EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 7/17/25
It’s been one of those weeks where I’m pulled in so many directions I’m not sure which way I’m supposed to be going. Just when I think I’ve finished something, another obstacle turns…
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Health Tech Alliance issues call to reform NHS procurement
Dame Babara Hakin, chair of the Health Tech Alliance (Credit: Health Tech Alliance)
The Health Tech Alliance, an informal coalition of health technology companies and stakeholders from across the NHS and wider health…
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Great beginnings: innovators react to the 10 Year Health Plan for England
Two weeks have passed since the long-awaited 10 Year Health Plan for England was published, and its implications for the health and care system are slowly but surely starting to become clear.With a number…
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ChristianaCare Virtua Health Merger Unleashes Revolutionary Power
Merger Overview
ChristianaCare and Virtua Health are exploring a transformative merger that would create an eight-hospital nonprofit regional health system spanning 10 counties across New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The two healthcare giants signed…
Hospital Dealmaking Crisis Hits Record Lows
Q2 Hospital Transaction Overview
Hospital dealmaking experienced a significant slowdown during the second quarter of 2025, with healthcare M&A activity reaching historically low levels. According to a comprehensive report from Kaufman Hall, only eight hospital…
Identifying clusters of people with Multiple Long-Term Conditions using Large Language Models: a population-based study
Identifying clusters of people with similar patterns of Multiple Long-Term Conditions (MLTC) could help healthcare services to tailor care. In this population-based study, we developed a pipeline incorporating a DeBERTa language model to generate…
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Medicus EPR solution goes live at Wilmslow Health Centre
Wilmslow Health Centre has gone live with the Medicus Health electronic patient record (EPR).
Medicus is the first supplier to be fully assured through NHSE’s Tech Innovation Framework, which aims to ensure that new products are…
Intelligent screening of narrow anterior chamber angle based on portable slit lamp
Primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) is a major cause of irreversible blindness, characterized by shallow anterior chambers and narrow angles. In our study, we used anterior segment photographs from a modified mobile camera to…
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Healthcare AI News 7/16/25
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AdventHealth Shawnee Mission sues Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, accusing the insurer of withholding $2 million in payments by using Apixio AI chart review technology, now known as Datavant Machinify, to flag…
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OpenEvidence Secures $210M, Launches Free AI Agent for Clinicians
What You Should Know:
– OpenEvidence, the most widely used medical search and AI application among verified U.S. clinicians raises $210M in Series B funding round, valuing the company at $3.5 billion. The round was…
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