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Mayo Clinic in Florida opens new community research center

Mayo Clinic in Florida cut the ribbon on its Community Health Collaborative, a research, community outreach and health education office in Jacksonville.

Missouri hospital to break ground on $100M expansion

Bolivar, Mo.-based Citizens Memorial Hospital is to hold a groundbreaking ceremony on an expansion that will double the size of the facility, according to a Sept. 12 Springfield Business Journal report.

Hartford HealthCare, MIT partner on 14 AI projects

Fourteen Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare physicians have pitched ideas to doctoral students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology that aim to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance healthcare, Hartford Courant reported Sept. 11.&nbs…

Hartford HealthCare, MIT partner on 14 AI projects

Fourteen Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare physicians have pitched ideas to doctoral students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology that aim to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance healthcare, Hartford Courant reported Sept. 11.&nbs…

How UCHealth aims to lower 'pajama time'

CT Lin, MD, chief medical information officer at Aurora-based University of Colorado Health, said the amount of time physicians spend after work hours answering patient messages is “not sustainable” but that the health system is not yet ready to begin …

The world's 20 'smartest' hospitals, per Newsweek

The U.S. dominated the top 20 of Newsweek’s latest “World’s Best Smart Hospitals” list, published Sept. 13.

States with highest, lowest rates of deaths from heart failure

Massachusetts has the lowest average death rate for heart failure patients while Wyoming has the highest, according to CMS data.

A 'burning platform' is changing the chief medical officer role

Financial stress, labor issues and employee burnout are challenging chief medical officers at hospitals and health systems. Bill Bornstein, MD, PhD, told Becker’s these crises can lead to revolutionary change. 

Denver Health sued by sons after father's jail death

Denver Health and individual defendants are being sued over alleged lack of care to an incarcerated man who later died in his cell, according to a Sept. 13 Denver Post report.

Tampa General expands use of virtual hospital

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital is expanding its use of a virtual hospital platform to inpatient settings after using it in its medical intensive care unit.