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Samsung expands digital health tools

Samsung Electronics added a medication tracking feature to its Samsung Health app.

Another busy week of mergers and acquisitions

The year is coming to a close, but not without one last flurry of healthcare mergers and acquisition news, including two major announcements made Dec. 19. 

Seattle Children's sues Texas attorney general

Seattle Children’s Hospital has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Office of the Attorney General after the agency requested documents related to gender transition policies and such care provided to Texas children, NBC affiliate KAXN reported Dec. 20.&n…

Memorial Hermann inches closer to Epic go-live

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System is 150 days away from its first go-live with its new Epic EHR system. 

Watchdog agency makes new appointments to health IT committee

The Government Accountability Office named five new members to the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee.

10 states where COVID admissions are highest, rising fastest

New COVID-19 admissions continue to increase in the U.S., with 23,432 reported for the week ending Dec. 9. 

What's in store for Oracle Health in 2024

As the past 18 months have witnessed remarkable technology strides, particularly in the maturation and accessibility of artificial intelligence and large language models, Mike Sicilia, executive vice president of Oracle Global Industries, told Becker’s…

California hospitals saw December nursing strikes, layoffs

From Kaiser Permanente laying off 153 California employees to a planned seven-day healthcare worker strike at four Prime Healthcare California hospitals, here are some of the biggest California hospital and health system headlines that Becker’s has rep…

CEOs grapple with image in the year of 'rizz'

Oxford English Dictionary’s 2023 word of the year was “rizz”: a colloquial shorthand of “charisma” that Generation Z set on a viral spiral.

15 RCM companies making executive moves in 2023

Here are 15 revenue cycle management companies that have announced executive leadership changes in 2023: