagining the patient experience. It is advancing cancer care and expanding access to gene therapies through CAR T-cell therapy that utilizes genetically re-engineered T-cell treatments to target and eliminate cancer cells in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Beyond traditional healthcare, its first-in-the-nation Clean Power Prescription pilot program allows providers to prescribe a reduced utility bill by leveraging renewable energy generated by BMCHS solar panels, which supports 80 patient households and lowers utility bills by $50 each month for a year. The StreetCred initiative provides comprehensive free tax prep services offered during pediatric wellness appointments to increase economic mobility for families with infants below the federal poverty level while concurrently supporting health equity. Additionally, it turned a rooftop into a thriving farm yielding tens of thousands of pounds of crops annually, which nourishes the patient population and contributes to urban green space and broader energy reduction efforts. The health system is steadfast on eliminating disparities and creating pathways for holistic treatment of each patient. 

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. With a long history of innovation that dates back to its founding as the nation’s first children’s hospital in 1855, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has been the birthplace for countless breakthroughs and dramatic firsts in pediatric medicine, including the first vaccines for mumps, whooping cough, influenza and rotavirus, as well as the first FDA-approved gene and cell therapies for children. Today, CHOP is home to one of the largest pediatric biobanks in the world and is continuing to develop new cell and gene therapies and finding ways to get them to patients more quickly. CHOP researchers are also using “big data” to accelerate the speed of research and the development of cures and personalized therapies, with the goal of delivering solutions that will advance children’s health around the world.

Children’s Nebraska (Omaha). Children's Nebraska is currently on the forefront of technology with robotics and surgery, having implemented the wayfinding app, Children’s GO, as well as digital health initiatives and processes that make children's care more convenient. They also have one of the most mature pediatric 3D imaging and printing programs in the country and were the first and only pediatric hospital in the Metaverse. Children's has launched Bright Foundry, LLC, which is a healthcare business incubator designed to support innovation by funding winners of innovation competitions. Another recent accomplishment is the mobile application AdaptCare, which bridges the knowledge and training gap between the hospital and first responders by providing personalized care plans – an app that has delivered a 27% reduction in hospital admissions, a 50% decrease in overall hospital length of stay and a 55% financial cost reduction across organization services. Children’s Nebraska's upcoming expansion, The Mammel Innovation Center, will be a centralized innovation hub focused on digital health, telemedicine, 3D printing and visualization, virtual reality, AI and medical devices. 

Cleveland Clinic. Cleveland Clinic comprises over 72,000 researchers, scientists, clinicians and caregivers, each of whom contributes the system's culture of innovation. With this focus on creative solutions, Cleveland Clinic Innovations was created in 2000 and has been driving invention and commercialization ever since. The program has resulted in over 2,4000 patents, more than 800 licenses and over 100 startups. The team has cultivated experience in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and digital health, allowing leaders to have a hand in the development and optimization in the solutions that go to market. Recent life-changing innovations from Cleveland Clinic include the High-Line system for safer IV lines, a precise endovascular navigation technology for safer procedures, and a vaccine for triple-negative breast cancer that is currently in trial. 

CommonSpirit Health (Chicago). CommonSpirit Health's open innovation philosophy encourages the combination of externally developed resources with internal competencies to deliver meaningful patient care improvements. The system addresses community needs through the Connected Community Network, which connects multiple stakeholders to meet the needs of patients. To date, the program has provided over 22,000 people with housing, food, transportation and more in partnership with over 900 community organizations. The system has also launched a virtual behavioral health support program and improved consumer access to care by pairing teams with founders from innovative companies in order to provide patients with market-leading technology. 

Hackensack Meridian Health (Edison, N.J.). Hackensack Meridian Health has innovation at its core, and fosters this value in all of its branches and endeavors. The Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation includes 29 laboratories, 185 scientists and $175 million in research commitments across five years. Meanwhile, Hackensack Meridian Health's HMH Research Institute is a connected research ecosystem accelerating discovery, innovation, and translation of scientific breakthroughs to address unmet clinical needs. Internal and external innovation spans precision medicine, new device development, new product and solution development, new business model development, and the operation of network business units. Outside of lab-based research and discovery, HMH applies team member wisdom through innovation challenges that allow innovative ideas from all departments to be heard.

