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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…

Top-paying medical jobs that require an associate's or less

Radiation therapist and nuclear medicine technologist are the top-earning medical jobs that require an associate degree or less, according to 2023 rankings by Nursing Process.

Fire prompts 20 patients to be relocated at Atlanta hospital

A small electrical fire in an elevator at Atlanta-based Emory University Hospital Midtown caused 20 patients to be relocated, NBC affiliate WXIA reported Aug. 1.

12 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements

From HCA facing a discrimination lawsuit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to St. Luke’s Health System winning $52.5 million in a harassment case, here are 12 hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker’s has reported since July 25: