Alistair Erskine, MD, enterprise chief information and digital officer at Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare, is using live-streaming technology to connect with frontline staff and drive organizational improvement.
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New York cracks down on PBM drug prices
New York state has introduced new regulations aimed at curbing the practices of pharmacy benefit managers, including divisions of CVS Health, Cigna Group and UnitedHealth Group, Bloomberg reported Nov. 20.
Florida health system to invest $160M in Epic
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System is investing $160 million to transition to an Epic EHR system.
3 physician clinic closures in 1 day
In one day, Becker’s reported on three physician clinic closures, citing reasons ranging from safety concerns and physician retirement.
Pennsylvania NP sentenced for writing thousands of fraudulent Oxycodone prescription
A certified registered nurse practitioner in Harrisburg, Pa., was sentenced for writing fraudulent prescriptions for thousands of Oxycodone pills.
ASHP taps chief information officer
Anil Ravandur has been named the new chief information officer and vice president of the office of information technology at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Northwest Texas Healthcare Systems abruptly closes 2 freestanding EDs
Amarillo, Texas-based Northwest Texas Healthcare Systems has closed its two freestanding emergency departments in Amarillo due to hospital contractor NES Health’s inability to meet coverage requirements.
CommonSpirit, University of Utah Health ink clinical partnership
Chicago-based CommonSpirit and Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health have formed a clinical partnership that will give patients at five CommonSpirit hospitals access to physicians and providers at the academic health system.
UNC Health lays off 40 leaders
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health laid off about 40 leadership-level employees, or fewer than 2% of its leaders, last week throughout the organization, Alan Wolf, a health system spokesperson, confirmed in a statement shared with Becker’s on Nov. 21.
The dark side of AI for hospitals
Artificial intelligence can streamline operational efficiencies, elevate precision medicine and boost overall clinical care. But it has a dark side for hospitals as well.
