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Integration & Physician Issues

WinnMed, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Decorah, Iowa, has approved a new professional services agreement with Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System.

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Among healthcare C-suites, return on investment is often a critical part of discussions surrounding new technology. But when it comes to ambient clinical documentation, the calculus transcends immediate financial gains. 

For the first time in decades of robots helping perform surgeries, researchers have trained the technology to learn from videos and self-correct, according to a Dec. 30 report from The Washington Post. 

Amid shrinking reimbursement rates and growing frustrations with administrative burdens, more physicians are turning to cash-only or direct primary care models. 

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