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HARRISON . AI DEPLOYS NVIDIA DGX A100S ON PLATFORM EQUINIX TO ACCELERATE AI DEVELOPMENT
Equinix , a leading digital infrastructure company , has announced that harrison . ai , a clinician-led healthcare Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) platform and NVIDIA Inception member , has deployed eight NVIDIA DGX A100 systems in an Equinix International Business Exchange data centre in Sydney , Australia .
Through this deployment , harrison . ai launched annalise . ai – a joint venture with I-MED Radiology Network – and successfully developed its first solution AnnaliseEnterprise CXR ; one of the most comprehensive AI clinical decision-support solutions for chest x-rays , capable of detecting up to 124 findings .
The high-power digital infrastructure is built on Platform Equinix and the unprecedented compute density , performance and flexibility of the NVIDIA DGX A100 . The universal system for AI workloads enables harrison . ai to combine its exceptional deep learning expertise with clinical experience to develop and deploy further healthcare AI solutions .
RBC Capital Market estimated that approximately 30 % of the world ’ s data volume was being generated by the healthcare industry and the Compound Annual Growth Rate ( CAGR ) of data for healthcare will reach 36 % by 2025 . Realising the urgent need to transform and futureprove their digital infrastructure to handle the exponential health data , healthcare organisations are at various stages of Digital Transformation and embracing AI and data analytics .
NOVA SCOTIA AND ORACLE CERNER BEGIN A NEW ERA IN HEALTHCARE
The province of Nova Scotia , Canada , in collaboration with Nova Scotia Health Authority ( NSHA ) and IWK Health ( IWK ), has announced a new 10-year agreement has been signed with Oracle Cerner to implement an integrated electronic care record across the province for the more than one million Nova Scotians . This technology , One Person One Record ( OPOR ), can help improve the way health professionals use and share patient information . OPOR is intended to provide clinicians with easier access to real-time health information anywhere and allow healthcare workers to spend less time at the computer and more time with their patients .
Like much of the world , Nova Scotia has dealt with health care challenges such as emergency department long wait times and provider waitlists . Realtime digital charting in Oracle Cerner ' s technology at the point of care can help clinicians more quickly and more easily access important patient information including the most recent and historical laboratory data and diagnostic imaging results as they are making decisions on the next steps for care .
" The availability of a single information system that supports our care providers in delivering safe , timelier and connected services should improve the quality of care received by patients and families while making their journeys more seamless ," said Dr Krista Jangaard , President and CEO , IWK Health .
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