The nonprofit healthcare sector could take at least two more years to recover to somewhere near pre-pandemic levels after the “rapid deterioration” in financial performance during much of 2022, S&P Global said in a June 28 midyear update.
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U of Tennessee Medical Center CEO to retire; successor named
The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville has tapped Keith Gray, MD, as its next president and CEO.
Ballad taps AI to prevent medication errors
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health is using artificial intelligence to identify potential medication errors and improve pharmacy workflows, the health system said June 29.
How Joint Commission is working to boost rural healthcare access
The Joint Commission is working to improve access to healthcare for people who reside in rural areas of the country by helping hospitals to better meet CMS requirements.
Virginia hospital sees payoff from virtual nursing
Stafford (Va.) Hospital is starting to see results from virtual nursing after implementing the program last month, The Free Lance-Star reported June 28.
Amazon, CVS, Optum, Google: The top 11 healthcare disruptor moves in '23
Big Tech and retail healthcare disruptors have had a busy start to 2023, buying up primary care companies and entering into big collaborations with health systems.
3 concerns about ChatGPT in healthcare
For ChatGPT to become revolutionary in the healthcare industry, agencies need to create regulatory standards and guidelines for the use of AI models in medicine, as well as ensure that the models are trained on non-biased data, according to a June 28 a…
Epic completes first EHR exchange of structured genomic data
EHR giant Epic completed the first EHR to EHR exchange of structured genomic data, according to Catherine Procknow, a senior software developer at Epic specializing in genomics, GenomeWeb reported June 28.
Coding 'destroys everything': Former Mercy Health CEO on where healthcare reform should start
Michael Connelly is the former CEO of Cincinnati-based Mercy Health, serving in that role between 1995 and 2017. The author of “The Journey’s End,” which highlights his frustration with billing issues at the end of life, Mr. Connelly spoke with Becker’…
Cleveland Clinic to outfit new $80M hospital with telehealth technology
Cleveland Clinic’s new $80 million hospital in Mentor, Ohio, will have telehealth technology installed in inpatient and outpatient rooms, which will allow patients to consult remotely with physicians from different locations, Ideastream Public Media re…
