Children’s Hospital Colorado has filed a legal challenge to the Defense Health Agency’s planned reimbursement changes to Tricare that the Aurora-based system said would significantly lower the amount it is paid for outpatient services.
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Michigan health system names new CIO
Michael Saad, senior vice president and CIO of the University of Tennessee Medical Center, based in Knoxville, is taking on the CIO role at another health system.
UPMC Children's receives $8M gift
Pittsburgh-based UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation received an $8 million donation, its largest gift to date from an individual.
Zoom expands healthcare reach with new AI tool
Video conferencing platform Zoom made its artificial intelligence-powered summarization tool available to its healthcare customers.
5 hospitals receiving their largest donation ever
Hospitals in Arkansas, California, Minnesota, Massachusetts and New York all recently received the largest donations in their history.
Rival bid challenges U of Iowa health system for troubled hospital
Mercy Iowa City hospital is now under auction as a rival bid is competing with the University of Iowa health system, The Gazette reported Oct. 3.
5 ways hospitals can mitigate risk of prisoner escapes
Hospitals contain many security features designed to keep unwanted threats out — think locked entrances, metal detectors, etc. — but they’re less equipped to keep certain people in, says Tony Pope, vice president of the International Association f…
Paxlovid reduces COVID-19 mortality only among highest risk patients: Study
Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir-ritonavir), a COVID-19 antiviral treatment, was found to be effective in reducing hospitalizations and deaths only among “the most clinically extremely vulnerable individuals,” according to a study published Oct. 2 in JAMA.
UC San Diego receives $9.5M to enhance healthcare cybersecurity
University of California San Diego School of Medicine received a $9.5 million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to conduct health cybersecurity research.
New COVID-19 shot: 3 supply hiccups
As copay issues reportedly resolve for Americans receiving this season’s updated COVID-19 vaccine, nursing homes and pediatric officers are struggling as demand exceeds supply.
