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Providence St. Joseph Health to Use the Cloud, AI to Improve Care

July 30, 2019 - In the past decade or so, healthcare has undergone some major technological changes. From the rise of the EHR, to more advanced tools like artificial intelligence and blockchain, healthcare delivery is increasingly taking a turn for the digital.  However, for all the progress the industry has made, healthcare still has a long way to go before...

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