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In the wake of a challenging healthcare staffing market, Swedish staffing firm Dedicare faced a difficult fourth quarter and a tough full year in 2024, with revenue and profit margins taking a significant hit. The company reported a fourth-quarter revenue of SEK 389.0 million (€34.4 million), marking a stark 16.2% decrease from the same quarter in

Physicians across the United States are grappling with a series of financial challenges brought on by recent Medicare pay cuts and insufficient adjustments for medical inflation, placing them in a precarious position. In response to these pressing issues, a new bipartisan bill—titled the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2

Teladoc Health, a leader in the telehealth industry, has recently signed a definitive agreement to acquire Catapult Health, a company specializing in virtual preventive care. This acquisition, valued at $65 million with an additional $5 million in contingent earnout consideration, marks a significant milestone in Teladoc's growth and service

The Union Budget 2025, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has placed a significant emphasis on healthcare, aiming to address the critical needs of millions of Indians. Despite incremental increases in healthcare spending over the past decade, India still falls short of the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 recommendation that public

Systemic risk in healthcare, a concept often associated with the financial sector, entails the threat that the failure of one element can precipitate failures across interconnected entities within the entire system. This concept has gained prominence in the healthcare sector due to recent incidents that dramatically exposed its vulnerabilities.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Malaysia is embarking on a significant digital transformation initiative by transitioning to off-the-shelf, cloud-based electronic medical record (EMR) systems for public hospitals and health clinics. This move, as disclosed by Dr. Mahesh Appannan, the director of digital health at the ministry, aims to enhance