Patient Care

This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care DeliveryDigital TransformationPrecision MedicineRemote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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Oracle makes healthcare splash with $28.3 billion purchase of Cerner

The acquisition is believed to be the firm's largest transaction in company history.

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Oracle may be closing in on $30B purchase of EMR giant Cerner

If completed, the deal would be considered the largest ever for the software giant, surpassing its $10B acquisition of PeopleSoft in 2005.

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HealthCare.com raises $180M

The digital health platform that connects consumers, service providers and payers offers its own proprietary insurance plans and customizable insurance product bundles.

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New AI startup launches with $50M investment—former FDA commissioner named CEO

The company is focused on AI-powered blood tests that can potentially identify the early signs of cancer. 

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Oscar Health partners with Emory on health insurance and care offering

Oscar Health has teamed up with Georgia-based hospital system Emory Healthcare to offer technology-connected health insurance and care at more than 250 provider locations in Georgia beginning 2022.

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Residents at private equity-backed nursing homes face higher Medicare costs, more ED visits

Policymakers should consider making changes to oversight and reporting rules given the findings, experts warned.

AI predictions of protein interactions to drive drug discovery, targeting

Researchers have used AI and 3D modeling to identify more than 100 heretofore undiscovered protein complexes and classify more than 700 that were known but until now remained obscure.

AMA updates policy to address lack of rural healthcare workforce

The American Medical Association has updated its policy to address the health needs of rural communities through workforce initiatives. 

 

Around the web

With generative AI coming into its own, AI regulators must avoid relying too much on principles of risk management—and not enough on those of uncertainty management.

Cardiovascular devices are more likely to be in a Class I recall than any other device type. The FDA's approval process appears to be at least partially responsible, though the agency is working to make some serious changes. We spoke to a researcher who has been tracking these data for years to learn more. 

Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

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