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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. Insurers must provide clearer explanations when care is denied and explain how patients can appeal.

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GeriPal Takeover! Nancy Lundeberg and Annie Medina-Walpole

GeriPal

Ken 12:14 I’ll remind you, Nancy, that this is an honor for companies that manage to make lots of money despite having a product that’s worthless or doesn’t. I believe the age range was over 80 hospitalized patients and showed that relatively light level physical activity, often with weights, improved hospital outcomes.

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