Business Intelligence

Providers utilize business intelligence to monitor referral patterns and collaborate with clinicians who order their services. Such analytics tools have also been deployed in the specialty to improve productivity, track patient satisfaction and bolster quality.

Some physicians not only avoid burnout but also find fulfillment. Here’s how they do it.
Of surveyed and interviewed U.S. physicians who showed significant six-month improvement in follow-up vs. baseline wellness checks, 47% attributed the gain to active personal changes. Not far behind were those who credited active work-related changes—40% of the field.
Mayo Clinic, Thermo Fisher Scientific launch new AI-supported diagnostics company
The new entity, Precure, will be owned by both groups. Its work in detecting early disease for timely intervention stems from a research project launched this summer. The Mayo Clinic said Precure will make the results of that initiative actionable.
HHS-OIG audit finds that major Medicare Advantage insurers engaged in $180M of alleged upcoding
The payers in question, Humana and UnitedHealthcare, deny any wrongdoing and are not obligated to pay back any money.
$5.2B healthcare RCM giant Waystar seeking buyer, report reveals
Any negotiations are currently in the early stages, sources told Reuters. If a deal closes, Waystar could be taken off the stock market and restructure itself as a private business.
3 ways to cut specialists’ wait times without adding more specialists
Add lanes to a highway and the traffic only gets more congested. Add doctors to a local health system and waiting times increase. What explains these parallel paradoxes?

Some physicians not only avoid burnout but also find fulfillment. Here’s how they do it.

Of surveyed and interviewed U.S. physicians who showed significant six-month improvement in follow-up vs. baseline wellness checks, 47% attributed the gain to active personal changes. Not far behind were those who credited active work-related changes—40% of the field.

Mayo Clinic, Thermo Fisher Scientific launch new AI-supported diagnostics company

The new entity, Precure, will be owned by both groups. Its work in detecting early disease for timely intervention stems from a research project launched this summer. The Mayo Clinic said Precure will make the results of that initiative actionable.

HHS-OIG audit finds that major Medicare Advantage insurers engaged in $180M of alleged upcoding

The payers in question, Humana and UnitedHealthcare, deny any wrongdoing and are not obligated to pay back any money.

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$5.2B healthcare RCM giant Waystar seeking buyer, report reveals

Any negotiations are currently in the early stages, sources told Reuters. If a deal closes, Waystar could be taken off the stock market and restructure itself as a private business.

3 ways to cut specialists’ wait times without adding more specialists

Add lanes to a highway and the traffic only gets more congested. Add doctors to a local health system and waiting times increase. What explains these parallel paradoxes?

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Report: GE HealthCare to buy Sofie Biosciences for $1 billion as part of pharmaceutical diagnostics expansion

The deal, which sources told reporters could be finalized as early as next week, would mean GE HealthCare would become the sole owner of the private-equity backed radiopharmaceutical developer.

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Lyric AI catches eye of private equity buyer as potential valuation reaches $5B

The company’s artificial intelligence is used by payers to aid in the development of health plans and to automatically scan medical claims for accuracy. According to a media report, the investment firm TPG is looking into buying the business.

Fairfield Medical Center joins Adena Health after FTC pushback on OhioHealth merger

The Federal Trade Commission was concerned a buyout by OhioHealth would over-consolidate services in rural parts of the state. With the acquisition, Adena brings its hospital count to five, as opposed to OhioHealth’s 16.