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Healthcare groups weigh in on push to restrict compounded Ozempic
Healthcare groups are reacting to Novo Nordisk’s recent petition to the FDA to prevent compounding pharmacies from producing unapproved — and often cheaper — versions of weight loss injection Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic.
Pennsylvania health system to pay $1.8M over breach
State College, Pa.-based Mount Nittany Health has agreed to pay $1.8 million in a proposed settlement following a lawsuit alleging the health system used tracking software to share private patient information with tech companies for marketing purposes,…
New York health system rolls out ambient AI to 150 primary care physicians
Bronx, N.Y.-based Montefiore Health System has begun rolling out Microsoft’s DAX Copilot, an ambient clinical documentation tool, at its primary care locations in the Bronx and Hudson Valley.
New York health system rolls out ambient AI to 150 primary care physicians
Bronx, N.Y.-based Montefiore Health System has begun rolling out Microsoft’s DAX Copilot, an ambient clinical documentation tool, at its primary care locations in the Bronx and Hudson Valley.
WVU Medicine team performs 1st-of-its-kind robotic heart operation
A team at Morgantown, W. Va.-based WVU Medicine’s WVU Heart and Vascular Institute performed the world’s first combined robotic aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass operation.
Lawsuit against Olive AI dropped
An Ohio economic development organization has dropped a lawsuit against defunct health IT company Olive AI, Columbus Business First reported Dec. 4.
4 residency program closures, cuts in 2024
At least 20 hospitals and health systems have shared plans this year to launch new physician residency programs, though several are reducing or closing programs due to a range of factors.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital cuts patient sleep interruptions with nurse-led project
Nurse-led interventions led to better sleep experiences for inpatients at St. Louis-based Barnes-Jewish Hospital, according to a study published Dec. 4 in JAMA Network Open.
Memorial Sloan Kettering names 1st care partner
The Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare Cancer Institute at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn., has been named New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s first U.S. care partner.
Atrium Health data breach affects 585,959 patients
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health reported that 585,959 patients were involved in a data breach stemming from the use of technology that may have transmitted their information to Big Tech companies.
