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.
HCA Healthcare said the acquisition comes after years of working with CHCP to recruit medical assistants into emergency rooms at hospitals. The full terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Primary care providers can significantly improve practice performance as well as patient satisfaction by making one workaday adjustment: leaving some appointment slots open to accommodate walk-ins throughout the day.
Details are slim, but Ōura Health confirmed it submitted a draft registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company received $900 million in new funding from investors in October.
The same day that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill that would force pharmacy benefit managers to divest from retail pharmacies, CVS Health filed a lawsuit to block its implementation.
Quorum Health said the move will allow it to save money through tax exemptions and provide its 11 hospitals with access to the 340B Drug Pricing Program. The health system is majority-owned by Goldentree Asset Management.
The FDA has approved an augmented reality system that renders 3D holograms from CT images to guide surgeons operating the spine such that they don’t need to toggle their eyes between the patient and a monitor.
The FDA has issued final guidance for medical imaging manufacturers seeking the agency’s approval of devices with functionality for quantitative imaging.
Mayo Clinic is opening its stores of real-world data from 10 million de-identified patients to a U.S.-based medical technology outfit with 75,000 employees and international reach.
Established clinical guidelines hold that patients presenting with ankle issues should not receive advanced imaging ahead of standard radiography. New research shows a substantial proportion of ordering clinicians sending these patients straight to MRI anyway.
Siemens Healthineers splashed an FDA-approved SPECT/CT system June 12 at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine & Nuclear Imaging in Vancouver, B.C.