The Crisis of Hospital Readmissions
Hospital readmissions represent one of healthcare’s most pressing challenges, with devastating consequences for both patients and healthcare systems. The statistics paint a sobering picture: nearly 1 in 5 Medicare patients…
Jakob Wollborn, M.D., M.P.H., Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist and Intensivist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is one of the most common complications following cardiac surgery. It affects up to 40% of patients, depending…
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The Carlyle Group will acquire a majority stake in RCM vendor Knack Global for $500 million.
Blackstone acquired competitor AGS Health last month for $1.1 billion.
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Instant Access Webinar: “Healthcare Data…
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Current studies regarding the secondary use of electronic health records (EHR) predominantly rely on domain expertise and existing medical knowledge. A powerful representation approach can unleash the potential of discovering new medical patterns underlying…
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The Russia-based Everest ransomware group posts samples of the data it allegedly stole from physician practice management company Pacific Healthworks and sister company La Perouse, though it does not mention a ransom demand…
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The Rhysida ransomware group posts data that it claims to have stolen in a July 13 ransomware attack on Cookeville Regional Medical Center (TN).
According to the post, the hospital has until August…
What You Should Know:
– MAUI Imaging, inventor of patented Computed Echo Tomography (CET) technology that visualizes anatomy other ultrasound technologies cannot secures $14M in a Series D round led by Acertara Acoustic Laboratories and…
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Healthcare payments software vendor Waystar will acquire Iodine Software, which offers mid-revenue cycle solutions, for $1.25 billion.
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JAMA Network Open recently published an Original Investigation titled “Patient Care Technology Disruptions Associated With the CrowdStrike Outage.” The UCSD authors found disruptions at 759 of 2,200 hospitals during the July 19, 2024 outage,…
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1. Standardization and Consistency
Modern CMUs aim to unify monitoring across hospitals, reducing variability in how patients are observed and how teams respond to critical events. A centralized hub supports consistent protocols, messaging and accountability,…
