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.

Number of healthcare organizations that lost over $200K from data breaches rises 400%
The data comes from a new report by cybersecurity firm Netwrix, which found that healthcare continues to outpace other sectors in both the number of breaches and associated financial losses.
Robin the Robot serves up smiles at children’s hospitals and nursing homes
The AI-powered device is helping to alleviate staff shortages by making rounds and checking on patients.
ACR changing its accreditation process in response to corporate consolidation
CEO Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, explains how the consolidation of radiology practices has shifted how the college thinks about its processes.
WSJ: UnitedHealth seeks meeting with Trump as part of lobbying effort
The Wall Street Journal said that President Donald Trump has yet to meet with company representatives. However, UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley reportedly met with members of the administration in Washington.
Joysticks recalled after power wheelchairs move on their own, injuring a patient
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of Mo-Vis BVBA joysticks after a faulty firmware version was linked to the malfunction. Users will need to have their devices upgraded.

RSNA alters timing for annual meeting

Get your long-term calendars out. One of the largest yearly conferences in healthcare is changing its schedule.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

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3 healthcare jobs at very low risk of replacement by AI

This past summer McKinsey Global Institute projected almost one-third of workplace activities in the U.S. will be automated by 2030, driving something like 12 million “occupational transitions.”

Is Medicare Advantage kryptonite to rural hospitals?

PLUS: 8 noteworthy developments in rural American healthcare

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

4 ways to usher in ‘smooth scaling’ of generative AI

What does it take to scale the technology from a toe in the water to a full-on swim?

CMS changes coverage policy for carotid stenting to make it more widely available

A group of interventional cardiologists, neurologists and vascular surgeons successfully petitioned Medicare to change its coverage determination for carotid stenting procedures.

Rite Aid files for bankruptcy, scores potential $3.45B cash infusion

Rite Aid Corp. has initiated Chapter 11 proceedings in a bid to recover from myriad financial troubles and keep itself afloat.

Business Intelligence

Number of healthcare organizations that lost over $200K from data breaches rises 400%

Robin the Robot serves up smiles at children’s hospitals and nursing homes

ACR changing its accreditation process in response to corporate consolidation

WSJ: UnitedHealth seeks meeting with Trump as part of lobbying effort

Joysticks recalled after power wheelchairs move on their own, injuring a patient