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From Surgeries To Keeping Company: The Place Of Robots In Healthcare

The Medical Futurist

Assisting surgeries, disinfecting rooms, dispensing medication, keeping company: believe it or not these are the tasks medical robots will soon undertake in hospitals, pharmacies, or your nearest doctor’s office. By 2027, global surgical robotics sales are expected to reach $14.8 But there is undoubtedly impressive progress.

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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

By 2027, at least 80% of electronic prior authorization requests will be answered in real time, and the process will be easier to do online. An industry group called AHIP (formerly known as America’s Health Insurance Plans) said the updates could help as many as 257 million people. But experts say the changes may not go far enough.

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Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Ruiz, MD, Chair, ABIM Geriatric Medicine Board The Geriatric Medicine Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on March 28, 2025. 4,372 of these (92%) also have a current valid certificate in Internal Medicine. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N.

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GeriPal Takeover! Nancy Lundeberg and Annie Medina-Walpole

GeriPal

Annie 02:31 So if you go to the A G S meeting every year, you know that this group of three individuals comprises the AGS literature update. So this is something. This is the plenary to attend. It is a sold out crowd. It is a standup crowd and it’s going to be a hard act to follow. Of course. We will step aside. Speaker 6 03:29 Andy.

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