Nonprofit health system CommonSpirit health reported a $145 million operating loss in the quarter ending on March 31. The system faced decreased patient volumes and investment losses as a result of the pandemic.
CommonSpirit Health has partnered with a company called Contessa to introduce a new home care option, which offers patients virtual physician visits and remote monitoring, among other features.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Dubbed CommonSpirit Health, the new nonprofit system operates 142 hospitals and more than 700 care sites in 21 states.
Civica Rx, announced earlier this year, formally established with $30 million in philanthropy money, a former Amgen exec as CEO and a focus on 14 drugs facing shortages.
In a phone interview, Jim Reichert, CHI's vice president of clinical analytics, discussed how the system measures quality, safety and patient experience metrics across its facilities.
Also on Monday, the Clinical & Translational Genome Research Institute opened at Florida Gulf Coast University's Emergent Technologies Institute in Fort Myers, Florida.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.