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AI-powered clinical trial company raises $15M

QuantHealth, an artificial intelligence-powered clinical trial design company, raised $15 million in series A financing.

'September Surge' is trending

After a year of layoffs and a job market squeeze, prospective employees have high hopes for the month of September — at least, that’s what TikTok says. 

Penn Medicine names inaugural medical director for LGBTQ+ health

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine appointed Kevin Kline, MD, as the inaugural medical director of its Program for LGBTQ+ Health.

Positive operating margins are back: How the big nonprofits compare

Median operating margins declined in July for the first time since March but still remained in positive territory, Becker’s reported Aug. 28, citing Kaufman Hall’s latest National Hospital Flash Report.

Health IT information blocking penalties start Sept. 1

HHS will begin enforcing health IT information blocking penalties Sept. 1.

Nebraska Medicine to charge for MyChart

Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine will begin charging patients for MyChart messages that require more than 5 minutes of a provider’s time starting Sept. 12, KETV Omaha reported Aug. 29. 

Healthcare increases profit rate at Best Buy

Best Buy credited its healthcare initiatives with improving the company’s gross profit rate, according to an Aug. 29 second-quarter earnings report.

How FinThrive partners with RIP Medical Debt

Revenue cycle management company FinThrive provides financial and economic stability data to RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit that has to date abolished more than $10 billion in medical debt for 6.5 million families nationwide. 

2 Microsoft healthcare job openings

Microsoft recently posted two job openings related to its health business. Below are the open positions as of Aug. 30:

What CDC lab functions could look like under new center proposal

The CDC could restructure its lab operations under recent recommendations made by its Laboratory Workgroup.