From ChatGPT to Google AI, artificial intelligence is taking the world by storm in 2023, including five companies building healthcare-focused AI applications that have been named to Forbes’ fifth annual “AI 50.”
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Aspirion taps CEO
Tech-enabled revenue cycle management company Aspirion has named Amy Amick CEO, effective April 17.
5 things ASC leaders need to know about the abortion pill ruling
On April 7, a federal judge in Texas ruled to suspend the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions, effective April 14.
Why hospitals are dragging their feet when it comes to data sharing
Only 42 percent of hospitals reported that they observed their organization practicing information blocking in 2021, according to a April 5 survey from the HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.
Private equity inks $90B in healthcare deals: 3 things ASCs need to know
Private equity in 2022 closed on almost $90 billion in healthcare deals, according to an April 10 report from consulting firm Bain & Co.
Munson exec takes dual C-suite role for 2 hospitals
Cristen Brandsma, BSN, RN, has been named chief operating officer and chief nursing officer for two hospitals belonging to Traverse City, Mich.-based Munson Healthcare.
HonorHealth breaks ground on $170M expansion project
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth broke ground on a $170 million expansion project at its Deer Valley Medical Center in northern Phoenix, the six-hospital system said April 11.
Alabama system leaves supply vendor after 20 years, switches to Medline
DCH Health System, based in Tuscaloosa, Ala., chose Medline as its primary distribution partner April 11 after working with another company for about 20 years.
Man sues UNOS, Cedars-Sinai over alleged racial bias in transplant priority
A man has filed a lawsuit alleging that an algorithm used to determine priority for organs is biased against Black people, The Washington Post reported April 10.
Biden ends COVID-19 national emergency
President Joe Biden signed a resolution April 10 that ends the national emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
