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FTC probes whether GPOs, wholesalers cause drug shortages
The Federal Trade Commission and HHS launched an investigation Feb. 14 into how group purchasing organizations and drug wholesalers might cause drug shortages.
Mercy to acquire Ascension hospital
St. Louis-based Mercy plans to acquire ownership of Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan.
Providence allocating 5% of budget to AI
Renton, Wash.-based Providence is allocating 5% of its fixed budget to generative AI in 2024, B.J. Moore, CIO of the organization, told Becker’s.
Hackers are using AI to be more 'productive'
Microsoft research found that government-sponsored hackers affiliated with Russia, China and Iran have been utilizing tools associated with OpenAI to create cyberattacks, The New York Times reported Feb. 14.
How a health system removed 'pebbles in the shoe' from its EHR
One health system eased physician burnout by removing “pebbles in the shoe” from its EHR, the American Medical Association reported.
States ranked by projected growth in new cancer cases
The U.S. is projected to see more than 2 million new cancer diagnoses this year, marking a record high, according to estimates from the American Cancer Society. Arizona is estimated to see the largest jump in new cases relative to how many were reporte…
'Long concerned': Massachusetts lawmakers probe Cerberus for Steward answers
Lawmakers in Massachusetts have sent a letter to Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity firm that founded Dallas-based Steward Health Care, demanding answers related to the health system’s financial troubles, The Boston Globe reported Feb. 15.
HCA hospital in California to end trauma care
Regional Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., plans to end its trauma services in August, citing low utilization rates.
Virtual visits down at Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente furnished tens of millions of virtual visits and online prescription orders in 2023, though patients’ use of those digital tools was down from previous years.
'Pressure is on' for prior authorization reform, AMA president says
A series of recent prior authorization policy wins has American Medical Association President Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, optimistic that “momentum is building toward meaningful prior authorization reform.”
