AI Will Push Healthcare Toward ‘Segments of One,’ AdventHealth Exec Says

David Oakley, AdventHealth’s chief digital officer, said AI could transform healthcare personalization — moving from broad population segments to individualized “segments of one.” In the future, providers could use connected data platforms to better understand patients’ clinical, social and emotional needs, which has potential to strengthen both trust and engagement, he stated. The post AI…

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Thermo Fisher Expands Biopharma Offerings With $9B Deal for Clinical Trial Software Firm Clario

Private equity-backed Clario brings to Thermo Fisher Scientific software that collects, manages, and analyzes clinical trial endpoint data. Analysts see Clario’s offerings as highly complementary to PPD, the contract research organization that Thermo Fisher acquired in 2021. The post Thermo Fisher Expands Biopharma Offerings With $9B Deal for Clinical Trial Software Firm Clario appeared first…

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Journalists Help Make Sense of Government Shutdown and Obamacare Open Enrollment

KFF Health News Washington health policy reporter Amanda Seitz discussed Affordable Care Act open enrollment uncertainty on Houston Public Media’s “Hello Houston” on Oct. 30. Click here to watch Seitz on “Hello Houston.” Read Seitz and Julie Appleby’s “A Ticking Clock: How States Are Preparing for a Last-Minute Obamacare Deal.” KFF Health News senior correspondent…

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Health Wonk Review is Back!

Special thanks to Joe Paduda to bringing back the best review of health wonkery on the web. Joe writes: Way back in the day Julie Ferguson and I came up with the idea of working with other health care bloggers to publish the best of each every couple of weeks…after a decade-long run we suspended it…

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The Nation’s Largest Food Aid Program Is About To See Cuts. Here’s What You Should Know.

The Trump administration’s overhaul of the nation’s largest food assistance program will cause millions of people to lose benefits, strain state budgets, and pressure the nation’s food supply chain, all while likely hindering the goals of the administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” platform, according to researchers and former federal officials. Permanent changes to the Supplemental…

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Deal or No Deal? States Prepare for Congress To Act at the Last Minute on Obamacare

Saturday is the day that nearly 24 million customers can start purchasing health plans on healthcare.gov and the state-run Obamacare exchanges.  Higher prices and uncertainty await many of those shoppers.  Average premiums are expected to more than double. The directors who manage marketplace enrollment in states including Maryland, California, Pennsylvania, and Idaho told me and my colleague Julie Appleby that people are wondering how they’ll scrape together hundreds — or even thousands — of dollars more next year to pay for these…

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Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs

October has seen a slew of executive hires, exits and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For instance, Eli Lilly, CommonSpirit Health and HLM Venture Partners welcomed new executives. There were also layoffs at organizations including Genentech and Jefferson Health. The post Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs appeared first on MedCity…

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