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With Midterms Looming, Journalists Consider Measles, Food Recalls, and Obamacare
August 29, 2026·2 min read

With Midterms Looming, Journalists Consider Measles, Food Recalls, and Obamacare

KFF Health News – Read More Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed fatal measles cases on CBS News 24/7’s Mornings on Aug.…

M&A: Globus Medical Acquires Duke Incubator Higgs Boson Health to Expand Surgical Intelligence
August 29, 2026·2 min read

M&A: Globus Medical Acquires Duke Incubator Higgs Boson Health to Expand Surgical Intelligence

HIT Consultant – Read More What You Should Know Musculoskeletal technology leader Globus Medical, Inc. announced the acquisition of Higgs Boson Health, a digital healthcare experience…

 Gartner Research: Healthcare Supply Chain Leaders Must Transition to Self-Managing AI Inventory Rooms
August 29, 2026·3 min read

 Gartner Research: Healthcare Supply Chain Leaders Must Transition to Self-Managing AI Inventory Rooms

HIT Consultant – Read More What You Should Know Gartner advises healthcare Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) to replace manual inventory counting and legacy scanning tools…

Philips Wins $33.7M ARPA-H Award to Scale Autonomous Robotic Thrombectomy
August 29, 2026·3 min read

Philips Wins $33.7M ARPA-H Award to Scale Autonomous Robotic Thrombectomy

HIT Consultant – Read More Image credit: Philips What You Should Know Philips secured an award of up to $33.7M from the Advanced Research Projects Agency…

The Healthcare Experience Is Broken: Why Healthcare Must Rethink the Way Work Gets Done 
August 29, 2026·5 min read

The Healthcare Experience Is Broken: Why Healthcare Must Rethink the Way Work Gets Done 

HIT Consultant – Read More Gautam “G” Shah, MBA, FACHDM, Chief Product and Strategy Officer, NextGen Healthcare Every industry reaches a point where incremental improvements are no longer…

GE HealthCare Expands Cardiovascular Ultrasound Portfolio with Vivid Explorer, Vivid Advanced, and Vivid Focus
August 29, 2026·2 min read

GE HealthCare Expands Cardiovascular Ultrasound Portfolio with Vivid Explorer, Vivid Advanced, and Vivid Focus

HIT Consultant – Read More What You Should Know GE HealthCare unveiled three new cardiovascular ultrasound systems—Vivid Explorer, Vivid Advanced, and Vivid Focus—showcased at the European…

Built on Precious Metals: Advancing Medical Devices Through Material Precision
August 29, 2026·5 min read

Built on Precious Metals: Advancing Medical Devices Through Material Precision

HIT Consultant – Read More Kunihiro Shima Master of Engineering Head Manager at TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL TECHNOLOGIES Co., Ltd. In medical applications, performance begins at the…

M&A: Imagenet Acquires Analytica Consulting to Embed AI and Data Engineering in Payer Operations
August 28, 2026·2 min read

M&A: Imagenet Acquires Analytica Consulting to Embed AI and Data Engineering in Payer Operations

HIT Consultant – Read More What You Should Know Healthcare operations and payer technology partner Imagenet announced the acquisition of Analytica Consulting, a California-based consulting firm…

How Specialized, Agentic AI Transforms Healthcare Decision Intelligence
August 28, 2026·5 min read

How Specialized, Agentic AI Transforms Healthcare Decision Intelligence

HIT Consultant – Read More Mayank Sinha, Head of Industries & Business Value Consulting at ThoughtSpot The healthcare industry is currently drowning in data but starving…

Array Behavioral Care 2026 Report Reveals 95% Clinician Strain Amid False Capacity Confidence
August 28, 2026·1 min read

Array Behavioral Care 2026 Report Reveals 95% Clinician Strain Amid False Capacity Confidence

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