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'Workaholic' men are working less, study finds

The highest-earning group of men is spending more time off the clock, according to a study reported by The Wall Street Journal on Jan. 26.

Clinical trial platform Paradigm debuts with $203M in funding, Dr. Stephen Klasko on board

Paradigm, a tech company that aims to integrate clinical trials more broadly into the healthcare system, launched Jan. 27 with a $203 million series A funding round co-led by venture capital firm General Catalyst.

New York officials file appeal in healthcare worker vaccine mandate case

State officials have filed a notice of appeal in a case involving New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.

HCA revenue hits $60.2B, outpatient cases climb: 5 things to know

HCA Healthcare had $60.233 billion in revenue for 2022, an increase from $58.752 billion in 2021, according to its Jan. 27 financial and operating report.

Private equity firms own at least 130 rural hospitals: 8 things to know

Private equity healthcare deals were down in 2022 but still had their second-biggest year on record, according to a Jan. 10 Bain & Co. report. The industry has an estimated $1.78 trillion lined up for potential investments in 2023, a 35 percent increas…

MyChart on smart TVs, two-way texting, genomics: Epic's plans for '23

After a year in which it debuted several new software programs and worked with Big Tech companies such as Google and Apple, Epic has big plans and goals for 2023.

$310M in medical office building acquisitions in 9 days

Here are four medical office building acquisitions totaling $310.85 million that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 11: 

Software vendor data breach affects nearly 49,000 individuals at UCHealth

A third-party data breach affected 48,879 patients, providers and employees of UCHealth, the Aurora, Colo.-based health system reported.

CMS allows California prison inmates to receive Medicaid care

CMS will allow Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan funds to treat people in prisons, jails and youth correctional facilities for the first time ever in California.

ChatGPT can't be an author, scientific journal editors and publishers say

In the last week, thousands of scientific journals have updated their policies to clarify that ChatGPT — an artificial intelligence chatbot that generates humanlike responses — cannot be listed as an author on research papers. Some have also moved to o…