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'Quiet ambition' could spell trouble for succession plans

The past few years have been riddled with sources of anxiety nationwide: a pandemic, political and social unrest, inflation, job insecurity, a potential recession. As a result, some people’s goals have changed to center their own well-being — as oppose…

Withdrawals and checkups: URMC to provide care at rural banks

University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center is partnering with Five Star Bank to launch health stations that will connect rural patients with live, on-demand telehealth visits.

State attorneys general press FDA on pulse oximeter changes

Twenty-five state attorneys general are calling on the FDA to urgently address the inaccuracy of pulse oximeters when used on people with darker skin. 

Lawmakers call for competitive raises for Boston Medical Center workers

A group of Massachusetts lawmakers and Boston officials are supporting efforts to provide unionized workers at Boston Medical Center with higher and more competitive pay.

5 states where patient experience measures declined most: Leapfrog

Patient experience measures declined across five categories for the second year in a row, according to The Leapfrog Group’s fall safety grades report which evaluates more than 3,000 hospitals nationwide.

Remote patient monitoring linked to better outcomes, higher costs

Remote patient monitoring, a technology increasingly used by hospitals and health systems, is associated with better outcomes but higher costs, a new study found.

GPT-4 can triage patients without bias, UCLA Health finds

GPT-4 can diagnose and triage patients as well as physicians — and health systems should take advantage of this technology, a study found.

Hospital IT workers work all night to stop cyberattack

IT workers at an Idaho hospital worked all night on a recent Sunday night to thwart a cyberattack, Rexburg Standard Journal reported.

New year, new CEO for many hospitals and health systems

Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. will enter 2024 without the same CEO who led them for years.

OR black boxes: Do the benefits outweigh the drawbacks?

Operating room “black boxes” are growing in popularity as a way to improve patient safety and operational efficiency, but not everyone is convinced the benefits outweigh the concerns.