News 8/29/25
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ChatGPT maker OpenAI will reportedly build its own healthcare applications.
The company has hired former health tech executives from Doximity and the investment community.
Business Insider reports that OpenAI is considering…
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EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 8/28/25
Researchers from Indiana University have created an algorithm that helps clinicians search through patient data from health information exchanges and other sources. The tool identifies the most relevant data for a given visit such…
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News 8/27/25
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PE firm Advent International acquires PatientPoint, which sells point-of-care advertising to pharma companies and online marketing services to providers.
Advent’s portfolio includes Iodine Software and Definitive Healthcare.
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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 8/25/25
Like many practicing physicians, I use a variety of tools to research clinical questions. This might be for patients I’m seeing or for board certification questions (which thankfully allow the use of references now)….
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EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 8/21/25
The big story of the week was the Epic User Group meeting, which sported a sci-fi theme this year. The four-day event started with the traditional welcome picnic on Sunday, with Advisory Councils…
Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 8/18/25
As a clinician, I often have difficult conversations with parents about how to reduce the amount of time that their children spend using screen-based devices every day. Many of the parents I encounter are…
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EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 8/14/25
Perplexity made an unsolicited offer to buy the Chrome browser from Google for $34.5 billion. Several people I spoke with agree with the Axios statement that it’s a great marketing play, but unlikely…
Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 8/11/25
I was intrigued by Mr. H’s mention last week of the Mass General Brigham FaceAge AI tool that can estimate age from facial photos. Researchers found that patients with cancer appeared older than…
EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 8/7/25
One of the hot topics around the virtual physician lounge this week was the opening of the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville, Arkansas. The school is named after its founder, who…
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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 8/4/25
I recently had the opportunity to spend some time with a computer engineering student who was looking to learn about healthcare information technology. Specifically, he was curious about the role that clinicians play in…
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