New York City-based NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center is aiming to eliminate disparities in LGBT healthcare by collecting information on patient sexual orientation and gender identity in its Epic EHR.
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Ochsner installs new AI-based platform
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health is installing Aidoc’s clinical artificial intelligence platform.
1st gene therapy for severe hemophilia A approved
BioMarin Pharmaceutical attained the first FDA approval for a gene therapy indicated to treat severe hemophilia A.
Where Americans want and don't want AI in healthcare: 7 things to know
Nearly a third of Americans are OK with artificial intelligence leading their primary care appointments, a study from Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston-based Harvard Medical School found.
Virginia Mason, Northern Light and Owensboro Health — 3 systems partnering with Optum
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, now with 70,000 employed or aligned physicians across the U.S., is continuing its impressive growth trajectory across various areas of healthcare.
How VR became a powerful tool for patient experience at Hoag
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag Hospital is deploying virtual reality technology throughout its organization and has seen an increase in patient satisfaction, experience and compliance, which is why Thomas Hutchinson, executive director of digestive h…
Texas A&M Health taps new telehealth partner
Bryan-based Texas A&M Health partnered with Let’s Talk Interactive as its new telehealth partner for behavioral health.
Penn Medicine 'had enough' with hospital rankings
Penn Medicine announced plans to stop submitting data to the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospital” rankings and the American Hospital Association’s Annual Survey in late June. The decision was easy for Kevin Mahoney, CEO of University of Pennsylvani…
California company buys Texas hospital
American Healthcare Systems has purchased Wilson N. Jones Regional Medical Center, a 214-bed hospital in Sherman, Texas, KXII reported June 28.
Mayo Clinic using AI to test kidney stones
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is using artificial intelligence algorithms to help treat patients with kidney stones, KIMT3 reported June 26.
