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3 concerns about ChatGPT in healthcare

For ChatGPT to become revolutionary in the healthcare industry, agencies need to create regulatory standards and guidelines for the use of AI models in medicine, as well as ensure that the models are trained on non-biased data, according to a June 28 a…

Epic completes first EHR exchange of structured genomic data

EHR giant Epic completed the first EHR to EHR exchange of structured genomic data, according to Catherine Procknow, a senior software developer at Epic specializing in genomics, GenomeWeb reported June 28.

Coding 'destroys everything': Former Mercy Health CEO on where healthcare reform should start

Michael Connelly is the former CEO of Cincinnati-based Mercy Health, serving in that role between 1995 and 2017. The author of “The Journey’s End,” which highlights his frustration with billing issues at the end of life, Mr. Connelly spoke with Becker’…

Cleveland Clinic to outfit new $80M hospital with telehealth technology

Cleveland Clinic’s new $80 million hospital in Mentor, Ohio, will have telehealth technology installed in inpatient and outpatient rooms, which will allow patients to consult remotely with physicians from different locations, Ideastream Public Media re…

CDC recommends new RSV shots for older adults

The CDC advised older adults to receive a newly approved respiratory syncytial virus vaccine June 29 after a panel voted on a watered-down recommendation. 

7 recently completed hospital projects

From expansions to new hospitals, here are seven completed hospital projects Becker’s has reported since June 13:

Financial penalties increased hospitals' price transparency compliance: Study

Hospitals are more likely to comply with price transparency requirements when they face larger financial penalties for noncompliance, a study published June 29 in JAMA Network Open found. 

78 charged in sweeping $2.5B fraud scheme

The Justice Department has charged 78 individuals, including 24 physicians, for their alleged participation in a sweeping $2.5 billion telehealth, pharmaceutical and opioid distribution fraud scheme.

HCA makes 6 hospital, division executive changes

HCA Healthcare, a for-profit hospital operator based in Nashville, Tenn., made leadership changes at several of its hospitals and divisions in recent weeks.

7 RCM headlines to know from June

From HFMA naming its 2023 MAP Awards winners to an RCM firm closing that 489,830 patients were affected by a third-party data breach, here are seven revenue cycle management headlines to know from June: