Morning Headlines 1/7/26
Healthcare-focused private equity firm Altaris acquires Tegria from Providence St. Joseph Health.
Artificial intelligence begins prescribing medications in Utah
Utah launches a pilot to allow AI technology from Doctronic to autonomously manage prescription refills for 190 common medications.
TPG in talks to buy UnitedHealth’s Optum UK unit, Sky News reports
US-based private equity firm TPG is reportedly looking to acquire UnitedHealth’s Optum UK business, which supplies EHR software to a large percentage of British physicians.
FDA announces sweeping changes to oversight of wearables, AI-enabled devices
The FDA will ease regulation of wearables and AI-enabled devices that provide non-medical-grade information.
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