Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has suggested hospitals may risk losing CMS funding if they fail to comply with an executive order requiring hospitals to inquire about patients’ citizenship status.
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OSU Wexner Medical Center, Siemens Healthineers ink $105M 'value partnership'
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center signed a 10-year deal with Siemens Healthineers to accelerate clinical care breakthroughs.
GLP-1s reduced risk of major cardiac event by 13%: 5 things to know
GLP-1 medications reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events by 13% compared to a placebo, according to a study published Nov. 25 in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.
5 things to know about new healthcare cybersecurity bill
Four U.S. senators have introduced a new bill to fight healthcare cyberattacks.
Google digs deeper into healthcare AI: 5 notes
Google has launched Health AI Developer Foundations, a suite of open-weight AI models designed to simplify and accelerate the development of healthcare applications, particularly in medical imaging.
Watchdog finds gaps in HHS health data privacy audits
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is meeting the minimum requirements for auditing health organizations’ data privacy practices, but a recent report shows there’s more work to be done to protect patient data.
Emory hospital team 1st in US to implant magnet heart pump
An Atlanta-based Emory University Hospital team became the first in the U.S. to perform a surgical implantation of magnetically levitated ventricular assist device.
Indiana system pulls merger application for HCA hospital
Terre Haute, Ind.-based Union Health has withdrawn its certificate of public advantage agreement for its proposed merger with Terre Haute Regional Hospital, a 278-bed facility operated by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
Long COVID patients call for more treatment-focused research
Patient advocacy groups are expressing frustration over the federal government’s lack of progress in identifying long COVID treatments, NPR reported Nov. 25.
The telehealth background of Trump's FDA pick: 6 notes
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FDA is not only a pancreatic surgeon and professor at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine but also a telehealth executive.
