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Data-driven approach to generative AI is too narrow: Report
Healthcare executives said adopting a conventional, data-centric method for implementing generative AI might be overly limited, emphasizing the possible need for a more comprehensive strategy, according to a new report from Deloitte.
How AI is saving physicians time at 4 health systems
Physicians have been saving time and seeing more patients at health systems that have been early adopters of artificial intelligence-powered clinical documentation tools, the Association of American Medical Colleges reported.
The No. 1 problem still keeping hospital CEOs up at night
Hospital CEOs ranked workforce challenges as their No. 1 concern in 2023. Financial challenges, which held the top spot for 16 consecutive years prior to 2021, were listed the second-most pressing concern in the American College of Healthcare Executive…
How CIOs allocate their time
CIOs are spending more time working with external partners and innovating outside of their own tech stack, according to research from Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
10 healthiest, unhealthiest communities in America
The western U.S. sports half of the 10 healthiest counties in America, while 60% of the unhealthiest communities are located in Texas, according to a recent analysis from MarketWatch.
Weill Cornell, NewYork-Presbyterian hospital name chief of cardiology
Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children’s Hospital, both based in New York City, appointed Bernhard Kühn, MD, chief of the division of cardiology in the department of pediatrics.
Top 5 digital health priorities for health systems
Nearly two-thirds of health system C-suite leaders say digital health is easing access to care, though using it to improve patient experience has fallen as a tech priority for executives, a new study found.
CHS integrates generative AI through Google
Community Health Systems, based in Franklin, Tenn., moved its clinical data platform to a system called Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources 1 and is now using Google Cloud technologies to introduce new generative AI features throughout its organ…
Nurses file 600+ staffing, safety complaints against Tenet hospital
Nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., have filed more than 600 complaints regarding staffing levels and patient safety since July — alleging the administration is in “blatant violation” of a contract that ended the longest nurse strike …
Washington confirms 1st C. auris outbreak after infections at Seattle hospital
Washington health officials are investigating the state’s first known outbreak of Candida auris after at least five cases were confirmed among patients at Kindred Hospital Seattle-First Hill.
