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15 health systems partnering with Amazon, Apple, Microsoft

Health systems continue to partner with Big Tech to expand primary and virtual care and offer artificial intelligence-powered clinical documentation.

109 hospitals receiving new Medicare-backed residency slots

CMS recently awarded more than a 100 teaching hospitals in 33 states with new Medicare-supported graduate medical education positions. 

Senators urge Congress to avert Medicare physician pay cut

 Forty-one senators have called on Congress to prevent a 2.83% cut to Medicare physician payments that will take effect Jan. 1.

Texas health system reports data breach following ransomware attack

UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, has disclosed a data breach involving patient information after a ransomware attack on its computer systems.

Why Tufts Medicine ended its hospital-at-home program

Boston-based Tufts Medicine indefinitely paused its hospital-at-home program because of the health system’s “constrained financial environment,” a spokesperson told Becker’s.

California city approves $1.2B HCA hospital expansion

The San Jose (Calif.) City Council has approved the $1.2 billion expansion of Good Samaritan Hospital, owned by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, San Jose Spotlight reported Nov. 19.

Mount Sinai opens new AI center

New York City-based Mount Sinai has opened a new center dedicated to AI. 

Mount Sinai opens $100M AI center

New York City-based Mount Sinai has opened a new center dedicated to AI. 

Most expensive EHRs, ranked

EHRs are among the largest investments health systems will ever make.

McLaren acquires 10 primary care clinics

Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care has acquired Park Medical Centers, which operates 10 clinics in the Detroit metro area.