The CDC and CMS added four NYC Health + Hospitals’ facilities to the Million Hearts Hypertension Control Champion list in 2024, which recognizes hospitals who have achieved blood pressure control for at least 80% of adult hypertension patients.
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Supreme Court to consider gender-affirming care
For the first time, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether states can ban gender-affirming care for youths.
Kaiser's Risant Health acquires 2nd health system
Risant Health, a nonprofit formed by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, acquired Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health, a five-hospital system, effective Dec. 1.
Viewpoint: The case for a medical school AI playbook
Artificial intelligence must be thoughtfully integrated into medical education to ensure that it does not hinder students’ development of critical foundational skills, according to a physician’s op-ed published Dec. 1 in MedPage Today.
CMS updates immediate jeopardy guidance: 4 key changes
In late November, CMS revised guidance for surveyors and healthcare providers regarding immediate jeopardy, the most serious type of warning for noncompliance deficiencies that place organizations at risk of losing federal funding.
Chicago system partners with Clearway Health to expand specialty pharmacy services
Clearway Health has entered into a partnership with Sinai Chicago to expand specialty pharmacy services aimed at improving care for patients facing chronic conditions like multiple sclerosis, cancer and cystic fibrosis.
Does AI make clinicians more efficient? Not really, study says
Artificial intelligence-powered ambient documentation does not make clinicians more efficient but may improve work-life balance, a new study found.
Does AI make clinicians more efficient? Not really, study says
Artificial intelligence-powered ambient documentation does not make clinicians more efficient but may improve work-life balance, a new study found.
3-hospital system to leave Oracle Health for Epic
West Burlington, Iowa-based Great River Health plans to switch from Oracle Health to Epic for its EHR.
Clinician turnover rises as EHR frustrations grow: Report
The healthcare industry is grappling with rising clinician turnover, as burnout and frustrations with electronic health records drive many nurses and physicians to consider leaving, a new report from KLAS found.
