Healthcare Knuggets
Jan 29, 2026
Subject: đ„ Letâs get ready to rumbles
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Content:
– Big announcement: launched a healthcare business podcast, Claims Denied, exploring health system transformation, startups, and the future of healthcare. Weekly interviews with industry leaders; available on Apple and Spotify. Invitations for ViVE event Feb 22 happy hour for health system, physician group, ACO, payvider leaders.
– Focus topic: AI readiness in healthcare. Discussing key signals like leadership buy-in, data maturity, budget, and clear use cases. Expert insights: Jeanne Duke urges to start now; Jayesh Srivastava emphasizes multi-domain leadership and clear guiding principles; an anonymous perspective points to different AI types and financial vs. clinical outcome considerations.
– Podcast highlight with James Hereford, Fairview Health CEO: stresses people-process-technology triad, warns against deploying tech without workflow transformation, encourages employee agency in AI adoption.
– Sponsored by Lumeris: offers a practical AI evaluation guide for primary care strengthening and rural health transformation via AI-enabled Primary Care as a Service (PCaaS).
– Additional resources: Kaufman Hall article on standardizing ASCs to control costs; new Hospitalogy report with Innovaccer on AI orchestration; February 27 roundtable for Plus Members.
– Healthcare headlines:
1. Bristol Myers Squibb & Microsoft collaboration for early lung cancer detection via AI radiology algorithms to improve diagnostics and access.
2. BrightInsight raised $13M to scale medication adherence AI solutions.
3. Sukiâs AI clinical documentation platform improved efficiency, revenue, and clinician satisfaction at three health systems per KLAS report.
– Invitation to join Hospitalogy Membership community of healthcare leaders. Contact Blake for questions or to be featured.
Subject: Healthcare asset tracking hits $22.4b | India MRI growth driven | Australia pharma hits $24.5b
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Content:
– Exclusive: Radjak launched rapid cardiac and stroke unit for urban emergencies with plans for broader rollout.
– Market highlights:
* Healthcare asset tracking market is projected to hit $22.4 billion as hospitals digitize, adopting AI, 5G, and blockchain for efficiency.
* MRI growth in India driven by limited imaging infrastructure; India accounted for 22% of APAC MRI market in 2025.
* Australia’s pharmaceutical market expected to reach $24.5 billion by 2030 despite anniversary price cuts, fueled by demand and new launches.
* Medicare incentives expansion in Australia to boost GP bulk billing, reducing medical costs for families.
* 750,000 qualify for 2026 MRSS matched savings with top-ups credited in early 2027.
* Partnership between Mindray and IHH to enhance digital and value-based care across multiple hospitals in Asia.
* New equipment acquisition by Keneperu to reduce regional surgery delays at NZâs Hutt Hospital targeting increased surgical volume.
* Warning on vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks due to immunization gaps and donor fatigue.
– Articles & sponsored content on sustainable medicine, healthcare innovation via global collaboration, and public health leadership training in Asia by NUS and Medical Fair Thailand.
– Upcoming events: Healthcare Asia Summit and Medtech/Pharma Awards in March 2026.
– Print issue focus: operational and policy issues governing healthcare organizations in Asia.
Subject: Measles in SC, weed at gas stations, & dogs at the dentists
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Content summary:
– Health Tech: Many hospitals developing proprietary AI chatbot systems (like internal ChatGPTs) to assist clinicians by querying and summarizing patient records. Innovation led by large systems; scalability and adoption by smaller systems uncertain.
– Public Health: Largest measles outbreak in decades in South Carolina (789 cases), surpassing West Texas 2025 outbreak; ongoing outbreak on Utah-Arizona border threatens US measles elimination status.
– Politics: Nursing profession highlighted by Patrick Smith regarding the ethical instincts demonstrated in tragic immigration enforcement incidents; notes impact of politics on health care legislation, including ACA premium tax credits and HHS appropriations.
– Video coverage on new legislation closing the âhemp loophole,â outlawing synthetic marijuana products commonly sold at gas stations and convenience stores starting November 2026, exploring regulatory challenges and health impacts.
– Cancer study: Medicaid expansion states show lower breast cancer mortality across disease stages and demographics, especially benefiting Hispanic women and higher income areas.
– First Opinion: Growing evidence supports therapy dogs reducing dental anxiety with potential broad health benefits.
– Additional STAT+ content and articles on biotech, pharma, policy, and science.
– Encouragement to download STAT app, subscribe, and engage.
Subject: đŻ Target on PBMs
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Content:
– Congress nearing bipartisan deal to reform Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs): Delink compensation from drug prices in Medicare Part D, shift to flat fees to reduce incentives favoring higher drug prices and lower patient coinsurance. Enhanced transparency and reporting for better plan negotiation leverage. Senate approval uncertain due to homeland security funding disputes.
– Walmart invests in pharmacy workforce: Elevates 3,000 technician lead roles with increased pay ($28-$42/hr), reflecting evolving pharmacy roles toward more clinical services; no college degree needed for certain roles.
– Medicare selects 15 high-spend drugs including Eli Lillyâs Trulicity (GLP-1) and AbbVieâs Botox for price negotiation starting 2028; drugmakers must decide participation or face high excise taxes/removal from coverage. Includes Novartis drugs Xolair, Cosentyx, Kisqali.
– Quote highlighting potential tax-exempt status termination for hospitals prioritizing foreign nationals over Americans for organ transplants.
– Additional briefs: nursing home execsâ political donations, paused CDC data releases, UnitedHealth Groupâs revenue drop and efforts to rebuild investor confidence, national mental health provider growth.
– Axios Vitals sponsor: UnitedHealth Group highlighting health data and trends affecting U.S. mental health.
Subject: Still working at 107: scientists study incredibly long-lived people in Brazil
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Content highlights:
– Researchers investigating âdark oxygenâ production in deep ocean; plans for robotic exploration of ocean floor; polymetallic nodules and microbes as prime suspects for water-splitting oxygen generation.
– Brazilian centenarian study (>160 participants) reveals longevity may owe more to genetic diversity (European, African, Native American ancestry) than diet or healthcare access; ongoing efforts to identify specific genomic, immune, biochemical longevity markers.
– Cancellation of Chile green hydrogen plant project favored by astronomers to avoid light pollution near world-class telescopes, balancing job creation and climate goals.
– Physical activity evidence from wearables indicates even minimal exercise offers significant health benefits; researchers consider updating guidelines cautiously to avoid endorsing too much inactivity.
– Wikipediaâs emphasis on expertise lauded; call for scientists to engage in editing to counter misinformation and polarization.
– Reflections on the Challenger disaster 40 years on; lessons on space program safety system evolution and remaining dangers.
– Quote urging caution over AI-driven social media manipulation influencing democracy, from Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and others.
– Celebration of 72 female scientists honored on the Eiffel Tower alongside historic male scientists including Marie Curie and Pierre-Simon Laplace.
– Nature Briefing newsletter offerings and subscription information.
Subject: Inside the FDAâs year of chaos â a Special Report from STAT
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Content briefing:
– STATâs comprehensive Special Report details upheaval at the FDA in the second Trump administration: mass layoffs, high staff turnover, leadership changes, and growing influence of political priorities over scientific decision-making.
– Report analyzes internal agency turmoil and its significance for patients, biotech companies, investors, and U.S. health regulatory environment.
– The report is targeted at professionals in biotech, health policy, investments, and interested readers seeking to understand policy impact on health.
– Purchase available with further details on STAT Reports, which provide deep analysis of life science industry issues.
– Contact and subscription management info included.
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