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37 INNOVATION U of South Carolina, Prisma partner to bring business ideas to market By Alia Paavola T he University of South Carolina and Prisma Health have teamed up in an effort to bring more commercially viable ideas to the market, according to The Post and Courier. The two organizations, both located in Columbia, S.C., will work together to research and develop innovative healthcare deliv- ery models, medical devices, digital health applications and unique treatments for diseases. "Physicians will get ideas out of their heads and into the market- place," Bill Kirkland, executive director of the university' office of economic engagement, told the publication. Under the deal, Prisma Health will have access to the universi- ty's connections, business incubator and experience in winning intellectual property patents. The partnership was approved by the university's board of trust- ees in February. n Northwell, Xealth among 10 most innovative healthcare companies By Andrea Park N ew Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health was honored among Fast Company's list of the top 10 most innovative health companies, a subset of its broader ranking of the world's 50 most innovative companies. Northwell was the only hospital or health system to make the healthcare-centric list, due to its multifaceted efforts to build "the hospital of the future," using technology to connect hospi- tals, labs and specialists, according to Fast Company. Here are the 10 most innovative healthcare organizations in the world, and the products or initiatives that landed them on the list: 1. Maven Clinic: virtual women's clinic 2. Prime Therapeutics: analytics-driven medical fraud detection 3. Suki: artificial intelligence-enabled clinical assistant 4. Lyra Health: in-person and virtual behavioral therapy 5. Paragon Biosciences: AI-powered breast cancer detection 6. Xealth: digital health prescribing platform 7. RxSense: discount-finding prescription management 8. Alma: coworking service for therapists 9. Northwell Health: technology-driven patient care 10. Zebra Medical Vision: brain hemorrhage-detecting AI n Baylor adds healthcare innovation certificate to executive MBA program By Andrea Park H ealthcare leaders enrolled in Waco, Tex- as-based Baylor University's executive MBA program will now be able to earn a gradu- ate certificate in healthcare innovation and manage- ment, the school announced Feb. 27. Though initially devised to enhance the skills of lead- ers with at least five years of professional experience in the healthcare industry under their belts, the cer- tificate program may also be open to professionals from outside the industry planning a career shift into healthcare, according to the announcement. "Students who complete the program will under- stand how policy and law impacts the American healthcare system, financial factors impacting health- care organizations, economic models and consider- ations in a variety of healthcare settings, technology and innovation's application in healthcare," Sha- ron Mawet, director of Baylor's Dallas-based EMBA program, said. n Houston Methodist Center for Innovation opens hub to test new tech By Andrea Park A renovated wing of Houston Methodist's flagship hos- pital will serve as a laboratory environment for clini- cians and patients to test out new technologies devel- oped and deployed by the health system's Center for Innovation. Within the Technology Hub, physicians, nurses and patients will evaluate digital services and devices to determine wheth- er they can and should be integrated into the actual clinical environment, and to adapt the technology to best serve clini- cians' and patients' needs, according to the project's page on the Center for Innovation website. e hub will initially focus on three technologies: voice tech- nology and natural language processing; smartwatches; and a virtual reality waiting room. e Technology Hub, which reportedly launched earlier this month, spans a 3,500-square-foot space at Houston Method- ist Hospital that formerly served as an 18-room patient wing, according to InnovationMap. n