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ChatGPT, virtual nursing, remote monitoring: Top digital health trends so far in '23

Generative artificial intelligence, virtual nursing and remote patient monitoring were among the biggest digital health trends of the first half of 2023, health system digital chiefs told Becker’s.

Clinician employment, by state

Here are the latest employment numbers of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses and physicians who are not anesthesiologists, cardiologists, dermatologists, emergency medicine physicians, family medicine physicians, general inter…

MultiCare to lay off 200+ workers

MultiCare Health System, a 12-hospital organization based in Tacoma, Wash., will lay off 229 employees, or about 1 percent of its 23,000 staff members, including about two dozen leaders, as part of cost-cutting efforts, the health system said June 29.

Alabama city in search of hospital partner for 'Riverwalk Village' development

The city of Hoover, Ala., is in search of a hospital or medical partner for a new 90-acre health and wellness development. 

State complaint says Miami physician prescribed opioids without examination

A state complaint alleges that Miami-based physician Francisco Gonzalez-Abreu, MD, prescribed opioids and other addictive drugs without proper examination, the Miami Herald reported June 29. 

5 new orthopedic ASCs in June

Five new orthopedic-focused ASCs opened across the country in June: 

One GI appoints new SVP of payer strategy

One GI, a Nashville-headquartered network of independent gastroenterology practices, has appointed Sean Mercado as the senior vice president of payer strategy, according to a June 28 news release shared with Becker’s. 

Healthcare costs to jump 7% in 2024: PwC

Healthcare costs will increase by a projected 7 percent in 2024 as the healthcare industry continues to face high inflation, rising wages and other costs, which are compounded by workforce shortages, according to a report from the PwC Health Research I…

Berkshire Health to reopen beds at campus, seek critical access designation

Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Health Systems plans to relaunch its North Adams campus, which will involve applying for critical access hospital designation.

14 ophthalmology updates in June

From management service company acquisitions to new executive appointments, here are 14 ophthalmology updates Becker’s has reported from the month of June: