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US Providers Accelerating Spending on Health IT Software, AI

September 12, 2023 - United States healthcare providers are accelerating their investment into IT and software technologies, with 80 percent of healthcare executives reporting that they’ve increased spending significantly over the past year, according to the Bain and KLAS 2023 Healthcare Provider IT Report. The report highlights that these investments are largely...


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Researchers Leverage AI to Support Kidney Transplant Process

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