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.

UPS Healthcare acquires Canadian supply chain company for $1.6B
Ontario-based Andlauer Healthcare Group ships sensitive temperature-controlled products necessary for healthcare manufacturing and research. It has agreed to be acquired by the world’s largest courier, with the all-cash deal expected to close later this year.
Newswatch: AI for Medicare folk, AI uncertainty at the FDA, generative ghosts, more
AI is making patient financial advisors of hospital administrators who used to work in revenue cycle management.
Newswatch: AI-eager doctors, AI-reticent buyers, AI cost worriers, more
In medicine’s next chapter, AI literacy will separate physician leaders from peer followers.
Walgreens settles DOJ opioid crisis case for $300M
The pharmacy chain was accused of filling “millions” of unlawful prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. Despite agreeing to the payout, the company does not admit wrongdoing.
AI newswatch: Lifecyle AI oversight, data matters, AI vs. animals, more
AI may finally end the paper chase caused by prior authorization. Or it may worsen it.

Blue Cross settles largest healthcare antitrust case in history for $2.8B

The settlement also includes an agreement for operational changes at all of the insurer's 33 independent partners.

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Johnson & Johnson goes full transparency on AI.

Healthcare hirers, jobseekers: Know your healthcare AI

Among AI’s most watchful stakeholders are healthcare organizations in need of AI talent and AI talent in need of work in healthcare. Both groups need to keep up with the technology in its present as well as future iterations.

NIH awards commercialization grant for wrist-worn continuous ICU-grade blood pressure monitor

Dynocardia has now received nearly $5.1 million in funding from the NHLBI to help speed commercializing its wrist-worn monitor to avoid the need for invasive catheter BP monitoring.

Physician earns $2M judgment from Ascension in a wrongful termination lawsuit

Timothy Story, MD, said Ascension St. Vincent Medical Center damaged his career and reputation after they fired him without cause. After a three-and-a-half year legal trial, a jury in Indiana agreed.

Annual ‘Honor Roll’ released, recognizing best children’s hospitals in the US

The 18th annual rankings of the nation's best children's hospitals has been released by U.S. News & World Report, highlighting the top places for young patients to receive exceptional care in 2024-2025.

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Meet a recent high-school graduate who’s built a brilliant AI app.

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Survey turns up a ‘troubling disconnect’ between clinicians and IT pros, finds operations leaders ‘caught in the middle’

Some 60% of IT professionals and 51% of operational leaders admit they’re reluctant to involve clinicians in software decisions.

Business Intelligence

UPS Healthcare acquires Canadian supply chain company for $1.6B

Newswatch: AI for Medicare folk, AI uncertainty at the FDA, generative ghosts, more

Newswatch: AI-eager doctors, AI-reticent buyers, AI cost worriers, more

Walgreens settles DOJ opioid crisis case for $300M

AI newswatch: Lifecyle AI oversight, data matters, AI vs. animals, more