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UChicago Medicine building $121 million multispecialty care center in Indiana
130,000-square-foot center will see over 110,000 patients visits annually
Stick-on ultrasound patch could show when earlier intervention is necessary
Images blood vessels, digestive system, organs for up to 48 hours
Primary care docs need 26 hours/day to provide recommended care: study
A team-based approach, using nurses, PAs and counselors helps ease the overwork
Oracle-Cerner EHR shut down for four hours due to corrupted database
Error in database could have caused harm to patients
Butterfly files motion to dismiss Fujifilm patent claims
Says allegation lacks merit and is meant to distract from failure to innovate
Cohen Children's Medical Center opens $110 million pediatric surgical complex
Houses eight child-friendly, 600-square-foot ORs
ViewRay moves HQ to Denver
The Oakwood Village, Ohio facility will remain and focus on product development and training
Sudden clinic closures leave Pennsylvania patients, staff in limbo
Berwick Hospital Center's nearly 5,000 patients left with nowhere to turn
Mercy Iowa City turned down University of Iowa Health Care $605 million offer to buy
Offer was one of four rejected by Mercy in a search for a new partner that began in July 2021
Finding the right OEM service partner
Equipment maintenance starts with a clear understanding of a facility’s needs and objectives
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Voices
The whys and hows of EHR migration to the cloud
Insights from Mariia Kovalova, healthcare technology researcher at Itransition
Addressing the burnout in healthcare’s contact centers
Insights from Patty Hayward, vice president of industry strategy for healthcare and life sciences at Talkdesk
How connective health technology can detect and prevent the costly patient safety issue of senior falls
Insights from Rosemary Kennedy, chief health informatics officer at Connect America
Three metrics that prove the value of a digital front door
Insights from Rajesh Midha, president of Ogilvy Experience, North America and president & CEO of Bottle Rocket
Survey results demonstrate importance of patient healthcare data sharing education
Insight from Sara Bienvenu, RN and manager of clinical quality growth at Q-Centrix
Discussing supply chain and the upcoming AHRMM meeting
Q&A with Dr. Jimmy Y. Chung, chief medical officer at Bon Secours Mercy Health
Rethink the patient experience—starting with the first digital interaction
Insights from Justin Jacobson, vice president and general manager of patient engagement solutions at Nuance Communications
The future of reducing breast cancer disparities
Insights from Paola Wisner, vice president of global research and development at Hologic, and Andy Smith, vice president of image research breast health at Hologic
Clean, actionable data from the right data analysis partner supports service providers
Insights from Ashish Kachru, CEO of DataLink
Q&A with Angie Orth, president of Annie Penn Hospital
Keeping patient care in the community
Creating alternative payment models for outpatient physical therapy
Insights from Nan Tracy Zheng, vice president of clinical programs and quality analytics at Cohere Health