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.

CVS finalizes buyout of Rite Aid prescription data, 63 retail stores
The prescription information comes from 626 pharmacies in 15 states. CVS said it could gain access to 9 million new customers.
Johnson & Johnson to spin off $9.2B DePuy orthopedics division into independent company
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.
Report: Harvard Medical School data backing healthcare-focused Microsoft Copilot update
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.
Nonprofit investors seek ‘checks and balances’ at UnitedHealth
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.
Healthcare market research firm Press Ganey scooped up in $6.75B AI merger
Qualtrics, which uses artificial intelligence to measure public satisfaction and consumer trends, is buying Press Ganey outright, citing the need for more healthcare-specific data to improve its technology.

Whistleblower claims executives at Steward Health Care bragged about illegal bribes

In a complaint submitted to Congress, a healthcare executive in Malta is making serious accusations against Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

If there’s an economic sector whose workforce is largely AI-proof, healthcare is it.

Number-cruncher quantifies return on investment in healthcare AI

Just by taking notes during patient visits, generative AI could save a five-physician primary care practice $291,200 in one year. The practice would see a return on its AI investment of 94.13% and reach the breakeven point in a bit more than six months.

Rite Aid emerges from bankruptcy with $2.5B in new financing

The pharmacy chain is now a leaner private company, having dropped $2 billion in outstanding debts.

FDA recalls Medtronic video laryngoscopes due to risk of explosion

One person has been reportedly injured and the recall has been labelled "most serious" by the FDA.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

An HHS agency is developing ways to keep aging AI-enabled medical devices up to snuff for the long haul.

Today’s healthcare CIO: Enterprise strategist or technology tactician?

A new survey shows that, in the generative AI era, two of every three U.S. hospitals let the CIO’s office handle the selection and acquisition of data analytics platforms.

Report predicts a shortage of 100,000 healthcare workers by 2028

An analysis from Mercer paints a complicated picture of healthcare labor shortages, where some states will fare far better than others.

Business Intelligence

CVS finalizes buyout of Rite Aid prescription data, 63 retail stores

Johnson & Johnson to spin off $9.2B DePuy orthopedics division into independent company

Report: Harvard Medical School data backing healthcare-focused Microsoft Copilot update

Nonprofit investors seek ‘checks and balances’ at UnitedHealth

Healthcare market research firm Press Ganey scooped up in $6.75B AI merger