Hoag Health (Newport Beach, Calif.). Hoag Health's unique philanthropic group, Hoag Innovators, has spearheaded many first-in-California technologies. Twice a year, the group meets to hear from leading clinicians at Hoag pitching innovative technology, research, and programs in their respective specialties. In just six years, Hoag Innovators has grown from an idea to a thriving and active group of over 118 philanthropists from more than 60 families. As of May 2023, the group has raised $10,550,000 and has invested $4,650,000 in 17 projects that span cancer care, women’s health, neurologic care, heart and vascular care, radiology and imaging, and infection prevention. Additionally, their endowment has grown to over $10,000,000. Recent projects include Vectra WB360 Whole Body 3D Imaging, which uses AI to map out areas of concern on the surface of patients' skin, and the NK Cell Therapy Program, which is a phase II clinical trial for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. 

Houston (Texas) Methodist. In 2018, Houston Methodist launched its center for innovation, which has since achieved monumental growth and proved itself to be a critical part of the hospital. The innovation efforts were essential in helping Houston through the COVID-19 pandemic, helping the system quickly establish telemedicine options and a virtual ICU. The innovation center also has a 3,500-square-foot technology hub. During the pandemic, the hub shifted to serve as a training site for clinicians to get up-to-speed on telemedicine. Just over a year ago, the system also launched a virtual nursing program to address staffing challenges and burnout. The system has one of the largest virtual nursing programs in the country, servicing over 1,150 beds, 45 inpatient units and seven acute care hospitals. Houston Methodist is also on the forefront of leveraging artificial intelligence, partnering with technology partner HDAI to create a risk profile for every patient that is current and timely. The system is also building its ninth hospital in the area, which is scheduled to open in 2025 and pilot new technologies from day one. 

Inova (Falls Church, Va.). Inova is consistently investing in the growth of its technology and team members, training top-tier providers, nurses and clinicians. In the last month alone, Inova has announced several new updates and innovations. It has revealed a comprehensive rebranding initiative that will redefine the system's identity. Inova Fairfax Hospital also became the first facility in the Washington, D.C. region to offer GammaTile therapy for treating brain tumors. It also launched the Inova Cares Clinic for Families, which provides primary care for families who are un- or underinsured. Since 2022, the system also secured a $75 million gift to accelerate cardiovascular care innovation, expanded its inpatient behavioral therapy capacity and opened the region's first medical clinic for the LGBTQ+ community. 

Mass General Brigham (Boston). Mass General Brigham Innovation blends business development and investment leaders with medical inventors, thought-leaders and entrepreneurs. The innovation team handles the commercial application of ideas or discoveries stemming from Mass General Brigham's 80,000 employees. The program's mission is to offer the support needed to create the healthcare treatments and products that better the lives of patients. Alprolix, which helps prevent bleeding in those with hemophilia B, Entyvio, which aids those with Crohn's disease, and Victoza, a noninsulin medication for those with type 2 diabetes, are just a few of the treatments Mass General Brigham helped develop. 

Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.). The Mayo Clinic Innovation Exchange strives to democratize the innovation continuum so that the best ideas can be connected to the most appropriate resources for the benefit of patients. Their aim is to radically simplify and streamline participation in a powerful network of resources and assets within, and outside of, Mayo Clinic. The system upholds an omnidirectional flow of innovation, ranging from internal ideas to the global innovation ecosystem, so that impact to patients can come more efficiently. For instance, the Exchange supported and accelerated the success of a company in Singapore with a digital therapeutic that helps slow the progress of neurodegenerative diseases. With the help of the Exchange, the company is developing Neuroglee Connect, a digital treatment that combines proven clinical methods with software and AI solutions. 

MedStar Health (Columbia, Md.). MedStar Health, the largest healthcare provider in Maryland and the Washington, D.C. region, strives to be the trusted leader in caring for people and advancing health — and the MedStar Institute for Innovation has played an important role in that organizational vision for nearly 15 years. Supported by more than 175 talented team members and exceptional collaborators, MedStar Institute for Innovation explores, builds, and scales new ideas that shape the future success of MedStar Health. The institute drives new capabilities and operations — and works to scale and embed innovation within the business — in support of the system’s patients, communities, priorities, and more than 300 care locations. MedStar's Health Simulation Training & Education Lab creates, deploys and commercializes education products used by healthcare organizations in more than 40 states, including innovation in virtual and augmented reality, adaptive learning, and more. Its innovation laboratories develop and deploy new capabilities in care, information and business domains, such as remote patient monitoring, patient engagement solutions, intelligent automation, artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, 3D printing and venture investing.

