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.

Artists rendering of the Artemis I mission Orion space capsule with a cut away showing the two radiation detecting human phantoms. NASA/Lockheed Martin/DLR image

Google, NASA working to deploy AI medical assistant on space missions

A new natural language processing tool from Google is being trained on spaceflight scenarios to aid medical personnel on missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.

Helene damage to bridge Baxter North Cove facility in North Carolina.

FDA confirms end to IV saline shortage caused by Hurricane Helene

Nearly 11 months after the hurricane flooded a Baxter manufacturing facility near Asheville, North Carolina, the resulting nationwide shortage of saline solution bags is officially over.

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Duke Health partners with analytics firm Trilliant to engage patients

Duke Health said the analytics platform will help it better understand the patient care needs of the local community, improve satisfaction scores and guide decisions about expanding services.

Surgeon sued by UnitedHealth over social media post says she’s nearly bankrupt

Elisabeth Potter, MD, said her clinic has been removed from the insurer’s provider networks, putting her business $5 million in debt as she faces a lawsuit over a social media video.

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DOJ lifts challenge to Amedisys-UnitedHealth merger as companies agree to divest 164 medical centers

The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed that divestitures will be made in 19 of the 20 states at high risk of overconsolidation in the hospice market as a result of the merger. The transaction is now expected to move forward.

patients who write online reviews of providers

What providers should know about patients who post healthcare reviews online

When dissatisfied patients slam provider entities in online reviews, they tend to focus on administrative frustrations and thwarted requests. By contrast, satisfied healthcare consumers write quick, list-like rundowns of things that pleased them. 

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It’s official: Breach of Change Healthcare impacted 193M people

The number is almost double initial estimates. With final data breach notifications now sent, UnitedHealthcare said its investigation into the February 2024 ransomware attack is coming to a close.

GE HealthCare reports positive second quarter and minimal tariff impacts

GE Healthcare reports Q2 revenue growth of 3% and lower than expected tariff losses at $550 million.