As part of its 50th anniversary, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety is publishing special issues throughout 2024 that focus on top challenges in healthcare, with the first edition of the year homing in on health equity.
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New AI can predict a person's lifespan
Researchers have created an artificial intelligence model they say can accurately predict a person’s lifespan, the Boston Globe reported.
Why acquiring a rural medical center is part of Huntsville Hospital's mission
Being part of a regional healthcare system will give Fort Payne, Ala.-based DeKalb Regional Medical Center access to local resources it does not have, Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital Health System CEO Jeff Samz told al.com in a Jan. 4 report.
Advocate Health Care names area president
Advocate Health Care has named Allison “Allie” Wyler president of the Central Chicagoland area and Park Ridge, Ill.-based Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.
How Kaiser Permanente is boosting its digital pharmacy
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is enhancing its digital pharmacy as health systems and payers compete with new entrants such as Amazon Pharmacy, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Penn State Health names hospital president
Penn State Health has named Don McKenna permanent president of Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa.
Florida hospital names COO
Melissa Emerson, BSN, RN, is the new chief operating officer at Boynton Beach, Fla.-based Bethesda Hospital.
Florida becomes 1st state authorized by FDA to import meds from Canada
Florida has become the first state authorized by the FDA to import prescription drugs from Canada after the agency issued an approval of the Sunshine State’s drug importation program Jan. 5.
Hospitals sue ransomware group
A healthcare coalition comprising two hospitals and an orthopedic group filed a lawsuit against unidentified individuals associated with the ransomware group LockBit, BankInfoSecurity reported Jan. 4.
Memphis health system pays $7M to settle kickback allegations
Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and its Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals have paid $7.25 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations along with kickback allegations.