Memorial Hermann Health System (Houston). Memorial Hermann demonstrates a strong commitment to innovation. The Clinical Innovation & Research Institute brings together the health system, McGovern Medical School, private practice clinics and the community to bring meaningful benefits to patients, such as leading new treatment options and enhanced clinical practice. The Memorial Hermann Surgical Innovation and Robotics Institute opened in 2003 and is currently one of the country's largest training and research institutes for robotic surgery. The program prompts surgeons to grow accustomed to new technologies and become experts in the latest techniques, all in a supervised and safe space. Thanks to the program, Memorial Hermann team has already performed more than 10,000 minimally invasive procedures at hospitals and within training simulators. 

MemorialCare (Fountain Valley, Calif.). MemorialCare pioneered evidence-based medicine nearly 30 years ago and has created scores of guidelines based on best practices. These practices have been adapted by other health systems nationwide. With 230 hospitals and outpatient locations, MemorialCare created the region's most diversified care network and achieved the region’s most value-based employer and health plan contracts. Critical to today’s economic challenges, annual savings to employers and health plans exceed $200 million. For example, a customized six-year direct-to-employer contract between MemorialCare and The Boeing Company significantly reduces health costs and improves workforce satisfaction and engagement. The 30-year MemorialCare Innovation Fund has partnered with over 50 privately held, early- to mid-stage companies, offering a valuable gateway to accelerate advances in healthcare products and services through investments in healthcare IT and medical device innovation.

Mercy (Springfield, Mo.). Mercy is committed to delivering a transformative healthcare experience, launching several health initiatives to improve patient care. Every few years, the system conducts a community needs assessment to understand how to increase access to care. They use the assessment to understand how to increase access to services. Through the assessment, the system provides $550 million in community benefits annually. Since its founding 200 years ago, Mercy has put a strong emphasis on health equity. As part of the emphasis, the system uses de-identified data from decades of advanced EHRs to achieve a more complete view of patient needs. The approach helps to reduce any patient inequities. The system is also committed to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, attracting workers and senior leaders of different backgrounds. The system also has mentorship and development opportunities for women and employees of color. 

NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst Health (Evanston, Ill.). NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst Health's innovative spirit dates back to 1920, when Dr. Louis Sauer developed the first whooping cough vaccine. Since then, NS-EEH has been an early adopter of game-changing technologies in healthcare, including the first-in-the-nation implementation of Epic in 2003, as well as its position as the country's largest clinical genomics program in primary care. Currently, the system is exploring how AI, natural language processing, and machine learning can help identify social determinants of health at the point of care, enhance imaging processes, and increase the safety and efficiency of clinical workflows. Recently, a collaboration between NS-EEH and Motiv introduced the first in-home virtual cardiac recovery program with integrated behavioral health support. By partnering with local health-tech incubators, NS-EEH is following through on its promise to invest in the future of the industry and support startups through mentorship.

Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.). Northwell Health contributes to growth and innovation via its clinical trials, the Center for Learning & Innovation, its continuing education program, and Northwell Ventures, its investment-focused branch. The system uses the strength and creativity of its 83,000 team members to improve processes, redesign clinical care, dig into research, and develop new technologies and medical devices. The system earned a spot on Fortune's list of the nation's most innovative companies in 2023, thanks in large part to Northwell's Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, where 5,000 team members and students drive discoveries in various medical fields and conditions. 

OSF HealthCare (Peoria, Ill.). OSF Healthcare's OSF Innovation, launched in 2016, fosters new ways to support innovative thinking, including launch of local innovation hubs and challenges to elicit over 550 employee ideas to improve care throughout OSF. Innovation Academic Incubator’s total endowment is $135 million, with over $14.3 million awarded to 198 breakthrough projects in partnership with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois Chicago, Bradley University and Illinois State University. OSF Ventures invested in 31 companies and has $250 million in total assets under management, providing patients and providers early access to emerging technologies. Digital solutions born in OSF Innovation and operationalized in OSF OnCall doubled mammogram screenings, identified 286,000 patients with chronic conditions for intervention, and enrolled over 100 women in the pregnancy and postpartum program. OSF was named among Fortune’s most innovative companies for 2023.

Ochsner Health (New Orleans). Ochsner is a national leader in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, pediatrics and more. It pioneers new treatments, deploys emerging technologies and enrolls thousands of patients in ongoing clinical studies. Ochsner has three important innovation programs that help lead its 46 hospitals. The InnovationOchsner program is a think tank and innovation lab on the forefront of transforming care. Ochsner Ventures fosters collaborations and investments in emerging companies and develops diversified businesses. Ochsner Digital Medicine applies technology and data to create custom plans for patients with chronic conditions. In September, Ochsner launched a pilot program that uses artificial intelligence to draft messages to patients via an online portal. The feature is meant to speed up patient communications and allow physicians to spend more time with patients in person. It also piloted a remote monitoring program for patients with hypertension and type II diabetes. The Ochsner Ventures program also recently celebrated one year, with its portfolio holding 11 early-stage healthcare delivery companies.

