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Doylestown Health closes in on agreement to sell retirement community

Doylestown (Pa.) Health took a step closer to selling its Pine Run retirement community, with a Dec. 30 deadline to complete the transaction, according to a June 13 filing.

Mayo Clinic data network goes global

Brazil’s Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Israel’s Sheba Medical Center and Canada’s University Health Network joined Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinics data-sharing network.

Stanford Medicine creates initiative focused on 'responsible' AI

Stanford Medicine and the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, both based in Palo Alto, Calif., have created a new initiative that will focus on the ethical and safety issues surrounding healthcare artificial intelligence.&nbs…

30 most common passwords of 2023

The most hacked password in the U.S. in 2023 so far is “password,” according to a report from SafetyDetectives.

CEO tapped for 2 Texas hospitals

Mark Shen, MD, is the new CEO for a pair of sister hospitals in Austin, Texas, according to Community Impact. 

The future of ASCs in 1 word

The future of ASCs may prove to be simultaneously bright and challenging. 

Viewpoint: Why oncologists need to say 'no' more

Oncologists need to learn how to set boundaries in their professional lives and address their fear of saying “no” to career opportunities or patients that could increase their risk of burnout, said two speakers at the American Society of Clinical Oncol…

Pfizer to run out of penicillin solutions in next few months

Amid a shortage of amoxicillin and penicillin — the two main antibiotics for strep infections, which rose in early 2023 — Pfizer said it has “limited supply and [an] impending stock out situation” for some of its penicillin prefilled syringe products.&…

Police investigate robbery at University Hospitals

The University Hospitals police department is investigating an armed robbery that took place in a public restroom at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center June 12, hospital spokesperson George Stamatis said in a statement shared with Becker’s.

The 'slippery slope' of a disruptor scaring physicians 

Many physicians are viewing artificial intelligence as a double-edged disruptor: Its high potential for improving physicians’ day to day workflow is paired with high potential for abuse.