Samer Ilayan, MD, is suing Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health for alleged religious discrimination, ABC affiliate WXYZ reported March 27.
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Maryland health system integrates MyChart with Apple Health
Salisbury, Md.-based TidalHealth has merged its Epic MyChart patient portal with the Apple Health app.
Lee Health looks to change-up digital strategy with new partnership
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health is partnering with digital platform b.well to launch Lee HealthPass, a digital transformation that will work to bring patient data into a single interface.
Virginia system to open $400M tower
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held March 28 for the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University, a $400 million project, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Penn Medicine Princeton receives $2.5M for geriatric oncology program
Plainsboro, N.J.-based Penn Medicine Princeton Cancer Center received $2.5 million to fund its geriatric oncology program.
New FDA guidance could make oncology drug approvals faster
The FDA issued draft guidance for clinical trials of oncology drugs in the accelerated approval application.
Why the CIO title is disappearing
The CIO title is declining as tech leaders take on new functions and people see the moniker as limiting for their careers, Forbes reported.
AHA: MedPAC's 2024 Medicare payment recommendation is 'out of touch with reality'
MedPAC’s recommendation that acute care hospitals don’t need a significant increase in 2024 Medicare rates is “totally insufficient and out of touch with reality,” according to the American Hospital Association.
Staff concerns rise after nurse hospitalized from drug smoke in patient room
Nurses at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital are raising staff safety concerns after a nurse was exposed to narcotics smoke in a patient’s room and had to be hospitalized, The San Francisco Standard reported March 27.
Indiana system closing women's health offices
Plymouth, Ind.,-based St. Joseph Health System is the latest system to announce closures of women’s health services, CBS affiliate WSBT reported March 25.
