In the last five years, 11 medical schools across the U.S. have eliminated or reduced tuition costs, Medscape reported Aug. 2.
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Healthcare organizations caught in the massive MOVEit breach
The MOVEit data breach continues to take more victims across a variety of industries, including hospitals and health systems across the U.S. as well as CMS.
Indiana health system creates AI command center
Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health Care has a new command center that uses artificial intelligence to provide staff with data on the availability for each area of the hospital, 14 News reported Aug. 1.
Illinois hospital receives $1M grant for EHR install
Jacksonville (Ill.) Memorial Hospital is receiving a $1 million grant to install an EHR system, My Journal Courier reported Aug. 2.
New $105B extreme weather legislation targets healthcare infrastructure
Boston Medical Center and Renton, Wash.-based Providence are among the backers of new legislation that aims to inject $105 billion into healthcare infrastructure needs as health systems increasingly face the effects of extreme climate events.
Hospital purchases expose patients to higher prices, lower quality care, Elevance report says
Acquisitions of previously independent hospitals by health systems are both raising prices and reducing the quality of care, according to a report from the Elevance Health Public Policy Institute.
GSK sues Pfizer over RSV shot
GSK filed a lawsuit against Pfizer on Aug. 2, claiming Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine infringes on patents related to its own RSV shot.
OhioHealth taps drone company to deliver medications
Columbus-based OhioHealth is partnering with Zipline to deliver prescriptions to patients’ homes via drone.
Meet the chief nursing officers at US News' 2023-2024 honor roll hospitals
Twenty-two hospitals were named to U.S. News & World Report 2023-24 Best Regional Hospitals Honor Roll Aug. 1.
How UNC Health's Epic chatbot pilot will inform the way AI is used in EHRs
UNC Health has been piloting Epic’s artificial intelligence tool that drafts clinician responses to patients’ questions and comments for over a month, and the health system’s team traveled to Epic’s headquarters to discuss strategies for phase two of t…
