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.
Physician-founded Counsel Health said it will use the funds to hire more doctors as it expands the userbase for its AI, which allows patients to ask questions and get answers from a real doctor.
The division develops and manufactures knee and hip replacements, along with other surgical implants. J&J said it will separate DePuy within 18 to 24 months, at which point it will be the largest orthopedics company in the world.
According to the Wall Street Journal, insider sources said a major update to Microsoft’s AI chatbot could be released before the end of the month, designed to be more reliable at answering medical queries.
The Accountability Board has submitted an official proposal for UnitedHealth Group to separate its CEO and board chair positions, both currently held by Stephen Hemsley.
Wearable health gadgets equipped with AI present myriad opportunities and challenges to healthcare consumers and the healthcare professionals who diagnose, treat and track them.
The data comes from a report from Chicago-based consultancy firm Kaufman Hall, which releases a monthly analysis on the financial health of hospitals and health systems. Revenue growth is primarily driven by a rise of inpatient encounters.
According to a report published by the Commonwealth Fund, proposed federal budget cuts will devastate state economies, causing a ripple effect that leaves no industry unscathed.
CMS will cover TTVR for the treatment of symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation on a national level. The agency first proposed such a policy in December, taking time to consider public comments before finalizing its decision.
Motivity is receiving an injection of cash from Five Elms Capital, a software investment firm. The companies said the funds will be used to hire staff and improve products.
A study by researchers at Brown University and Duke University analyzed the employment records of 200 practices acquired by private equity firms and compared them with unacquired practices to develop some observations.