For the first time one piece of technology has garnered the attention of all healthcare C-suite leaders, Nigam Shah, MD, PhD, chief data scientist at Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care, told JAMA on Nov. 15.
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Massachusetts Nurses Association urges statewide halt to birthing unit closures
Following the highly contested closure of a birthing center at UMass Memorial Health’s Leominster Hospital the Massachusetts Nurses Association has come out against it and is calling for the state to halt further shutdowns until a review is conducted.&…
FDA's crackdown on probiotics for infants may cost lives, physicians say
Last month, the FDA warned hospitals to stop giving probiotics to preterm infants following the death of a baby that was linked to the products. Now, some physicians are concerned that a lack of access to the products will subject premature infants to …
Kaiser Permanente appoints VP of AI
Kaiser Permanente, based in Oakland, Calif., has named Daniel Yang, MD, as their new vice president of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
CommonSpirit to expand outpatient network despite liquidity concerns
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health aims to bolster its outpatient network next year despite liquidity concerns due to “weak operating cash flows” and investment losses in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, which ended Sept. 30, according to financia…
Adventist ends effort to reopen California city's only hospital
Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health said it will no longer pursue the management of Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital, which closed its doors last year.
New York system pays settlement to resolve alleged employment discrimination
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals has agreed a settlement with the Justice Department to resolve an alleged violation of the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act when it rejected a worker’s valid work authorizat…
ThedaCare's team approach to tackling claims denials
Like many health systems across the country, Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare has been seeing an increasing rate of claims denials.
Former network security COO pleads guilty to hacking Georgia hospital
On Nov. 16, a cybersecurity contractor admitted guilt for unlawfully accessing the computer systems of Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Gwinnett Medical Center back in 2018, Law360 reported.
Tech issue limited medical record access at Memorial Hermann, Texas AG says
The Texas attorney general’s office has concluded its investigation into Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System regarding a policy that allegedly prevented parents from accessing their children’s medical records once they become teenagers.
