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Mergers and Acquisitions: An Overview of Notable Healthcare M&A Activity in Q4 2024

HealthTech Magazine - (Friday January 17, 2025)
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Here is some of the notable M&A activity that occurred among healthcare providers in Q4 2024:
UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys
In November, the Department of Justice released a statement announcing its intent to block UnitedHealth Group’s…

Effectiveness of a Mobile Health Intervention (DOT Selfie) in Increasing Treatment Adherence Monitoring and Support for Patients With Tuberculosis in Uganda: Randomized Controlled Trial

JMIR mHealth and uHealth - (Friday January 17, 2025)
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Background: Directly observed therapy (DOT) is the standard method for monitoring adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment. However, implementing DOT poses challenges for both patients and providers due to limited financial and human resources. Increasing…

News 1/17/25 – HIStalk

HIStalk - (Friday January 17, 2025)
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Canada’s Nova Scotia Health pauses its two-day-old rollout of medical appointment text reminders after the system sent incorrect information, failed to indicate whether the visit was in-person or virtual, and in some cases…

Teal Health secures $10M for at-home cervical cancer screening

MobiHealthNews - (Thursday January 16, 2025)
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Women’s Health company Teal Health announced it garnered an additional $10 million in seed funding to support the launch of the Teal Wand, an at-home self-collect cervical cancer screening device, which is currently under…

Digital humanistic program to manage premature frailty in young breast cancer survivors with gender perspective

npj Digital Medicine - (Thursday January 16, 2025)
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Premature frailty is a critical challenge for young breast cancer survivors (YBCSs), impacting their health and perpetuating gender inequality through heightened vulnerability and marginalization. While digital health shows promise in frailty screening, its effectiveness…

Life insurance company Guardian teams up with Uber Health

MobiHealthNews - (Thursday January 16, 2025)
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The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America has joined forces with Uber Health to allow Guardian Group Benefits members with an approved long-term disability claim to receive an Uber voucher for rides to medical…

Healthcare experts discuss AI oversight and innovation at BCG event

MobiHealthNews - (Thursday January 16, 2025)
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At a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) event in San Francisco during the JPM Healthcare Conference, panelists discussed the government’s role in advancing AI technology and government oversight of the technology with the changing administration. Micky…

Breaking Into Health Tech: Expert Advice from HIMSS Leaders

HIMSS - (Thursday January 16, 2025)
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Navigating the health tech landscape can be challenging. From understanding the wide range of opportunities to tailoring your resume and qualifications for specific roles, breaking into this field requires strategy, clarity, and the right…

Children’s National AI chief discusses her role and its many demands

Healthcare IT news - (Thursday January 16, 2025)
AI/ Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News

Editor’s Note: This is the third in our series, Chief AI Officers in Healthcare. To read the first, an interview with Dennis Chornenky at UC Davis Health, click here. To read the second, with…

Privacy preserving strategies for electronic health records in the era of large language models

npj Digital Medicine - (Thursday January 16, 2025)
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Electronic health records (EHRs) secondary usage with large language models (LLMs) raise privacy challenges. National regulations like GDPR and HIPAA offer protection frameworks, but specific strategies are needed to mitigate risk in generative AI….


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