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.
The maker of popular GLP-1 agonists Wegovy and Ozempic said technology from OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, will allow it to sift through and make sense of massive datasets to identify potential new uses for its diabetes and obesity treatments.
Chapter, a technology company based in New York City, said it tripled its revenue last year by filling a market niche designing technology for seniors—specifically, those who have questions about the Medicare program.
The publicly traded EHR and cloud healthcare IT infrastructure company confirmed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that hackers were able to breach its network in March for roughly eight hours, gaining partial access to patient record stores. The incident is being investigated.
The policy shift by Aetna to reimburse hospital stays of fewer than five days as outpatient observation encounters went into effect in January. The insurer implemented the policy to reduce friction with hospitals that previously had to seek approval for inpatient reimbursement, which was often denied. Jefferson Health is challenging the changes in court.
Chicago-based Rush University System for Health is collaborating with Suki on its development. The two previously partnered on a pilot for an AI clinician assistant, which has since been rolled out across the health system.
The merger between Aya Healthcare and Cross Country Healthcare was finalized in December 2024 and was expected to close in the first half of this year. It's unclear what information the Federal Trade Commission requested from both companies.
Craig Kent served in his role for five years and resigned on Tuesday after an investigation into patient safety and hiring concerns followed employees signing a letter of no confidence.