UC Davis Health, based in Sacramento, Calif., as well as the University of California health systems, will be leading a new generative artificial intelligence collaborative.
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Nurse sues Washington payer for not covering Wegovy
A Washington hospital nurse filed suit against a state insurance agency after being denied coverage for Wegovy, a weight management drug, The New York Times reported Oct. 10.
Costco faces lawsuit over alleged sharing of health data
A lawsuit has been filed against Costco that alleges the warehouse club company shared customers’ protected health information with Facebook parent company Meta, The Seattle Times reported Oct. 9.
Cedars-Sinai launches virtual care app with AI chatbot
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has launched a 24/7 virtual care app that uses artificial intelligence to evaluate patients.
Mayo Clinic gets go ahead for $130M Jacksonville expansion
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has had a permit approved for a $130.7 million patient tower at its Jacksonville, Fla., campus, according to an Oct. 10 Jacksonville Daily Record report.
2 hospital closures in 3 days
Two rural community hospitals will be locking their doors between Oct. 9 and Oct. 12, citing wilting demand and unsustainable financial situations.
USA Health names hospital CEO
Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health has named Deborah Browning, MSN, RN, the next CEO of its Children’s and Women’s Hospital.
3 health systems adopt new Microsoft AI tools
Microsoft unveiled new healthcare data and artificial intelligence tools Oct. 10 that are being adopted by health systems including Advocate Health, Northwestern Medicine and Duke Health.
Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals chiefs to advise generative AI startup
Hippocratic AI, a generative artificial intelligence startup focused on healthcare, has named multiple health system C-suite leaders to its inaugural physician advisory council.
Former physician leader arrested amid fraud allegations, 40 patient lawsuits
Brian Hyatt, MD, the former leader of Arkansas’ medical board, was arrested Oct. 9 for alleged Medicare fraud. Dr. Hyatt is also facing lawsuits from more than 40 former patients accusing him of holding them against their will when he ran the locked be…
