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Epic in the last 30 days
From developing over 60 generative AI models to making its software available on Apple platforms, here are 10 updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in March:
FDA declines to approve blood cancer drug over trial concerns
Tarrytown, N.Y.-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said the FDA declined to approve its blood cancer therapy for two forms of lymphoma over concerns about the ongoing confirmatory trials.
Amazon's pay for 11 health tech jobs
Amazon continues to hire for its various healthcare businesses. Here are 11 new healthcare job postings from the tech giant in the past month — and what they pay.
Claims denials are costing hospitals nearly $20B per year
Hospitals and health systems are spending an estimated $19.7 billion per year to fight denied claims, according to a March 21 report from healthcare solutions company Premier.
Why new estimates project a smaller physician shortage: AAMC
By 2036, the U.S. could see a shortage of up to 86,000 physicians — a smaller estimate from what the Association of American Medical Colleges reported in their 2019 forecast.
Hospitals' widening financial gap
On average, hospitals with solid financial results improved their results throughout the pandemic, while hospitals with poor financial performances saw their results worsen, Kaufman Hall wrote in a recent analysis.
Bon Secours Mercy Health hospital closing, transferring labor and delivery services
Mercy Health-Fairfield (Ohio) Hospital, part of Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, is closing its labor and delivery services and transferring them to Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital and Mercy Health-West Hospital, both in Cincinnati, effective …
From MBA to MD: Why Fred Hutch's CMO changed career paths at 28
Tom Purcell, MD, started his career in business consulting, and it was not until he was 28 that he first entered medical school.
46 chief digital officers to know | 2024
Becker’s is delighted to name 46 hospital and health system chief digital officers to know.
New Jersey hospital unveils weight management program for kids
In January, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, N.J., began seeing pediatric patients through a new program to address childhood obesity.
