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9 hospitals, health systems dealing with cybersecurity events

Here are nine hospitals and health systems dealing with cybersecurity events that have taken their systems offline or have compromised patients’ protected health information:

Healthcare funnels $20B into generative AI

Healthcare is lagging behind other industries in generative artificial intelligence adoption, but increased investments in the technology could soon change that, Politico reported June 29. 

5 highest paying states for nurse executives

Indiana is the highest-paying state for nurses in executive management roles, according to a June 29 report from the Medical Group Management Association. 

10 CEO exits in June

Eighty hospital CEOs exited in the first five months of 2023, according to a June report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. And that number continues to climb — Becker’s reported 10 retirements, resignations and firings this month. 

AI model outperforms traditional methods in detecting heart attacks

A new artificial intelligence model outperformed the most common methods of detecting heart attacks by using electrocardiogram readings to more efficiently spot heart attack indicators, according to a study performed by researchers at the University of…

Amazon's 9 biggest healthcare moves in 2023

From completing its $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical to delaying the rollout of its virtual care service after two lawmakers questioned its HIPAA privacy practices, here are nine of Amazon’s biggest healthcare moves in 2023:

Viewpoint: Why healthcare providers shouldn't ban ChatGPT

Rather than banning the use of generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, healthcare providers should make their employees know how to deploy it with patient privacy in mind, a cybersecurity expert wrote in SC Magazine.

'Let providers be providers': Health IT execs on what they want from their EHR

Health IT executives told Becker’s that what they want from their EHR is less time in the EHR.

Often-reluctant PCPs must be encouraged to take on leadership roles

Primary care may be the bedrock of the U.S. healthcare system, but it is in crisis as increasing numbers of physicians suffer from burnout on the “volume-based hamster wheel,” according to a June 29 Harvard Business Review article.

Headspace lays off 181 employees in 2nd round of job cuts

Mental health app Headspace has laid off 181 employees, totaling about 15 percent of its workforce, the Los Angeles Times reported.