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Oregon bill would ban AI nurses

An Oregon state representative has introduced a bill that would outlaw AI nurses.

UK HealthCare to spend $95M on Epic, Workday

Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare has allocated $95 million for upcoming Epic and Workday software rollouts, Morehead (Ky.) State Public Radio reported.

'A gap in the literature': Why Ascension aims to diversify telehealth

St. Louis-based Ascension aims to make telehealth more equitable when identifying pressure injuries remotely.

New Jersey introduces bill to ban anesthesia time limits

State lawmakers in New Jersey have introduced a bill to ban payers from placing time limits on anesthesia services.

Memorial Hermann breaks ground in next phase of $231M project

Memorial Hermann Sugar Land (Texas) Hospital broke ground Feb. 3 on its north tower, the next phase in a $231 million expansion project that kicked off in 2022.

The burden of anesthesia on-call demands: 5 stats to know

Anesthesiologists are on call an average of 58 days per year, according to a report from Physician Side Gigs, an online community of more than 195,000 physicians.

What's driving private practice patient acquisition costs? 

It can cost physician practices anywhere between $155 to $582 to acquire a new patient, according to a recent survey from healthcare software company Tebra published Jan. 30.

Kaiser Permanente's leadership shakeup: 3 move to know

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has made three major leadership moves since Jan. 1:

Northwestern Medicine breaks records with ‘lungs in a fridge’

The team at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine’s Canning Thoracic Institute performed 148 lung transplants in 2024, more than any transplant center in the U.S., in part due to its embrace of an innovative approach to organ preservation. 

Health system's 'proactive' arbitration strategy under the No Surprises Act yields strong results: CEO

Houston-based Nutex Health achieved an independent dispute resolution success rate exceeding 80% in the fourth quarter after contracting a third-party vendor in July to recover out-of-network claims under the No Surprises Act.