It’s not easy to get patients, providers, payers, vendors and regulators to agree on any one aspect of healthcare delivery. But the CDRH recently managed to get everyone to settle on a working definition of transparency.

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Members of C-suites around the world are making room for a new teammate: the CAIO. In healthcare, some organizations are hiring for the even more specialized position of CHAIO, for chief health AI officer.

Along with the obvious hits to patient traffic and population health, the COVID-19 pandemic delivered a financial upending to U.S. healthcare. Is it over yet? 

Going by criteria set and applied by Money magazine, only two of America’s 6,000 or so hospitals deserve the title “best of the best.”

A grocery-delivery giant is partnering with a commercial provider of medical house calls to bring healthy meals to patients in their homes.

Next time you browse Amazon for a health-related product, don’t be surprised when you get prompted to consider consulting with a personal care team.

Boston Scientific Corp. is purchasing Axonics in a move the buyer says will allow it to pursue a ripe segment of the urology market.