Speakers at the event, hosted by the Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Sanford Health system, said rural hospitals could lead adoption of digital health technologies because there are fewer barriers to implementation.
The developer of a miniaturized robotic device that will be performing surgery at the International Space Station said the technology could eventually show up in hospitals and in the battlefield.
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's new five-year partnership with Microsoft will aim to increase the health system's cloud computing, artificial intelligence and machine-learning capabilities.