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Mayo, Mercy collaborate to harness data for improved patient care
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and St. Louis-based Mercy are working together to examine de-identified patient data in a bid to find new methods for diagnosing, treating and preventing diseases.
Nurses call for pause on healthcare AI
Nurses around the country continue to raise their concerns about artificial intelligence use in healthcare, with the country’s biggest nursing union calling for a pause on the technology.
Walgreens to sell generic naloxone
Walgreens will sell a low-cost, over-the-counter version of the opioid overdose antidote naloxone, the company said May 15.
Healthcare billing fraud: 8 recent cases
From a New Jersey physician getting prison his role to a fraud scheme that targeted Amtrak to a former NBA player sentenced to prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the league’s healthcare plan, here are eight healthcare billing fraud cases Becker…
Uber expands healthcare offerings
Uber is rolling out a new tool called Uber Caregiver, which is designed to make transportation and medication procurement for loved ones more convenient, CNBC reported May 15.
Florida health system CEO to step down
Carlton DeVooght is stepping down as president and CEO of St. Augustine, Fla.-based UF Health St. Johns, a regional division for Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health.
Cleveland Clinic operating income up 55.7% in Q1
Cleveland Clinic posted an operating income of $50.2 million in the first quarter of 2024, up from $32.3 million posted over the same period last year, according to its May 15 finance report.
HCA's latest leadership moves
HCA Healthcare, a Nashville, Tenn.-based for-profit company with 186 hospitals and approximately 2,400 care sites in 20 states and the United Kingdom, has recently made several executive changes within its hospitals.
Washington system trims losses after hospital closure
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth has trimmed its operating losses after closing its Eugene (Ore.) University District Hospital, according to financial documents published May 13.
Leaders leave patients in PE hospital shell game
A bankrupt hospital that remains open is — in some ways — just as worrisome for patients as if it closed.
