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.

Healthcare, AI top list of fastest growing jobs
While artificial intelligence engineers and consultants took the top two spots, physical therapists and advanced practice providers also landed among the 25 fastest growing jobs in the U.S.
$49B in medical debt to be erased from credit reports
A new final rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau bans reporting agencies from including medical debts on credit reports or factoring them into credit scores.
$3.3B merger of UnitedHealth and Amedisys delayed by DOJ lawsuit
The new deadline for the deal to be finalized is Dec. 31, 2025. However, the ultimate fate of UnitedHealth's acquisition of Amedisys will be decided in a federal court.
Industry Watcher’s Digest
New Year’s Day brought the go-live for California’s new law forbidding the use of AI to deny health insurance claims.
FDA to hopeful marketers of AI-equipped medical devices: Think beyond your initial approval
Some FDA-approved medical devices age more safely than others. That’s no less true of AI-enabled technologies than of any others. The agency spells out the ramifications in draft guidance issued this week.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

December 6, 2023

Healthcare hiring may save the US economy

If the country avoids slipping into an economic recession over the next few months or even years, it could have the healthcare job market to thank.

November 27, 2023

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

November 15, 2023

Even facing hefty fines, many hospitals punt on price transparency. Why is that?

Seeking to uncover the rationale driving hospitals to flout compliance, researchers interviewed hospital informants at 12 nonprofit institutions.

November 14, 2023

Amazon expands telehealth presence, offers primary care for $9 a month

Televisits will cost $9 a month or $99 per year and are facilitated by One Medical.

November 13, 2023

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

November 8, 2023

ChatGPT neurology interview with neurologist

Experienced neurologist interviews generative AI, comes away impressed but not intimidated

ChatGPT can be a little sneaky. Recently asked if it’s ever messed up when helping physicians make clinical decisions, it only came clean with examples of stumbles after being pressed on the matter.

November 8, 2023

private equity corporatization business consolidation

Private equity-backed pharmaceutical company acquires stroke drug from Bayer

The drug, nimodipine, is a second-generation calcium channel blocker designed to prevent and treat cerebral vasospasm following an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

November 6, 2023

Business Intelligence

Healthcare, AI top list of fastest growing jobs

$49B in medical debt to be erased from credit reports

$3.3B merger of UnitedHealth and Amedisys delayed by DOJ lawsuit

Industry Watcher’s Digest

FDA to hopeful marketers of AI-equipped medical devices: Think beyond your initial approval