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EHR vendor eClinicalWorks integrates with Google Chrome

EHR company eClinicalWorks has ensured it is fully functional with Google Chrome.

CMS, ONC propose new rules for payer data standards

CMS and the ONC have proposed a new rule that would require payers regulated by CMS to adopt open-industry standards to advance interoperability. 

Don't let AI make decisions on patient diagnoses just yet, experts warn

Hospitals and health systems are increasingly using AI and machine learning algorithms to help diagnose patients, but physicians say they won’t be relying on the technology alone as these tools have shown biases that can hinder patient care and safety,…

Surgery Partners' revenue up 15% in Q4: 12 numbers to know

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners saw revenue increases of more than 14 percent in both the full year of 2022 and its fourth quarter.

Healthcare billing fraud: 18 recent cases

The following healthcare billing fraud cases have been reported by Becker’s since Jan. 20. 

Carle invests in Health Catalyst, COO joins board

Health Catalyst appointed Matthew Kolb, executive vice president and COO of Carle Health, to its board after the system made a strategic investment in the data analytics and technology services company.

Which ASC chain employs the most physicians?

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, the largest ASC chain in the U.S. and subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare, employs more than 11,000 physicians. 

Strike at Kaiser-affiliated Hawaii hospitals enters 2nd week

Members of United Public Workers are entering the second week of their strike at three Maui Health hospitals in Hawaii.

Viewpoint: Start suing CEOs, boards for malpractice suits

CEOs and boards need to be held liable for staffing-related safety issues in their hospitals, especially when they created the issues in the name of profit, Robert Derlet, MD, and Mark Borden, MD, argued in an article published in Emergency Medicine Ne…

11 states where H5N1 has jumped to mammals in 2023

Eleven states have detected the H5N1 strain of avian flu in mammals since the beginning of 2023, according to the Agriculture Department.