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.

Longest-distance robotic cardiac telesurgery ever performed over 12,500 miles
A left internal mammary artery takedown robot-assisted heart procedure is the latest milestone for an Indian robotics company.
Ascension, FTC reach deal as $3.9B acquisition of Amsurg is finalized
The buyout, announced last summer, drew the attention of federal regulators at the Federal Trade Commission, concerned that competition for ambulatory surgery services would be stifled by the merger. To appease the agency, Ascension has agreed to divest from some centers previously owned by Amsurg.
New Mayo–Microsoft collaboration may mean much for AI in healthcare
When Mayo Clinic and Microsoft announced last week that they’re partnering to develop a frontier AI model for healthcare, observers could see where Mayo’s expertise in advanced digital medicine would interest Microsoft. The Big Tech behemoth has not been coy about its healthcare ambitions.
Connecticut passes law to curb hospital sale-leaseback deals, favored by private equity firms
Senate Bill 196 was signed into law by Gov. Ned Lamont a year after the state saw Prospect Medical Holdings, an investor-backed health system, fall into bankruptcy as investors extracted hundreds of millions of dollars in fees from its hospitals.
Company behind Black physician finder website accused of racial discrimination in a lawsuit
The lawsuit against Find a Black Doctor was filed by Travis Morrell, MD—a dermatologist based in Colorado—who alleges he was harmed by being excluded from the directory on the basis of race. His case has the backing of the conservative-aligned advocacy group Do No Harm.

Quantum healthcare computing coiled for liftoff on US soil

The first quantum computer set up to support healthcare research in the United States has been delivered.

Cardiologists received $1.1B in industry payments in 6 years

Diving deeper into the data, researchers noted that 40.8% of the payments were tied to speaker fees. Another 19% were from consulting fees.

California partners with Civica Rx for affordable insulin

The state of California and Civica Rx have penned a 10-year deal to deliver insulin at a reduced rate. The medicines will be available in vials and prefilled pens under the CalRx label.

Venerable medical journal spawns AI-focused offspring

The 211-year-old New England Journal of Medicine has birthed an online-only monthly journal that will take on “some of the most pressing questions in medicine through the application of AI in the clinic.”

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Startup focused on heart failure monitoring raises $25M with help from Novo Holdings, Medtronic

The round was led by two new investors, Novo Holdings and Andera Partners. Several existing investors, including Medtronic, also participated.

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Medtronic, Edwards among the healthcare organizations chosen as World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2023

The annual list, now in its 17th year, was designed to celebrate companies that make ethical business practices a high priority.

QTrobot (left) and Misty. Photos by Hatice Gunes/University of Cambridge.

Toylike robot pleases counseling clients where humanoid counterpart struggles to connect

When human counselors are unavailable to provide work-based wellness coaching, robots can substitute—as long as the workers are comfortable with emerging technologies and the machines aren’t overly humanlike.

Google ups activity in 4 reaches of healthcare AI

Along with expanding research into large-language models to rival OpenAI’s ChatGPC, the search-engine king is working on AI for improving maternal care, ultrasound access and tuberculosis screening.

Business Intelligence

Longest-distance robotic cardiac telesurgery ever performed over 12,500 miles

Ascension, FTC reach deal as $3.9B acquisition of Amsurg is finalized

New Mayo–Microsoft collaboration may mean much for AI in healthcare

Connecticut passes law to curb hospital sale-leaseback deals, favored by private equity firms

Company behind Black physician finder website accused of racial discrimination in a lawsuit