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Northwestern creates healthcare AI hub
Evanston, Ill.-based Northwestern University has launched the Center for Collaborative AI in Healthcare through the university’s Institute for Augmented Intelligence in Medicine.
Nurses intensify pushback on sale of 3 HCA hospitals
Members of National Nurses United have spoken out against Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s decision to hold a Dec. 8 hearing on New Orleans-based LCMC Health’s plan to acquire three Tulane University hospitals in Baton Rouge, La., rather than N…
Michigan system lays off 31 employees; leaves 20 additional jobs unfilled
Citing a need to further reduce overhead expenses and support additional investments in patient care and wages, Traverse City, Mich.-based Munson Health is eliminating 31 positions, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.
4 ASC leadership moves in November
Here are four ASC executive moves reported on by Becker’s in November:
3 CFOs taking CEO roles at hospitals, health systems
CFOs today are strategic partners to CEOs and are involved in virtually every aspect of a hospital or health system.
UC San Diego researchers developing ingestible sensor for gut health research
A research team at the University of California San Diego has created a self-powered sensor to monitor metabolites in the small intestine.
850 Tenet hospital workers in California avert potential strike
Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers have approved a new contract with Fountain Valley (Calif.) Regional Hospital and Medical Center, averting a potential strike.
5 of the largest health systems carry $100B+ in debt
The debt and liability numbers are taken from a variety of financial sources, including hospital groups’ quarterly results.
American Hospital Association urges DEA to extend telehealth prescribing rules
The American Hospital Association is asking the Drug Enforcement Administration to extend and clarify pandemic-era rules that allowed providers to prescribe addiction-treatment medications through telehealth.
