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Oracle Cerner to lay off some employees, bring others back to office

Oracle Cerner plans to lay off some employees and bring others back to the office full time, the Kansas City Business Journal reported.

With app, Seattle Children's wants to create 'ChatGPT for healthcare'

Seattle Children’s built an app for kids and their families to do Zoom-powered virtual visits, access their MyChart patient portal and navigate the hospital. But its creators told Becker’s they want to keep pushing to create the “ChatGPT” or “Google Ca…

HHS sued by hospitals over 'delayed' Medicare DSH payments

About 40 hospitals across five states have filed a lawsuit against HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, alleging that yearslong delays in correcting Medicare disproportionate share hospital payments have cost them “tens of millions” of dollars.

Jefferson budgets for $80M loss this year

Joseph Cacchione, MD, CEO of Jefferson Health, told the audience at the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Healthcare CEO Summit that the system expects to end the 2023 fiscal year with an $80 million loss as labor and supply costs continue to increase. B…

Top 10 best states for physicians

Montana is the best state for physicians, according to personal finance website WalletHub. 

15 best, worst states for physicians in 2023

Montana, South Dakota and Idaho are the top three places for physicians to practice in the U.S., according to a WalletHub ranking published March 20. The worst places to practice this year are Hawaii, Rhode Island and Alaska. 

Nuance, Microsoft bet big on GPT for healthcare

Nuance Communications, a software and conversational artificial intelligence company owned by Microsoft, launched Dragon Ambient Experience Express, a clinical documentation application that uses OpenAI’s newest model, GPT-4.

Top 10 worst states for physicians

Hawaii is the worst state for physicians, according to personal finance website WalletHub. 

Quest Diagnostics acquires Northern Light lab in Maine

Quest Diagnostics has acquired select assets of Northern Light Laboratory, the outreach lab services business of Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health.

Northwell picks Epic in EHR switch

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is moving from Allscripts to Epic Systems.