Economics

This channel highlights factors that impact hospital and healthcare economics and revenue. This includes news on healthcare policies, reimbursement, marketing, business plans, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain, salaries, staffing, and the implementation of a cost-effective environment for patients and providers.

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Major medical school finds AI literacy lacking within its walls

At one of the largest medical schools in the U.S., less than a third of the students and only half the faculty are up to speed on healthcare-specific AI.

July 12, 2021
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University launches ‘first of its kind’ certification program in healthcare AI

Healthcare professionals looking to raise their AI game have a new chance to do so while earning CME credits as well as certification.

July 10, 2021
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Notable regulatory approvals of emerging technologies over the past 30 days

Along with AI in its various iterations, the list may include virtual and augmented reality, 3D printing, robotics and other technologies currently changing healthcare delivery.

July 2, 2021
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New global guidance from WHO on developing and adopting healthcare AI

With AI-inclusive devices routinely earning regulatory approval for use in clinical settings, the time seems ripe for helping technology translators talk above the din of visionary futurists.

June 30, 2021

LifePoint acquires Kindred Healthcare

LifePoint Health is acquiring post-acute care provider Kindred Healthcare. 

 

June 21, 2021
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Hospital mergers drive up healthcare prices

Pressures from the pandemic will undoubtedly drive health systems and hospitals to mergewith unfortunate consequences for patients, Bloomberg’s editorial board recently wrote in an opinion article.

 

June 17, 2021
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AI researchers gaining broader access to compute resources, government-gathered data

The data will draw on everything from census findings to driving habits gathered from vehicle sensors to—arguably most consequentially—medical records.

June 10, 2021
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18* notable regulatory approvals of emerging technologies over the past 30 days

Along with AI and machine learning, the list may include virtual and augmented reality, 3D printing, robotics and other technologies currently changing healthcare delivery.

June 4, 2021

Around the web

Half a year after President Biden officially directed federal agencies in the executive branch’s bailiwick to “seize the promise and manage the risks” of AI, the White House has posted a status report.

U.S. physicians often receive payments from medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. New research in JAMA found a connection between receiving such payments and using specific devices—should the industry be concerned? 

Five of the largest U.S. medical societies focused on cardiovascular health are one step closer to seeing their paradigm-shifting proposal become a reality.

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