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UChicago Medicine inks AI partnership
University of Chicago Medicine is partnering with Abridge to use the latter’s Epic-integrated generative artificial intelligence platform to aid with clinical documentation.
Hospitals confront surgical tech shortage
Surgeons’ co-pilots are in shortage.
Neuralink reports issue with 1st human brain chip implant
In January, Neuralink implanted its brain-computer device into a human for the first time. In the weeks following the surgery, a number of threads on the implant retracted from the patient’s brain, the company said May 8.
A 'neglected parasitic infection' comes to light
A little-known parasitic infection in the brain has come into the spotlight following presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr.’s admission that he once suffered from it, NBC News reported May 8.
NYC Health + Hospitals switching from Change Healthcare
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals has been expediting its switch from Change Healthcare because of the cyberattack on the claims processing vendor.
10% of Mass General Brigham physicians use generative AI
Almost 1 in 10 Mass General Brigham attending physicians are experimenting with generative AI that listens to patient visits and uploads notes to EHRs, The Wall Street Journal reported May 8.
House committee approves telehealth, hospital-at-home extension
A U.S. House committee approved a bill May 8 that would extend health systems’ ability to provide telehealth and hospital-at-home care.
48 injuries, deaths tied to Getinge heart devices: FDA
The FDA is instructing healthcare facilities to avoid using two heart devices from Getinge amid concerns that the company has not adequately resolved issues that spurred a string of recalls over the last year.
R1 RCM allowing major shareholders to discuss buyout bid
R1 RCM is allowing its two biggest shareholders to discuss a potential joint buyout of the company, according to a regulatory filing.
Cerner lost clients after Oracle acquisition: Report
After Oracle acquired Cerner for $28.4 billion in June 2022, the company lost at least a dozen of the EHR vendor’s large clients, Bloomberg reported May 9.
