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Based on the risk profiles of orthopaedic operations, a shoulder replacement is actually safer than that of a hip or knee and therefore an ideal candidate for the ambulatory surgical center environment.

Employers have been making major investments in healthcare for their employees. Yet, many disparities still exist, particularly when it comes to access and outcomes, according to a recent report from Morgan Health.

In clinical trials, pharmaceutical companies are seeking to optimize operations and improve efficiency by automating and enhancing processes through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). One area where this can reap tangible benefits across clinical trials is in data processing. A typical clinical trial generates over 13,000 documents in various formats (text, voice, video, apps, and web entries), making data gathering, organization and analysis challenging. It’s here th...

The webinar, scheduled for March 6 at 2pm ET and sponsored by Build My Health, will discuss several topics related to weight management including: an overview of GLP-1 weight loss medication, automation in a subscription-based weight management program, and the rise of provider-to-consumer (PTC) models.

SaaS startup Ambience Healthcare raised $70 million from investors including OpenAI, Andreessen Horowitz, Optum Ventures and Kleiner Perkins. The San Francisco-based company offers tools to alleviate clinicians’ burnout by helping them with documentation, coding, referrals and after-visit summaries.

Primary care is essential to living healthier lives, and we need all forms of it, from small local practices to big health systems and retail chains. Ultimately, it’s going to be all primary care hands on deck, working together to make a lasting change for the health of Americans.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has launched a new reproductive health care team and has partnered with Maven Clinic for 24/7 reproductive health support.

Novartis’s €2.7B acquisition of MorphoSys brings two cancer drug candidates, one of which would give the pharmaceutical giant a way to stand apart from other myelofibrosis treatments. In a separate deal, MorphoSys sold to Incyte its rights to a partnered blood cancer drug.

Mayo Clinic has entered into a collaboration with TruLite Health — Mayo is helping the Phoenix-based startup develop its software platform designed to address providers’ clinical bias. The health system said it chose to collaborate with TruLite because of the platform’s potential to mitigate health inequities and enhance patient outcomes at the point of care.

Through a new partnership, Talkspace clinicians can refer patients with opioid use disorder to Bicycle Health for its addiction services, while Bicycle Health can refer its patients to Talkspace to treat co-occurring mental health conditions.