Cedars Sinai
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Russian Hackers Take Down At Least 17 U.S. Health System Websites
Russian hacker group Killnet has claimed responsibility for a string of recent cyberattacks that took more than a dozen hospital websites offline across the U.S. — including the websites for Cedars-Sinai, Michigan Medicine, and UPMC. The group has been active for at least a year and is known to target countries that support and/or send resources to Ukraine.
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Why VR could be the new dawn of pain, anxiety management
Experts think virtual reality (VR) can help address the country’s rising levels of pain and anxiety. By flooding the brain with positive signals, VR experiences can act as a drug-free alternative to pain and mental health management — and hospitals across the nation are deploying the technology.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Amazon brings Alexa devices to hospitals, assisted living
The company has struck partnerships with properties owned by Cedars-Sinai, BayCare and others, and is looking to build out some healthcare-specific features, such as medication management.
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At HLTH, 3 patient experience officers indicate emergence of new era of patient engagement
Chief patient experience officers from the Cleveland Clinic, Northwell Health and Cedars Sinai talk about how they are approaching patient engagement and experience in each of their health systems at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas.
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Here is the newest class of startups in Cedars-Sinai’s accelerator
The 11 companies in the accelerator’s fifth cohort were drawn from around the United States and U.K. and are focused on everything from VR medical education to helping make patient feedback surveys easier to administer.
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A new reality: How VR is poised to make real-world clinical impact
Virtual reality has evolved from being a technological novelty to a legitimate clinical tool in areas like chronic pain management and neurological rehab, leading experts to think through how best to integrate VR into healthcare.
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Hospitals, Artificial Intelligence
Pilot project brings Alexa to Cedars-Sinai patients
As part of the newly announced pilot, more than 100 patient rooms at Cedars-Sinai are equipped with an Alexa-powered platform called Aiva, which patients can use to control their entertainment and interact with nurses.
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Exclusive: Orbita hires digital health leader away from Cedars-Sinai
Kristi Ebong has been hired by Orbita as its new senior vice president of strategy and general manager for healthcare providers.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
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Cedars-Sinai accelerator recruits new managing director (Updated)
The change follows the departure of Omkar Kulkarni, who previously served as director of the program. He became the first chief innovation officer for Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles earlier this month.
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Cedars-Sinai offers its app on the Apple Watch
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai said it’s one of only a handful of hospitals and health systems to make an app available on the Apple Watch.