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.

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Deep fakes are more dangerous to healthcare than we may have thought. 

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4 ways to help nurses make friends with algorithms

Nurses tend to feel optimistic if not exactly excited about AI’s advances into their profession. Those who hold back tend to share a common concern—sacrificing care quality for the sake of tech-enabled efficiency. 

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Orlando Health buys 5 Alabama hospitals for $910M

The nonprofit health system purchased the Brookwood Baptist Health network from for-profit Tenet Healthcare, which held a 70% controlling stake.

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BD settles majority of 38,000 lawsuits over dangerous surgical mesh

Becton Dickinson & Co does not admit to wrongdoing and said the undisclosed settlement will not significantly impact its bottom line.

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92% of rural Nebraska hospitals report financial hardship caused by Medicare Advantage plans

Members of the Nebraska Rural Health Association overwhelmingly expressed concerns that Medicare Advantage plans could jeopardize patient health. Some are considering dropping their contracts with the plans altogether. 

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

AI didn’t displace the nearly 3,000 people who just lost their jobs at CVS. 

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In pharma, AI will probably make the big even bigger

Generative AI is fixing to transform the pharmaceutical industry. However, not all adopters will reap rewards in comparable degrees.  

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UPMC expensed $50M private jet, despite laying off 1,000 workers

Pittsburgh Medical Center CEO Leslie Davis used the jet to travel around the world, flight logs show.