News that drew views, June 15 to 19

The World Economic Forum has released its 2020 list of 100 tech companies from which to expect big things. Seven of the 100 are in healthcare and, of these, three are based in the U.S.

“The fusion of AI and healthcare is one of the most lucrative opportunities I’ve come across in my entire career,” writes the founding partner and CEO of an investment research firm.

The FDA has cleared an AI startup based in Israel to market its predictive-analytics product to ICUs during the present pandemic.

The authors further found that a majority of hospitals are now using standalone telemedicine products rather than those that are part of their EHR.

For AI to make a truly damaging dent in COVID-19’s armor, developers need to better connect big-data analytics with regularly refreshed input from frontline healthcare workers.

Researchers at Cleveland Clinic have created the first risk prediction model that allows healthcare providers to find the likelihood of an individual patient testing positive for COVID—19, as well as possible outcomes from the virus.

It will be more than a year for the U.S. healthcare industry to return to normal, with physicians expecting the new normal to be sometime around August 2021—once a vaccine for COVID-19 has been distributed.

Why dexamethasone could be a legitimate game-changer in the fight against COVID-19—and an update on the FDA and hydroxychloroquine.