Parkview Health (Fort Wayne, Ind.). Parkview’s Health’s Mirro Center for Research and Innovation has fostered thought leadership since its inception in 2014, and is one of few research and innovation centers affiliated with a nonprofit community health system rather than an academic one. The center hosts multidisciplinary PhD-level scientists who are at the forefront of digital health transformation, with an average output of 17.4 publications and 184.1 citations per scientist. Their research findings are often adopted into practice, which was seen with their Guideline-directed medical therapy cardiology and digital self-harm research. The Mirro Center has also developed and grown a global innovation contest, which addresses the most pressing societal challenges in healthcare, including maternal and infant health, chronic illnesses and more. The contest has gained global recognition and helped Parkview form connections with new medical startups, business incubators and thought leaders. In 2023, the center received a nearly $1 million grant to develop and study use of digital tools for mental health support specialists and their clients over the next five years. 

Phoenix Children’s. At Phoenix Children’s, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, in-house innovation is at the core of their work. They work to develop clinical tools, game-changing clinical apps and dashboards, and robust clinical decision support as needed. The system is committed to a culture of innovation, with all employees dedicated to integrating AI and machine learning solutions. The IT team has created an enterprise "data lake" to collect and harness data throughout the organization in order to improve decision making across departments. Every scrap of data from nearly 70 systems flows into the data lake, with more than 1,500 clinicians benefitting from access to this data. Innovations include Watcher, a digital surveillance program, electronic patient room signage, and various healthcare apps. 

Providence (Renton, Wash.). Providence Digital Innovation Group is a health innovation center that pinpoints healthcare's biggest issues and addresses them via technology in order to advance health. The team is made up of strategic thinkers, software engineers, marketing experts and investors. The program aims to make healthcare more equitable for patients, de-risk technology investments for other health systems, and offer a landscape to test ideas at scale for tech companies. One example of technology that the group incubated is Praia Health, which connects disparate data sources and point solutions to provide patients with an omnichannel health experience via patent-pending identity and profile technology. 

Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System (Charleston, S.C.). The Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System supports and empowers employees to develop and implement new solutions that improve care delivery for veterans. Innovation highlights include Charleston Innovates!, a ground-up program that leverages the firsthand knowledge of frontline employees to develop new solutions, the Spark-Seed Spread Innovation Investment Program, which accelerates employee-inspired innovations, a 4D bioprinting facility, a 3D innovation center, the Lowcounty Center for Veterans Research, and more. The 3D innovation center has developed three groundbreaking FDA-approved medical devices, while the 4D bioprinting program was launched, aimed at printing tissue. The system is also spearheading the launch of "VA Next Level'', an AI health coach. The innovation ecosystem has impacted care, employee satisfaction, and employee engagement. 

SSM Health (St. Louis, Mo.). SSM is committed to providing care for all patients, including economically, physically and socially marginalized communities. The system's innovative partnerships and programs play a key role in its work to address the underlying causes of health disparities. It has launched one of the first behavioral health urgent care facilities in the country as part of a collaboration with multiple community partners that bridge SSM's clinical expertise with the support of local mental health and community resources. SSM is currently planning its second behavioral health urgent care facility. The system is also committed to leading disruptive innovations that ensure everyone has access to high quality and affordable care. SSM launched a collaboration with the University of Cambridge Judge Business School in the Healthcare Utility Initiative, which aims to develop and support new, disruptive nonprofit business models. It also founded Civica Rx, which was designed to address skyrocketing prices and increase access to life-saving generic medications, and Graphite Health, which was launched to solve the challenges that health systems face in accessing affordable and innovative digital tools. SSM has also integrated behavioral health into its primary care model, offering counseling to improve overall patient health. 

Sutter Health (Sacramento, Calif.). Sutter Health's integrated network invests heavily in research and pilot programs that fuel innovation and advancement for patient care. Their connected care model works to spread these innovations, efficiencies and best practices across 27 hospital campuses and 300-plus clinics and surgery centers. Sutter Health has also introduced a program and app to encourage resilience-building in young people. Recently, the health system announced the launch of an innovation center, which will be a dedicated space used to foster creative solutions to today's biggest healthcare challenges and serve as a dynamic hub for partnerships. The innovation hub will be functional by early 2024. 

