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The nursing school with highest NCLEX pass rate in every state
Iowa, Kentucky, New Mexico and Wisconsin were the only states with nursing programs that had a perfect score, according to a registerednursing.org ranking.
UCLA, UC Irvine team up for surgical data repository
UCLA and UC Irvine worked together to develop a repository of de-identified EHR data and high-fidelity physiological waveform data based on more than 83,000 surgeries with the goal of improving patient outcomes.
General Catalyst to purchase Ohio health system
Venture capital firm General Catalyst plans to acquire Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health and transform the health system into a for-profit entity.
MultiCare Yakima EHR to cost $50M
After Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System acquired Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial Hospital, Yakima is set to get a new EHR system, Apple Valley News Now reported Jan. 16.
Epic launches new app platform
Epic released its new Showroom platform Jan. 17 to connect its customers with digital tools that work with its EHR.
New York may stop hospitals from suing patients for medical debt
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed halting a policy requiring state-owned hospitals to file lawsuits against patients over medical debt, according to Syracuse.com.
Why the AMA focuses more on Medicare reimbursement than AI
Even though artificial intelligence is top of mind for many healthcare leaders, the American Medical Association said it’s more focused on Medicare reimbursement, Politico reported.
15 emerging RCM vendors, per KLAS
KLAS named 15 revenue cycle and operations companies among its emerging healthcare IT vendors for 2024.
Healthcare CEOs expect generative AI to replace staff in '24
Nearly 1 in 5 healthcare CEOs expect that generative artificial intelligence will replace at least 5% of their workforce in 2024, a new PricewaterhouseCoopers survey found.
35 states where respiratory virus levels remain high
Thirty-five states are experiencing high or very high respiratory virus activity, according to the CDC, despite a recent dip in flu hospital admissions and a slower increase in the rate of new COVID-19 hospitalizations.
