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Covenant Physician Partners adds AI-assisted polyp detection to 3 Hawaii endoscopy centers

Covenant Physician Partners, a physician services company, added Medtronic’s artificial intelligence-assisted polyp detection device, GI Genius, to three Hawaii locations.

Blount Memorial board president tells member her position would be 'illegitimate'

As the dispute between the local mayor and the operators and board of the Maryville, Tenn.-based Blount Memorial Hospital continues, the hospital board president has written to a potential new board member to disallow her appointment, describing it as …

AHA backs telehealth expansion bill

The American Hospital Association is backing legislation that would require the HHS, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission to study the expanded use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2 Michigan hospitals each to raise nurses' pay by at least 16%

Members of the Michigan Nurses Association have approved contracts with McLaren Central Hospital in Mt. Pleasant and MyMichigan Medical Center Alma. 

2 Michigan hospitals each to raise nurses' pay by at least 16%

Members of the Michigan Nurses Association have approved contracts with McLaren Central Hospital in Mt. Pleasant and MyMichigan Medical Center Alma. 

Rural hospitals worse off in states without expanded Medicaid: Report

The median operating margin for rural hospitals is consistently higher in states that have expanded Medicaid than in states that have not, according to a Feb. 23 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

1,600 physicians at New York, California systems file petitions to unionize

Physicians at a New York health system and a California system each filed petitions this month with the National Labor Relations Board to form a union with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists.

Paxlovid rebound rate is 14%, study finds

The risk of a Paxlovid rebound may be higher than previously reported, according to a study published Feb. 22 in Clinical Infectious Diseases, an Oxford University Press journal. 

N.C. State researchers: Inhalable powder can prevent infection

Raleigh-based North Carolina State University researchers developed an inhalable powder that can help protect a person’s lungs and airways from viral infections.

Presbyterian St. Luke's opens Denver cancer center

Denver-based Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center opened a dedicated cancer center in the city.