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The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the West Health Institute recently announced the launch of the West Health Accelerator (Accelerator) at AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET), a three-year national initiative designed to help hospitals and health systems operationalize and scale proven technologies across care environments. The initiative is supported by a $12 million commitment from West Health Institute and will focus on three priority areas: electronic health record (EHR) optimization, virtual care, and artificial intelligence (AI) utilization and integration.

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The USPTO announced a new pilot program that could streamline examination, improve examination efficiency, and help the USPTO use its examination resources more efficiently. The “Pre-Docketing Notice” pilot program also offers significant benefits to patent applicants, providing a timely opportunity to trim portfolios to save costs or align portfolios with current commercial objectives, which may have shifted in the years since the patent application was filed.