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CVC Capital Partners will likely acquire German health IT company CompuGroup Medical in a take-private deal valued at $1.2 billion. The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2025.
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74% of hospital leaders say virtual nursing will become integral to acute care
In 2024, just 10% of hospital leaders and 14% of hospital IT leaders have reached the phase where virtual nursing is a standard part of care delivery – in both groups, 30% reported no…
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The Dangerous Cycle of Anxiety and Diabetes – MedCity News
The current healthcare systems in the U.S. often compartmentalize health conditions, treating physical and mental health as distinct entities. This dissociative approach has led to a limited perspective on diabetes treatment focused largely on…
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Gateshead and Newcastle launch integrated diagnostic service
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have announced the opening of an integrated diagnostic service, in partnership with health tech firm Answer Digital.
Rather than investing in new systems, the…
All 107 stroke centres in England using AI technology, says NHSE
The 107 stroke centres in England are all now utilising AI technology, Darrien Bold, head of elective care at NHS England, has confirmed.
In a blog post published on 5 December 2024, Bold said: “I…
IT systems in Medway disconnected due to ‘suspicious activity’
Medway Community Healthcare (MCH) has announced that it has disconnected its IT systems to “protect patient and staff data” after detecting some “suspicious activity”.
In a statement on its website, published on 5 December 2024,…
‘Self-evolving’ virtual hospital concept in China to go public in 2025
A project in China that is developing an autonomous and self-evolving virtual healthcare setting is targeted to go public next year.This is confirmed to Healthcare IT News by Yang Liu, a professor at Tsinghua…
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National Taiwan University Hospital to go multimodal in large AI development
National Taiwan University Hospital is moving to the next phase of its large AI development to focus on multiple data types. The hospital recently acquired two new supercomputers from NVIDIA, which would help accelerate its development…
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Cala Health Snags $50M for At-Home Tremor Relief Therapy – MedCity News
On Monday, a Silicon Valley-based bioelectronic medicine company raised tens of millions of dollars to help the more than 7 million Americans who struggle with essential tremor (ET).
The company, named Cala Health, closed a…
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Soda Health Secures $50M to Grow Smart Benefits Platform – MedCity News
Soda Health, which offers a benefits administration platform, has raised $50 million in Series B funding to expand its services, the company announced last week.
The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company connects health plans and their members…
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