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Tampa General to support cancer innovation with IT resources, venture capital
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital is offering IT resources and venture capital funding to innovative solutions aiming to transform cancer care.
Siemens to lay off 300 employees
Siemens Healthineers is laying off hundreds of employees in New Jersey, according to a state filing.
Mass General Brigham adopts radiology AI 'copilot' from Microsoft
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is one of the first health systems to use a new generative artificial intelligence-powered radiology “copilot” from Microsoft subsidiary Nuance.
3 face trial for role in nurse degree scheme
Three defendants will face a jury trial in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., starting Nov. 29 for their role in a coordinated scheme to sell thousands of fraudulent diplomas and transcripts to aspiring nurses, which enabled them to sit for the National Council Li…
RSV drug supply woes prompt White House team to meet with suppliers
The White House is pressing suppliers to meet the demand “with a sense of urgency” after drugmakers underestimated the demand for Beyfortus, the first respiratory syncytial virus drug for children.
8 hospitals switching to Meditech in 2023
So far in 2023, Becker’s has reported on hospitals in Texas, Vermont, Ohio, Nebraska, Illinois, New Jersey and Minnesota switching to Meditech.
ED boarding's effect on clinician well-being: Joint Commission
Caring for patients in the emergency department when there are not enough inpatient beds — ED boarding — is a long-standing practice in hospitals that are over capacity. Not only does it risk patient safety, but clinicians say it’s burning them out, to…
Georgia looks to South Carolina in certificate of need repeal fight
In its decision to recommend the repeal of certificate of need laws, a Georgia Senate committee made up of lawmakers, healthcare executives, and an insurance industry representative is looking to South Carolina, which signed its certificate of need rep…
Trump renews push to replace Affordable Care Act
Former President Donald Trump is taking to social media to renew calls for the replacement of the Affordable Care Act after a stretch of time in which the healthcare law was not a central issue in U.S. political campaigns.
Georgia health system implements Meditech
Savannah, Ga.-based St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System has brought the Meditech Expanse EHR system to 100 primary care and specialty physicians.
