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Information Technology
5 things to know about Microsoft's Nuance acquisition

Microsoft Corp. plans to buy Nuance Communications for $19.7 billion as part of an effort to build up its healthcare cloud services.

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Operations
Amazon gives out $12M under next phase of AWS diagnostics development initiative

Amazon said on Monday that it is launching the next phase of its Amazon Web Services Diagnostic Development Initiative, in which it plans to distribute $12 million this year to fund projects for COVID testing, as well as for other infectious disease diagnostics.

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Mergers & Acquisitions
LifePoint Health and Prisma Health end acquisition deal

In January, Prisma CEO Mark O'Halla said the deal faced a legal challenge related to the health system's certificate of public advantage.

Safety & Quality
More women than men are getting vaccines

Experts point to women's roles as caregivers and their greater likelihood to seek out preventive healthcare in general as contributing factors.

Supply Chain
China admits its vaccines aren't very good
Politics & Policy
Lawmakers seek long-term limit on governors' emergency power
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Supply Chain
NIH aims to address COVID testing disparities in underserved communities
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Patients
Diabetes patients at high risk from COVID-19 are managing conditions more effectively
Politics & Policy
Some GOP-led states target abortions done through medication
Safety & Quality
More Black Americans open to vaccines after outreach efforts
Post-Acute Care
Reforms follow deadly year in New York nursing homes
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Medicaid
Ohio to save $240M in Medicaid drug costs by running its own PBM
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Medicaid
MACPAC approves recommendations on specialty drugs, behavioral health
Hospitals
Top R.I. state official will take over, review hospital agency