Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica is laying off about 20 administrative workers, a health system spokesperson confirmed with Becker’s.
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CDC invests $263M to forecast infectious disease threats
The CDC is dolling out $262.5 million over five years to research centers across the U.S. The goal? To develop a national network that can forecast infectious disease outbreaks, something akin to the National Weather Service, according to a Sept. 20 Bo…
AI most exciting new tech in healthcare, UPMC report says
Artificial intelligence is the new technology healthcare executives are the most excited about, according to a new study from KLAS Research and the Center for Connected Medicine, a research arm of Pittsburgh-based UPMC.
1 day, 5 executive exits
Between Sept. 20-21, Becker’s reported five executive exits from hospitals and health systems:
Nuvance Health downgraded; consultant call-in likely
Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health may not meet its debt service coverage obligations in fiscal 2023 and will therefore be likely to call in consultants, S&P Global said Sept. 21.
Duke Health aims to become leader in 'trustworthy' AI
Michael Pencina, PhD, Duke Health’s chief data scientist, says he aims for the health system to be an organization that many come to for guidance when it comes to algorithms, The Chronicle reported Sept. 20.
CommonSpirit, HCA IT leaders join AI council
IT leaders from CommonSpirit, HCA Healthcare and Sutter Health have been appointed as council members to health tech company Augmedix’s AI Advisory Council.
CHOP, Lehigh Valley Health Network to affiliate
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network have inked an affiliation agreement to expand on their long-standing relationship.
Google Health's chief clinical officer envisions AI as a vital support tool
Michael Howell, MD, chief clinical officer of Google Health, said in a Sept. 20 JAMA article that AI is going to be tasked with assisting people in things that take them away from the bedside and away from “the cognitive, procedural or emotional work o…
55 health systems with strong finances
Here are 55 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global in 2023.
