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Amazon brings cashierless tech to hospitals

Health Care Dive

After opening automated stores on college campuses and sports stadiums, the tech giant is moving into healthcare facilities.

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Disparities in cancer mortality between Blacks and Whites

Healthcare ECONOMIST

A paper by Gupta and Akinyemiju (2024) uses SEER data to examine trends in age-adjusted cancer mortality between blacks and whites between 2000 and 2020. The authors find that: In 2000, the [ age-adjusted mortality ] rate was 251.7 per 100 000 population among Black individuals and 199.7 per 100 000 population among White individuals, decreasing to 166.8 per 100 000 population (AAPC, −2.04% [95% CI, –2.07% to –2.00%]) and 149.3 per 100 000 population (AAPC, −1.44% [95% CI, –1.48% to –1.39%]), re

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McKinsey: Healthcare Profit Pools to Reach $819B by 2027

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The US healthcare industry, after weathering a storm of inflation, labor shortages, and lingering COVID-19 impacts in 2023, is now showing signs of a promising rebound, according to a new repor t by McKinsey & Company. – The McKinsey report predicts accelerated transformation efforts and strategic shifts will unlock new growth opportunities in key segments, while others face continued challenges.

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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 1/15/24

HIStalk

I’ve been practicing in the telehealth space since before.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: January 16, 2024

HKLaw

Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector.

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HIStalk Interviews G. Cameron Deemer, CEO, DrFirst

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Morning Headlines 1/16/24

HIStalk

Harbor Health Secures $95.5 Million in New Funding to Expand.

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Why Taiwan's Voters Defied Beijing—Again

The Rand Blog

With a third Democratic Progressive Party presidential victory in Taiwan, relations with China will only get worse. Democratic consolidation could be important in helping the island resist gray-zone coercion by the mainland.

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