Effective digital transformation needs careful strategizing

At HIMSS22, a consulting leader and the chief digital officer at Prisma Health will describe how the South Carolina health system benchmarked its digital maturity against its peers and set iterative goals for its rollout of digital health tools. Healthcare IT News
Microsoft closes $16B acquisition of Nuance, launching a bold experiment in health AI
Microsoft plans to package its cloud computing with Nuance’s software products to more seamlessly deliver AI tools to providers and payers. STAT News
Paddy Padmanabhan, CEO Damo Consulting and Nick Patel M.D. CDO Prisma Health to Speak at HIMSS22 on Developing an Enterprise Digital Road Map
Endorsed by HIMSS CIO experience, the session will take place on March 17, 2022, at the Orlando conference. Paddy Padmanabhan, CEO of Damo Consulting and Nick Patel, MD, Chief Digital Office of Prisma Health will present “Developing a Digital Road Map” at the invitation-only HIMSS CIO Experience on March 17, 2022, at 11:30 am EDT. […]
Watson Health Sale Signals More Pragmatic AI for Healthcare

Healthcare artificial intelligence is entering a more pragmatic era following IBM’s sale of the parts of its Watson Health assets to a private equity firm. Information Week
IBM Bids Farewell to Watson Health Assets

The company is selling its healthcare data and analytics assets to an investment firm for a pretty penny. MDDI Online
IBM Watson Health data and analytics sale to include imaging, population health software

IBM Corp. plans to sell its imaging and population health software along with Watson Health’s data and analytics business, the company said Friday. Modern Healthcare
IBM sells Watson Health assets to investment firm Francisco Partners
IBM has reached a deal to sell the healthcare data and analytics assets from its Watson Health business to investment firm Francisco Partners, the companies announced Friday. FIERCE Healthcare
IBM is selling off its Watson Health assets

IBM said Friday that it will sell off the healthcare data and analytics assets housed under its Watson Health unit to private equity firm Francisco Partners. CNN Business
IBM offloads Watson Health business data, analytics

IBM Watson Health assets acquired by Francisco Partners include extensive data sets and software, marking an end to IBM’s efforts in the healthcare tech space.SearchBusiness Analytics
Once billed as a revolution in medicine, IBM’s Watson Health is sold off in parts

IBM said Friday it will sell the core data assets of its Watson Health division to a San Francisco-based private equity firm, marking the staggering collapse of its ambitious artificial intelligence effort that failed to live up to its promises to transform everything from drug discovery to cancer care. STAT News