A rare holiday treat--two sets of research summaries in one day, and a partridge in a pear tree.
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Christmas is coming and my present to you is a lump of coal in the form of research summaries.
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Hospital length of stay analysis shows some kind of interesting trends.
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A non-Moronic variant version of research summaries.
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The Moronic variant has reached our shores and the research can't be far behind, and as usual we are right on top of it.
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Trust me, there is no reason to panic over the Moronic strain; in fact there was never any reason to panic about anything in the epidemic.
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Another Monday drop of breakthru event data and our resulting updated table of proportions.
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Our best shot at relative risk of infection for the unvaxed, the vaxed and the prior infected.
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Livongo was one of the hottest "digital" health companies, and investors may feel like they got a certain digit from the company, as Cigna drops it as a preferred vendor and the company's acquisition by Teladoc for an outrageous sum also look like less than a brilliant move. Two overpriced companies do not make one fairly valued one.
https://digitalhealth.modernhealthcare.com/information-technology/cigna-drops-livongo-preferred-digital-health-tool?utm_source=digital-health-intel&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20211220&utm_content=article1-headlineLarge database firm Oracle is buying electronic medical records and administrative software vendor Cerner for $28.3 billion, a move that likely is aimed at further penetration in a heavy software use industry and at competitor Salesforce.
https://www.statnews.com/2021/12/20/oracle-cerner-health-records-cloud/?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=07bd9ab023-Daily_Recap&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-07bd9ab023-152470873Opening your holiday week with a cheery observation and some research summaries to stick in your stocking.
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Another look at year-over-year experience with the epidemic.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.