Essentia Health’s Miller Hill surgery center and pharmacy in Duluth, Minn., are set to reopen March 22 after a roof collapse at the Miller Hill Mall where its facilities are located forced closure.
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Bard, Google's AI chatbot, steers clear of medical questions
Unlike ChatGPT, Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Bard, tends to avoid medical questions, The New York Times reported March 21.
'Biggest risk' in cybersecurity: Why 8 health systems are working together
Information security leaders from Pittsburgh-based UPMC and Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine told Becker’s they’re fighting data breaches by working together.
Missouri hospital closures leave patients, employees scrambling for payments
Patients and former employees are still grappling with unpaid wages and hospital bills a year after private-equity backed Noble Health abruptly shuttered two rural hospitals in Missouri, Kaiser Health News reported March 22.
Epic integrates new genetic testing tool into EHR
EHR giant Epic is partnering with medical genetics company Invitae to make genetic test results available through Aura, Epic’s specialty diagnostics suite.
Maryland hospital, imaging group pay $2M to settle false claims allegations
Lanham, Md.-based Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center and Diagnostic Imaging Associates have agreed to pay more than $2 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.
MetroHealth wants former CEO's firing claims dismissed
The MetroHealth System in Cleveland and its board of trustees have filed a motion to dismiss retaliation and intimidation claims from its former president and CEO, Law360 reported March 20. Akram Boutros, MD, was fired after allegedly authori…
Pfizer leads $123M financing round for precision medicine company
Pfizer Ventures co-led a $123 million series B financing round for Flare Therapeutics, a biotech company working to discover precision medicines for cancer and other diseases.
How did 2,800 nurses with fake degrees pass the NCLEX?
The dust is settling on the national nursing degree scheme, but many questions still linger, with the most pressing being: Who are these nurses, and where are they practicing? As investigations continue and disciplinary actions are taken, another intri…
Fox Chase Cancer Center tests less invasive treatment for prostate cancer
Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center is trying a less invasive treatment for prostate cancer that does not necessitate removal of the organ, CBS Philadelphia reported March 21.
