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Presbyterian St. Luke's opens Denver cancer center

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

Top 5 vendors for health system practice management EHRs, per Black Book Research

Here are the top five EHR vendors for integrated practice management for health systems, as ranked by Black Book Research.

Patients more reluctant to share healthcare data with health IT companies

Patients are more willing to share their healthcare data with clinicians, but their willingness to share their data with health technology companies is decreasing, according to a Feb. 21 report from Rock Health. 

New York universities team up to bolster eye care workforce

New York City-based State University of New York College of Optometry is partnering with State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse to help create more eye care professionals.

RCM companies saw 'significant' private equity interest in 2022: Report

Private equity firms took a “significant interest” in revenue cycle management companies in 2022, according to a Feb. 23 report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project. 

Vanderbilt performed 625 organ transplants in 2022

Vanderbilt Transplant Center in Nashville, Tenn., performed 625 organ transplants in the calendar year 2022, continuing its legacy as one of the largest transplant centers in the country, Vanderbilt University Medical Center News reported Feb. 23.

Heartburn medications tied to higher risk of drug-resistant bacteria colonization

Hospitalized patients taking proton pump inhibitors — medications used to treat heartburn — may be at a higher risk of acquiring multidrug-resistant bacteria, according to a study published Feb. 23 in JAMA Network Open. 

Stanford health IT exec joins leaders from Highmark, Kaiser, Epic on Sequoia Project board

The Sequoia Project, an EHR interoperability project that counts Epic and the American Medical Association among its founding members, has named a health IT leader from Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care to its board.

Blood pressure drug enhances chemo benefits in pancreatic cancer treatment

Pancreatic cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., may have a promising new drug treatment, according to researchers.

Surgeons' intuition is often correct, but technology is better, study says

Surgeon intuition is often right, but when compared to a standard risk calculator used to estimate complications post-surgery, technology still wins, a new study found.