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UCSF pharmacy leader calls pharmacist scope efforts 'necessary and overdue'

Desi Kotis, PharmD, the chief pharmacy executive at the University of California San Francisco Health, told Becker’s hospital pharmacy teams should continue focusing on grassroots efforts to ensure patients know their pharmacists and pharmacy technicia…

3 states seeking fewer regulations for nurse practitioners

The following are states pursuing legislation that would lessen restrictions for nurse practitioners that Becker’s has covered since Feb. 27:

Tinnitus not tied to COVID-19 shots, CDC says

The CDC has not uncovered any evidence that COVID-19 vaccines may cause tinnitus, despite anecdotal reports from thousands of people reporting the side effect, NBC News reported April 23.

'I feel like everyone loses on this': Geisinger's chief revenue officer weighs in on Medicaid redeterminations

Geisinger Chief Revenue Officer Robert Dewar told The Daily Item that as Medicaid redeterminations are conducted, people will not know what they need to do, resulting in a significant number of people losing coverage. 

US pauses nurse green card applications

No more applications for green cards for foreign nurses will be accepted by the State Department this year, and only applications submitted by June 2022 will be processed until the backlog eases up and more green cards are made available, according to …

Former Kaiser CEO says all physicians should use ChatGPT

Robert Pearl, MD, former CEO of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, said if he was still in charge of the health system, he’d have all physicians using ChatGPT in their practice, Wired reported April 24. 

Which health systems are working with Amazon, Microsoft, Google

Hospitals and health systems continue to work with Big Tech companies to bolster their technology services and offerings. Here are eight such collaborations Becker’s reported on in the past month.

Cleveland Clinic launches neurological telehealth program

Cleveland Clinic is launching a neurological telehealth program through a new partnership with medtech company Genentech.

A return to 'realism': What types of CIOs companies are hiring

Companies are increasingly looking for CIOs with a focus on the basics as IT budgets have tightened, The Wall Street Journal reported April 24.

8 hospital and health system CIO moves in 2023

The following hospital and health system chief information officer moves have been shared with or reported by Becker’s this year: