Precision medicine research is advancing, but the U.S. healthcare system is not nimble in its implementation of new technologies, according to former President Barack Obama.
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Microsoft uses AI to predict missed medical appointments
Microsoft says it has an artificial intelligence tool that can predict missed healthcare appointments.
Healthcare for homeless stretching San Francisco resources thin: study
The same small group of San Francisco, Calif.-residents — most of them homeless — frequently cycle through the city’s hospitals and criminal justice system. The cost is high and the health outcomes are poor, according to a recent study reported Sept. 2…
Atlanta Medical Center to close ED in October
Wellstar Health System is closing the emergency department at Atlanta Medical Center Oct. 14 before the hospital shuts down Nov. 1.
At-home test capable of detecting colon cancer available on Amazon
Biomerica’s at-home colon disease screening test is available on Amazon.
Practice admin gets 7 years for opioid distribution
Former Arlington, Va., physician’s office manager Candie Calix, 40, was sentenced to seven years in prison for her role as the ringleader of a decade-long oxycodone distribution network, the Justice Department said Sept. 28.
5 USPI execs to know
Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International is the largest ASC chain in the country with 410 ASCs and 24 surgical hospitals.
Ohio surgery center marks 15 years
USPI affiliate Mayfield Spine Surgery Center recently celebrated its 15th year serving patients in the Cincinnati area.
6 hospitals seeking chief medical officers
Below are six hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that posted job listings seeking chief medical officers in the last two weeks.
Private equity acquisitions of physicians’ practices associated with healthcare spending spikes
Private equity acquisitions of physician practices are associated with increased healthcare spending and utilization, according to research published in JAMA Network Sept. 2.
