MARKET INTELLIGENCE REPORT
Ashley Chacko
Senior Vice President, Market Intelligence and Strategic Planning at Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company (HOPCo)
HOPCo Partner Highlights
Jacksonville Daily Record 1/3/2025
·???????? Jacksonville-based Southeast Orthopedic Specialists opened its 14,500-square-foot clinic in St. Augustine.
·???????? The new state-of-the art clinic provides top-tier care and is staffed by a team of board-certified, fellowship-trained physicians and surgeons, supported by a team of advanced practice providers. This new clinic is part of a larger construction project that is projected to be fully completed in September 2025.
Industry Highlights
Modern Healthcare 1/7/2025
·???????? Hospital mergers and acquisitions are poised to rebound in 2025, but new state oversight laws will likely temper that activity.
·???????? The number of?announced hospital deals?dipped 13% over the 12-month period that ended Nov. 15. While activity is expected to tick up, health systems' focus may shift from hospitals to?outpatient facilities?due to the threat of longer regulatory reviews under?newly empowered state watchdogs
Fierce Healthcare 1/7/2025
·???????? The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a rule days before the new year began that would hold healthcare organizations to a higher standard for protecting sensitive healthcare information from security threats like cyberattacks.?
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Modern Healthcare 1/10/2024
·???????? Hippocratic AI, a company developing a generative artificial intelligence for healthcare providers, has closed a $141 million Series B funding round.
·???????? Hippocratic AI is developing a generative AI model that aims to help providers complete non-diagnostic and patient-facing tasks. The funding will be used to expand its focus to use cases to assist pharma and payers. The company also said the capital would help it expand to other regions outside of North America.