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Yale physician among 2022 McArthur Fellows

Emily Wang, MD, was one of 25 people to receive the 2022 MacArthur Fellowship, which comes with an $800,000 award. Dr. Yang is a professor in the department of internal medicine at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn. 

HCA Healthcare appoints Claire Hubbard CNO of new UK hospital

HCA Healthcare UK named Claire Hubbard chief nursing officer for the Harborne Hospital, set to open in spring 2023, Laing Buisson reported Oct. 10.

3 recent health equity investments over $10M

Here are three health equity investments over $10 million that Becker’s has covered since Aug. 30:

How NYU Langone’s virtual oncology program is bridging the digital divide for medically underserved patients

A pilot program at NYU Langone is using telemedicine to match eligible lung cancer patients with supportive care physicians at Perlmutter Cancer Center. 

Epic adds two new capabilities to its EHR

Epic has formed partnerships with a predictive analytics company and a commercial stage biotechnology company, adding new capabilities to its EHR system. 

California medical group to pilot Google’s clinical software for outpatient care

Palm Springs, Calif.-based medical group Desert Oasis Healthcare will pilot Google Health’s clinical software Care Studio.

Telehealth visits are on a steady decline: 5 things to know

Telehealth visits have been on the steady decline since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but remain well above pre-pandemic levels, Politico reported Oct. 11. 

ChristianaCare spins out first biotech startup

Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare has spun out its first private biotech company aimed at using gene technology to develop clinically relevant oncologic therapeutics. 

California law requires physicians to notify patients of Open Payments database

A new California law requires physicians to provide patients with several forms of notices about the Open Payments database starting in January, according to an article by attorneys Lara Compton and Rachel Yount published by Lexology on Oct. 11.

Johns Hopkins nursing school launches policy engagement program

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins School of Nursing created a Policy Honors Program for students to gain skills in policy analysis and advocacy.