Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health found that algorithms were 13 percent more accurate than humans at predicting surgical time needed in the operating room.
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UNC Southeastern downgraded as balance sheet continues to weaken
UNC Southeastern, which is now part of the Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health system, saw its ratings on a series of bonds downgraded to “BB” amid operating losses and sustained weakness in its balance sheet, S&P Global said June 23.
AdventHealth names CEO for 3 hospitals
Mike Murrill was named president and CEO for AdventHealth Zephyrhills, AdventHealth Dade City and AdventHealth Connerton in Pasco County, Florida.
Oracle Health leads in global EHR market share
Oracle Health was the leader in global EHR market share, according to the KLAS Global EMR Market Share report.
OSF develops AI that can distribute work among nurse navigators
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare created an artificial intelligence-based algorithm that can predict the upcoming week’s work schedule for its nurse navigators who are in charge of facilitating the process of cancer care for patients.
Oregon system appoints CEO
Medford, Ore.-based Asante Health has named Tom Gessel president and CEO, effective Sept. 18.
Police: 2 women killed by employee in California assisted living facility
Two women were shot and killed by an employee at a Diamond Bar, Calif.-based assisted living facility, Fox affiliate KTTV reported June 24.
New York hospital to cut services as part of critical access bid
Warsaw, N.Y.-based Wyoming County Community Hospital filed plans to take nearly half of its 62 beds off its operating certificate as it looks to meet critical access hospital requirements, local news outlet WGRZ reported June 26.
Northwell hospital discontinues overnight ambulance shift
Staten Island (N.Y.) University Hospital, part of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, will discontinue an overnight ambulance tour that operates south of the Huguenot neighborhood on the South Shore of Staten Island, a hospital spokesperson con…
How AI is opening the door for quicker, more accurate diagnoses
Some view artificial intelligence as a threat to job security and quality care, but Stuart Schnitt, MD, pathologist and chief of breast oncologic pathology at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, sees AI as the tool that can lead to better patient ou…
