News 2/7/25 – HIStalk
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Teladoc Health will acquire Catapult Health, a virtual checkup provider that sells to employers and health plans, for $65 million in cash, valuing the company at 2x annual revenue.
Teladoc plans to…
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Improving the patient experience can pay dividends you may not expect
As is the case with any industry, it is important for healthcare organizations to understand the consumer of their services. What drives their engagement and what are their pain points?During the pandemic, hospitals and…
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DigitalHealth.London Spotlight: Iona Mind – DigitalHealth.London
This week, we are shining the DigitalHealth.London spotlight on Iona Mind to mark Time to Talk Day. The annual campaign, which is lead by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, provides the opportunity for friends,…
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A year since the Change Healthcare breach, what have we learned?
It’s been nearly one year since reports started emerging that Change Healthcare, the enormous clearinghouse, was experiencing a significant cyberattack.The company – which processes claims for hundreds of thousands of physicians, pharmacies and others,…
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Best in KLAS 2025 sees industry progress and vendor momentum
According to the 2025 Best in KLAS report published this week, Epic has been named the top Overall Health System Suite, followed by Meditech and Oracle Health, for the fifteenth consecutive year. Athenahealth won…
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Using Automation to Streamline Healthcare Practice Workflows and Maximize Staff Effectiveness – MedCity News
Healthcare organizations have to balance the need to support data collection with staff workloads. More healthcare practices are working with health tech vendors to digitize their workflows and moving away from paper-based forms and…
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10,000 patients in Scotland benefit from robotic-assisted surgery
The da Vinci surgical system in use at Glasgow Royal Infirmary (Image provided by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde)
More than 10,000 patients across Scotland have benefitted from da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) since…
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Atrial fibrillation study highlights the role of GP data in research
A study led by researchers at Oxford Population Health identified 28% more cases of atrial fibrillation in primary care data than secondary care data alone.
Evidence of atrial fibrillation, which is associated with higher risks…
GMC study reveals doctors’ views on the use of AI in medicine
Doctors who use AI see benefits for their own efficiency and for patient care and feel confident managing its risks, according to a qualitative research study commissioned by the General Medical Council (GMC).
The research…
Healthcare AI News 2/5/25 – HIStalk
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China-based TikTok parent ByteDance releases OmniHuman-1, an AI tool that transforms a single photo into a lifelike video with natural singing and speech. The technology is raising concerns about more advanced and easily…
