Author's posts
The costs of ED boarding: 4 takeaways
Emergency department boarding not only complicates hospital operations and hampers care quality, but it also places a significant financial burden on health systems, a recent study suggests.
Pediatric cancer drug shortage: 5 things to know
The shortage of pediatric cancer drugs is a growing concern for families and healthcare providers, with critical medications, like injectable methotrexate and leucovrin, increasingly hard to obtain for children diagnosed with leukemia, USA Today report…
Combination flu-COVID drug study paused after 'serious adverse event'
The FDA has placed a clinical hold on Novavax’s application for its COVID-19-Influenza combination and standalone influenza vaccine candidates following a report of a “serious adverse event.”
Ascension hospital CEO to retire
Gordon Ferguson will retire by the end of June 2025 as president and CEO of Ascension St. Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, Tenn., according to a release from its parent company, St. Louis-based Ascension.
Google Cloud's gen AI healthcare partnerships yield results
Google Cloud forged several partnerships with significant health systems and health plans in the last few years to develop generative AI solutions and tools designed to reduce administrative burden. Their work couldn’t come at a better time, as burnout…
Revenue cycle leaders see GenAI's medical coding potential
Sixty-five percent of health system revenue cycle leaders surveyed believe generative AI will have a substantial effect on their medical coding operations, according to an Oct. 16 report from Akasa.
Duke, GE HealthCare expand AI hospital command center
Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System will be the first healthcare provider to adopt a new real-time data tool GE HealthCare for its hospital command center.
2 men charged with Cedars-Sinai cyberattack
A federal grand jury indicted two Sudanese nationals for cyberattacks including a 2024 hack of Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai.
Virtual care could cut US medical claims costs
Shifting care from in-person to virtual settings could reduce total medical claims spending by 2.3% to 3.1%, according to an Oct. 17 study from Solera Health.
Walmart heiress' med school firms up leadership ranks
The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine has spent the past two years building out its leadership team ahead of plans to welcome its inaugural class of students in 2025.
