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Top Story WebMD Bolsters Patient Engagement Offerings Through New Acquisition WebMD acquired the operating assets of Healthwise, a nonprofit provider of health education content and patient engagement tools. The deal follows another acquisition WebMD made in the patient engagement space in 2020. According to Ann Bilyew, WebMD's senior vice president of health, the company is now "the indisputable market leader in providing patient education to both providers and payers." Sponsored Content With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge? Presented by MedCity News & Munck Wilson Mandala Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.  Learn More.

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Recent Hires, Layoffs & an Interview with Adam Petrich, Chief Medical Officer at QuantHealth For this episode of the MedCity Moves Podcast, Katie Adams chats with Adam Petrich, who recently became QuantHealth's first chief medical officer. Learn more about Petrich's career journey in the pharmaceutical world and why he made the move to QuantHealth. Listen Now

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