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital. Tampa General has established the TGH Innoventures program to serve as the system's corporate venture capital arm and innovation team. Innoventures identifies, partners with and invests in emerging healthcare companies to improve everyday life for patients, team members and clinicians. In 2020, TGH launched the CareComm command center to optimize patient interactions and reduce system wide inefficiencies. The center helped TGH to reduce its average patient length of stay and reduce emergency room diversions. In the last year, the team used CareComm to develop an early warning management system for sepsis, which decreased the system's sepsis mortality to 6.190%, nearly 20% below the national average. The system also launched TGH at Home, a program through which patients receive at-home visits from clinicians. The program has reduced patient readmission rates substantially. In 2022, TGH partnered with Palantir to leverage artificial intelligence in its day to day operations. Using AI, TGH has seen a 28% reduction in patient hold time in the post-anesthesia care unit, a 30% improvement in the nurse staffing ratio and a PACU predictive model with 95% accuracy. 

Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.). Trinity Health launched a connected care virtual nursing team that helps to address staffing shortages and capacity constraints. The initiative equips patient rooms with devices connected to virtual registered nursing, ensuring a seamless patient experience at all levels. Trinity also sustained a level nine Epic rating for the fourth consecutive year, making it in the top 5% of Epic-adopting organizations. The system also launched a remote monitoring system for patients discharged from inpatient care. Trinity has partnered with other health systems to create Truveta, a health system-led data platform aiming to drive innovation in patient care. The system has exceptional technological integration, a commitment to high-value care, a proven impact and a commitment to the common good. 

UMass Memorial Health (Worcester, Mass.). UMass Memorial Health's culture centers on innovation, with 120,000 staff ideas cultivated from 17,500 employees implemented over the past seven years. The system is an early adopter of technology like Epic EHR and of digital medicine approaches like Hospital at Home. Currently, the system is data mining to help close care gaps, with a focus on delivering advanced therapeutic medications to patients with cardiometabolic disease and on improving health equity for patients. Nurse triage in the emergency department is supplemented with AI, and a custom AI model has been implemented to predict and reduce length of stay. In addition, the system is awarding digital innovation grants internally to drive innovative care models, building a Rehab at Home initiative, partnering with Get Well to create a digital health equity platform, and creating a digital hub to house digital services like remote monitoring, interpreter services, and more. 

University Hospitals (Cleveland). The University Hospitals health system created University Hospitals Ventures to identify, develop, and deploy creative innovations that drive definitive, sustainable and scalable value within healthcare. UH Ventures boasts over 400 invention disclosures, more than 500 patents, 60-plus licenses, over 40 outside-in collaborations, and an 18-company portfolio. Internally, UH Ventures hosts innovation days, where departments generate ideas in a collaborative environment. There is also an annual UH Ventures Call for Innovations, which asks all UH caregivers to submit both their problem statements and proposed solutions. UH Ventures also forges relationships between early stage companies and UH caregivers to launch trials and pilots as well as de-risk new products. In 2023, University Hospitals launched the Veale Initiative for Health Care Innovation with the aim of piloting groundbreaking innovations and technology. University Hospitals was honored by Fortune as one of 'America’s Most Innovative Companies' and the No. 1 health system for innovation within Ohio in 2023. 

University of Michigan Health-West (Wyoming). University of Michigan is committed to putting focus on the patient, implementing cutting-edge solutions to improve the patient experience, reduce administrative burden and enhance healthcare worker-patient interactions. One of its pioneering innovations is the use of Nuance DAX, an ambient clinical intelligence solution powered by artificial intelligence. DAX accurately converts patient-doctor conversations into clinical notes in real-time, relieving physicians of time-consuming notetaking. It helps healthcare professionals to improve interactions with patients by streamlining documenting tasks. The system is also committed to innovating the world of breast cancer detection, using technology to analyze mammograms and provide individualized risk assessments.

WellSpan Health (York, Pa.). WellSpan Health's WellSpan Innovations is a group of more than 30 team members who provide solutions that improve business and clinical operations as well as explore and incorporate digital diagnostics and therapeutics that advance access, outcomes and experience. WellSpan became the first Epic EHR-enabled organization to earn five-diamond distinction status, with 70% of WellSpan customers highly digitally engaged. The health system has launched virtual care options in recent years, including Virtual On-Demand Care in partnership with Epic. They have helped transform the organization with improved digital access, easier scheduling, enhanced provider productivity, automated clinical note technology, AI incorporation and more. The WellSpan team has advanced partnerships with like-minded organizations like General Catalyst, Helix, Nuance, and Truveta.