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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. 

Albany Med Health System making headway in Epic EHR rollout

Albany Med Health System said its Epic EHR rollout will launch in two waves, with Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center rolling it out in March 2024 and Hudson, N.Y.-based Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls (N.Y.) Hospital, and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-based S…

The population with a 'striking' rate of cancer deaths

A Mass General Cancer Center study found a “striking” increase in cancer deaths among 25- to 34-year-old Hispanic men along with an increase in cancer deaths across Hispanic women.

New Hampshire hospitals launches externship nursing program

Three New Hampshire hospitals are offering a new externship program to nursing students.

How hospitals can improve chances for Joint Commission re-accreditation

The Joint Commission identified the most challenging compliance standards — those most frequently listed as “not compliant” in hospitals — in 2022, according to surveys completed from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2022.

Bernie Sanders calls for $170B investment to boost primary care, fight staffing shortages

If primary care funding is increased by $130 billion over the next five years, the U.S. would come close to providing such care to every person in the country, Sen. Bernie Sanders said in a June 28 opinion piece in The Guardian.