From detailing plans to release AI validation software to expanding its payer platform, here are 12 updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’sin April:
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Apple’s OpenGL and iOS 18: Shaping the future of health care technology
Apple’s announcement of OpenELM, an innovative suite of efficient, open-source language models, heralds a potential game-changer for health care technology, especially with the anticipated enhancements in iOS 18. This suite is designed to functio…
Why Larry Ellison thinks Oracle can surpass Epic
While calling Epic a “great company,” Oracle co-founder and chair Larry Ellison said his organization aims to service the entire healthcare industry beyond just health systems.
Teladoc posts $82M Q1 loss year over year
In the first quarter of 2024, Teladoc’s revenue reached $646 million, a 3% increase compared to the $629 million in revenue it reported in the same period last year.
California Is Investing $500M in Therapy Apps for Youth. Advocates Fear It Won’t Pay Off.
California launched two teletherapy apps as part of the governor’s $500 million foray into health technology with private companies. But the rollout has been so slow that one company has yet to make its app available on Android, and social workers worry youths who need clinical care won’t get referrals.
AI in American medicine [PODCAST]
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Epic says it rarely loses customers
EHR vendor Epic Systems broke ground on its newest campus and is continuing to grow its workforce and customers, The Cap Times reported April 25.
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Abortion — Again — At the Supreme Court
For the second time in as many months, the Supreme Court heard arguments in an abortion case. This time, the justices are being asked to decide whether a federal law that requires emergency care in hospitals can trump Idaho’s near-total abortion ban. Meanwhile, the federal government, for the first time, will require minimum staffing standards for nursing homes. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico Magazine join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.
Oracle moving HQ to Nashville to be near healthcare industry
Oracle plans to move its world headquarters to Nashville, Tenn., to be amid a healthcare epicenter, according to co-founder and chair Larry Ellison.
FTC Chief Says Tech Advancements Risk Health Care Price Fixing
Technological advances including the widespread use of algorithms make it easier for companies to fix prices without explicitly coordinating, Lina Khan said at a KFF event.
