Commons Clinic — a value-based physician group providing musculoskeletal care to patients in the Los Angeles area — announced the launch of its Center for Spine Economics, Outcomes & Research. The center will research and test new models that move spinal care out of the hospital and into community-based accountable care networks. The startup plans to invest $100 million in the center over the next decade.
Palo Alto-based Theator makes technology to help providers understand the high level of variability in outcomes among common surgical procedures. The startup recently uncovered a key reason why patient suffer complications after hysterectomies, and it stems from the fact that surgeons lack a standardized set of safety practices to which they must adhere.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
As supply chain disruptions continue to threaten public health, it’s time to think about how we should use technology to build a stronger, more resilient system.
Healthcare practitioners will integrate new medtech tools into clinical practice and create more effective and safe procedures globally, but doing so successfully requires the medtech industry to address certain acute healthcare issues.