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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…
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For many readers, CES will always be the Consumer Electronics Show in our heads, no matter what kind of branding updates the conference receives. It’s been on my bucket list for years, although I’ve…
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OpenAI launches Tasks, a beta feature for ChatGPT that allows users to instruct the LLM to execute tasks or reminders at specified times in a Siri-like way. Example: “Every Friday, provide a list of…
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Several health systems launch the Truveta Genome Project, which will create a database of genotypic and phenotypic information. The data will be collected by using leftover biospecimens from the routine lab tests of…
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I’ve worked in two different situations where the arrival of private equity funding dramatically changed the patient care environment.
The first was when I was working in the emergency department. Although I was a…
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Walgreens announces Q1 results: revenue up 7.5%, EPS –$0.31 versus –$0.08, beating expectations for both. Shares of WBA, the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500 last year, jumped 27% Friday on the news….
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Transcarent, which offers employee healthcare benefits navigation services, acquires rival Accolade for $621 million in cash.
ACCD shares have lost 78% in the past 12 months and are down 90% since the company’s…
The hot topic around the virtual water cooler this week was the push to use real-world evidence (RWE) while caring for patients. This topic has become more relevant as increasing number of clinicians have…
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FDA issues draft guidance for supporting development and marketing of AI-enabled devices throughout the Total Product Life Cycle. It also publishes draft guidance for the use of AI to support development of drugs and…
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Clinical surveillance and alarm management company AirStrip Technologies acquires Decisio Health, which specializes in clinical decision support and remote patient monitoring software.
Former AirStrip CEO Alan Portela launched Depth Health, which is focused on…
