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Wisconsin hospitals filed 37% more lawsuits against patients from 2001 to 2018, study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Wisconsin hospitals filed 37% more lawsuits against patients from 2001 to 2018, study finds. Tue, 12/07/2021 - 12:07.

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CDC Director Walensky to step down in June

Healthcare Dive

Rachel Walensky, who has served as director since 2001, was criticized for the federal government’s handing of the pandemic, announcing in August last year that she planned to reorganize the CDC.

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The Proposed TRIPS Compromise Risks Setting Several Bad Precedents

Bill of Health

Article 6 of the TRIPS states that “the exhaustion of intellectual property rights” is left to “each Member free to establish its own regime for such exhaustion without challenge,” a topic that was front and center of the 1998 to 2001 litigation between drug companies and South Africa.

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Office Ally Announces Acquisition of Bluemark

Healthcare IT Today

Founded in 2001, Bluemark provides specialized healthcare software and adaptive technology, including revenue integrity and […]. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Advanced Dental: How AI Is Shaping The Dental World

Electronic Health Reporter

It is often portrayed in sci fi movies; for example, A 2001 Space Odyssey in which a robotic computer handles the running of a spaceship, or more recently, I Robot. […]. This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. AI stands for artificial intelligence.

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Is Asia-Pacific ready for robotic telesurgery?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The first recorded transnational robotic operation was done in 2001 between France and the United States. The NUH is the principal teaching hospital for NUS Medicine. An uncomplicated cholecystectomy was performed on a patient in Strasbourg by remote surgeons in New York City.

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Patriot Invests in Turnwell Mental Health Network

McGuire Wood

Founded in 2001, the firm wide flexibility on investment size, targeting companies from a variety of sectors that are typically based in Mid-Atlantic, with a focus on Baltimore area, Midwest and Southern United States. Services include mental health counseling, primary care, and patient and family education.

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