The intersection of healthcare and artificial intelligence (AI) was one of 2023’s most exciting storylines. Across sector-critical areas including medical imaging and pathology, telemedicine, personalized patient engagement, new drug discovery, remote monitoring, administrative tasks and EHR (electronic health record) data entry, even clinical decisioning and beyond, innovative software...
In healthcare, the latest acquisition brings to mind that old Fred Astaire song lyric: “Won’t you change partners and dance with me?” On Monday, as had been reported here, Amedisys, the home health and hospice firm, agreed to be acquired by UnitedHealth’s Optum. In doing so, the...
Consumers are getting more comfortable by the quarter with digital wearables that track vital signs and health signals and share them with apps and platforms that help manage health. Not only is this a good sign for consumer health, but it also signals greater adoption...
In healthcare, increasingly, data is critical for addressing inefficiencies in a system that is nearly 18 percent of U.S. GDP. And perhaps, most critically, matching patients with the right doctors, and various healthcare professionals with the right pharmaceutical companies during research and trials can speed...
November 03, 2022
Consumers are getting more comfortable by the quarter with digital wearables that track vital signs and health signals and share them with apps and platforms that help manage health. Not only is this a good sign for consumer health, but it also signals greater adoption of connected economy dynamics, where engaging in one “pillar” or […]
May 21, 2020
In healthcare, increasingly, data is critical for addressing inefficiencies in a system that is nearly 18 percent of U.S. GDP. And perhaps, most critically, matching patients with the right doctors,...
September 30, 2019
We all know the drill. After receiving treatment at a hospital (whether an in-and-out affair, such as an MRI, or a multi-day stay in a room), the insurance notices and...
June 24, 2019
Healthcare needs some fixing, especially when it comes to providing a continuum of efficient care, making it affordable — and getting providers paid. Lots of specialists are working on the...
October 14, 2024
Oracle has debuted a cloud-based solution designed to streamline medical claims processing. Oracle Health Clinical Data Exchange is designed to replace the manual transmission of medical records with a secure, centralized network to reduce administrative time and costs, according to a Monday (Oct. 14) press release. “Healthcare has long been plagued by costly, time-intensive, and antiquated claims […]
February 21, 2020
The European Union’s (EU’s) privacy body has voiced skepticism over the acquisition of Fitbit by Google, saying it could lead to privacy risks, Reuters reported. The deal was announced last...
February 21, 2020
A cyberattack at NRC Health has prompted questions about the security of its data and overall patient privacy, CNBC reported. On Feb. 11, the attack hit the publicly traded health...
November 22, 2019
Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit deal is sparking privacy concerns that the search giant will mine the health data of the 27 million people who use the fitness tracking device, The...
