Further to medicine is still not fully evidence-based, pathologists have a wider variance in diagnosing disease from tissue samples than you might think, according to a study in JAMA.
In a move they hope doesn't go pear-shaped or look too fruity, investors have given an undisclosed amount of capital to Pear Therapeutics, which makes "digital health interventions" designed to enhance the efficacy of pharmaceuticals, with an initial focus on brain disorders, such as making illogical investment choices.
Hospital chain Tenet Healthcare is buying a majority stake in United Surgical partners, which operates ambulatory surgery centers, for $425 million, and separately is buying Aspen Healthcare, which operates hospitals and clinics in the UK, for $215 million.
Select Medical, backed by a PE firm, is buying the Concentra unit of Humana for over $1 billion. Concentra operates urgent care and workers' comp clinics.
More problems with quality measures, serious concern has been raised about CMS using AHRQ composite patient safety indicator PSI-90 in its value-based purchasing program.
IBM has invested in specialty-oriented EHR vendor Modernizing Medicine, with the goal of encouraging more use of the Watson cognitive engine in health care.
In an investment that may not suit it to a "t", Bioscrip has raised $62.5 million in a private placement of convertible notes to support its prescription home infusion business.
Continuing a trend of firms lacking funding for letters in their names, Independa has raised $6.1 million to help secure an independent future and serve the senior market with remote monitoring technology.
LuxCapital has led a $10.4 million financing round for Pager, which offers doctor house calls in NYC. Paging Dr. Nick or Dr. Spaceman.
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pager
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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.
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.