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Centura Health enters naming partnership with Denver Broncos

Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health entered into a 10-year partnership with the Denver Broncos and will be the football franchise’s official healthcare partner. 

FDA greenlights menopause drug for hot flashes

The FDA on May 12 approved Astellas’ Veozah — a once-a-day pill meant to treat hot flashes associated with menopause. 

Baltimore-area hospital ED evacuated after person displays weapon

Westminster, Md.-based Carroll Hospital activated its assailant protocol and evacuated the emergency department May 13, CBS News reported.

Ohio Gastroenterology Group buys office building for $1.5M

Ohio Gastroenterology Group has purchased a medical office building near its Columbus headquarters for $1.5 million, according to a May 15 report from Columbus Business First. 

Alzheimer's drug may cost Medicare $5B annually, study estimates

Eisai and Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi could cost Medicare an estimated $2 billion to $5 billion annually, according to a study published May 11 in JAMA Internal Medicine. 

Fifth Third bank acquires healthcare RCM company

Fifth Third Bancorp closed its acquisition of healthcare RCM company Big Data.

Oregon VA system to reset Cerner EHR

VA Roseburg (Ore.) Health Care System is one of the few VA medical facilities to go live with the Cerner EHR system, but due to its ongoing troubles, it will reset the system to fix its issues, The News-Review reported May 12. 

EHR vendor NextGen hit with 7 data breach lawsuits

NextGen Healthcare, a provider of EHR software, is facing seven lawsuits after a March data breach compromised the protected health information of more than 1 million patients, Bloomberg Law reported May 12. 

7 health systems using AI to ease clinicians' documentation burden

Healthcare startups and companies that are offering hospitals and health systems artificial intelligence-based technology such as the one used in ChatGPT are making headway into the industry as organizations look to ease provider burnout and increase a…

The top specialities using AI algorithms, per the FDA

Artificial intelligence algorithms and machine learning technology have increased in medical devices in the last several years, and some specialties are taking to the trend faster than others.