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Thursday, October 22, 2026

Speeding Up Digital Pathology: Great Lessons from Adoption of Da Vinci Robotic Surgery

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 We often hear that adoption of digital pathology (since, for example, the $100M acquisition of Bioimagene by Roche almost twenty years ago)...
Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Cologuard 2.0 - Pricing on Earnings Call - Screen Shots from CMS

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On the October 21, 2026, Abbott earnings call, there were some remarks on the pricing of Cologuard 2.0 in 2027 and forward. I'll  show t...

Using AI to Search Pub Med

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We often hear the first step in learning to use AI, is using it as a big powerful kind of Google. I find AI can often work as a "big po...

An Early View: Stakeholders Respond to FDA's Concept Paper on LLM-SAMD

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One brick at a time, FDA has been advancing LLM-based SAMD.  See the approval of draft-report software for ultraound and see the breakthrou...
Tuesday, October 20, 2026

National Kidney Plan, 10/2026: Key Sightlines into CMS Innovation Frames

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A new national kidney care plan was a major effort in the Trump-1 administration ( 2019 here ).  One of the leaders, Abe Sutton, now heads...

Four Transcripts and a Sale: LabCorp Adopts Myriad "Prenatal Health" Assets

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Just days after LabCorp agrees to acquire BioReference from OPKO, LabCorp agrees to buy Myriad Prenatal Health assets for $210M. Here, we le...
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Bruce Quinn MD PhD is an expert on health reform, innovation, and Medicare policy. He helps both large and small companies understand and overcome hurdles to commercialization, as well as craft business strategies for a changing environment. CONTACT Dr. Quinn through www.brucequinn.com. BACKGROUND: Dr. Quinn has worked in academic medicine, Accenture business strategies, and for the Medicare program. EDUCATION: Stanford MD/PhD, MIT Postdoc, Kellogg MBA.
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