The National Academy of Medicine formed a digital health consortium in 2011 that continues to add members toward its aim of boosting population and patient-level health.
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10 startups join Cedars-Sinai's health tech accelerator
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai’s health tech accelerator program welcomed 10 new startups to join its ninth cohort.
AAPA taps former Rush leader as inaugural chief medical officer
Jennifer Orozco, DMSc, PA-C, has been selected to serve as the American Academy of Physician Associates’ first chief medical officer.
ASHP names 6 hospital pharmacies as centers of excellence
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists has honored six hospitals with its certificate of excellence in medication use safety and pharmacy practice.
Pennsylvania agency makes reporting newborn injury details voluntary for hospitals
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has changed course and voted to make reporting on newborn injuries and deaths optional, PennLive reported July 11.
Risant Health will drive new tech adoption at Geisinger, CEO says
Jaewon Ryu, MD, president and CEO of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health, said Risant Health, the new nonprofit organization created by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, will give the organization more opportunity to invest in AI and …
FDA OKs more cisplatin drug imports
The FDA is allowing 10 more lots of cisplatin from a China-based pharmaceutical company to be imported to the U.S. to ease the ongoing cancer drug shortage, Bloomberg reported July 10. The additional lots are set to arrive next week.
States increase pressure on nonprofit hospitals as charity care scrutinized
More than a dozen states have considered or passed legislation to better define what charity care means, increasing the scrutiny on nonprofit hospitals and health systems, according to a July 11 KFF Health News report.
Novant Health provides mental health app for patients, 36,000 employees
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has begun offering digital mental health support from NeuroFlow to its patients and 36,000 employees.
171 hospitals affected in HCA data theft
Data theft from an external storage location affected Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare hospitals across 19 states.
