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How AI is helping UC San Diego Health lower its sepsis mortality rate

UC San Diego Health is using artificial intelligence in the emergency department to analyze bedside and EHR data to predict which patients are most at risk for developing sepsis, La Jolla Light reported May 6.

UPMC chief technology officer proceeding cautiously on AI

Pittsburgh-based UPMC’s chief technology officer, Chris Carmody, told Technical.ly on May 8 that the health system has been using artificial intelligence for a number of years and is currently proceeding cautiously with the technology.

New medical school to open in Ohio

Xavier University in Cincinnati is planning to open the nation’s first Jesuit College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2027, the organization said May 8.

New medical school to open in Ohio

Xavier University in Cincinnati is planning to open the nation’s first Jesuit College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2027, the organization said May 8.

White House struggles to find new leader of pandemic preparedness: Report

The White House is still searching for a director to helm a newly established office that would oversee pandemic preparedness and response efforts once the COVID-19 public health emergency ends May 11, people familiar with the matter told Politico in a…

U of Kansas Health investigated by CMS after 2 incidents of immediate jeopardy

The death of a 73-year-old man in 2022 is just one of two major incidents that prompted a federal investigation into the University of Kansas Health System, according to a May 2 report from NBC affiliate KSHB.

How much out-of-pocket COVID-19 PCR testing could cost, state by state

Patients could be facing higher costs for COVID-19 tests when the public health emergency ends on May 11. 

Penn Medicine physicians vote to unionize

Resident and fellow physicians at Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine have voted to join the Committee of Interns and Residents, a local of the Service Employees International Union.

Johns Hopkins hospital names 1st female president

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center has named Jennifer Nickoles its next president. 

'Consolidate, simplify, automate': How Children's Hospital Los Angeles' CIO is leveraging new tech

Conrad Band, CIO of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, told Becker’s he is laser-focused on investing in technology that has the opportunity to consolidate, simplify and automate processes, especially during a time where hospitals and health systems are …