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Healthcare & Life Science M&A Activity Plummets 1H’22

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What You Should Know: – The index of Healthcare & Life Science equities tracked by Stout was down 16.8% – Healthcare & Life Science M&A activity plummeted to 338 deals in Q2 2022 versus 535 in Q2 2021 and a record 565 deals in Q4 2021. Medical Device equities were down 18.5%

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Roundup: Princess Alexandra Hospital joins medication harm research and more briefs

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The portal provides knowledge and tools that primary care teams need to improve outcomes for whānau Māori and Pacific peoples, who are disproportionately affected by gout. It features gout education, a guide on medicines and prescribing, point-of-care testing, and care pathways, among others.

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UpDoc to develop conversational, assistant-directed AI providers

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Dr. Sharif Vakili, UpDoc CEO, a practicing primary care physician at Stanford Medicine and entrepreneur advisor at Polaris Partners, and Ashwin Nayak, the company's income chief technical officer, a clinical informatician at Standford, AI researcher and software developer invented the technology. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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AI roundup: HEALWELL AI buys LLMs, Forward to roll out staffless health kiosks

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AI can play a key role in turning unstructured data into actionable patient care insights , according to healthcare leaders at HIMSS22. HEALWELL AI said it is acquiring majority ownership of Pentavere on a non-diluted basis in a combined primary and secondary transaction with an option to buy the remaining stake over the next three years.

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24 Executive Healthcare AI Predictions & Trends to Watch in 2025

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Transforming Episode-Based Accountable Management) model will redefine care coordination, creating a smarter, faster, and more equitable healthcare system. Primary care will evolve to include more longitudinal services, emphasizing sustained patient engagement and proactive management of chronic conditions. Taveras, Ph.D.,

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How proactive, predictive, AI-powered patient oversight can boost health outcomes

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To answer these questions, Healthcare IT News sat down with Zack Tisch, senior vice president of innovation and life sciences at Pivot Point Consulting, a Vaco Company. Health systems must proactively manage the populations they serve, especially if they aspire to meet patient care expectations.

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Why Mainstream Precision Medicine Hinges on Healthcare HPC Storage

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Adam Marko, Director of Life Science Solutions at Panasas. You probably heard this greeting at your last primary care visit. At any rate, your self-report formed the primary basis of your doctor’s diagnosis, and she ordered the tests necessary to confirm it. What brings you in today?”.