Google has taken advantage of the growing demand for artificial intelligence in healthcare to expand its reach among several top health systems and EHR vendors.
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Health system to employees: Double-check your AI work
Artificial intelligence is still prone to inaccuracies — so one health system is reminding employees to double-check its work.
Thoma Bravo seeks $1B loan for NextGen purchase
Private equity group Thoma Bravo is seeking $1 billion of debt financing for its proposed purchase of EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare, Bloomberg reported Sept. 8.
How Jefferson Health tested virtual nursing
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health saw payoff from a virtual nursing pilot program that it ran at Abington (Pa.) Hospital from March to June, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sept. 11.
Ex-hospital worker must repay $170K for selling stolen equipment on eBay
A man has been sentenced to three years of probation for stealing medical equipment from Washington hospitals he worked at and selling it on eBay. He was also ordered to pay $169,806 in restitution to the hospitals.
Lawmakers look to increase transparency of private equity healthcare deals
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are looking to increase transparency in private equity-backed healthcare deals, Politico reported Sept. 11.
America's best hospitals to work for, by state
Forbes’ fifth annual list of America’s Best Employers By State contains a number of health systems and acute-care hospitals, with more than a dozen recognized in Illinois, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Oncology group sues Jefferson over 'anti-competitive' practices
A Pennsylvania oncology group is suing Jefferson Health and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, both based in Philadelphia, for allegedly attempting to monopolize cancer care in the area, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported Sept. 7.
9 health systems and their debt levels
More health systems reported on their debt levels as increasing numbers of second-quarter results were reported in August. Some of the information below on such debt levels is also taken from credit rating reports.
Nonprofit hospital wage growth slows: Fitch
The hospital and outpatient services labor market may have permanently turned a corner as wage growth slows while payrolls continue to rise, according to a Setp. 11 Fitch Ratings report.
