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9 new drug shortages

Nine drugs were recently added to the hundreds-long, growing list of medications in short supply, according to the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

9 new drug shortages

Nine drugs were recently added to the hundreds-long, growing list of medications in short supply, according to the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Peterson Center launches digital health institute with $50M

The Peterson Center on Healthcare, a nonprofit that partners with providers and academic institutions with the goal of improving healthcare, launched the Peterson Health Technology Institute with a $50 million commitment to studying digital health tool…

Viewpoint: NEJM article uses 'sketchy math' to attack hospitals

The American Hospital Association called an opinion article published July 15 in The New England Journal of Medicine “another unfair assault on the only sector in health care that routinely gives back so much more to their communities than they receive…

Florida children's hospital names 1st VP of medical affairs

Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla., has selected Mark Toney, MD, to serve as vice president of medical affairs, a newly created position. He will take on the role Nov. 1, according to a news release sent to Becker’s. 

Judge says Epic to receive $140M in compensatory damages for trades secret case

A circuit court ruled that it would not lower EHR vendor Epic Systems’ $140 million in compensatory damages that it is supposed to receive from Mumbai, India-based Tata Consultancy Services due to an ongoing trades secret case. 

Robotic tool offers 'significant' advance in lung cancer diagnostics at Baptist Health

Clinicians are using robot-assisted technology to diagnose and treat lung cancer in a same-day procedure at Baptist Health Paducah (Ky.) and four other system hospitals.

The rise of health system chief transformation officers

Facing rising costs, lower reimbursements and increased care demands, health systems are in need of serious transformation. Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health created a new C-suite position to tackle these positions and redesign the system for futu…

Baptist 1st system to use blockchain for drug pricing

Baptist Health, a nine-hospital system in Louisville, Ky., is the first health system in the U.S. to use MediLedger’s blockchain technology to review prices for procured drugs.

Teladoc, Microsoft to bring generative AI to telehealth

Teladoc is partnering with Microsoft to integrate its artificial intelligence services, which can automate clinical documentation, on the company’s telehealth platform.