From completing its $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical to delaying the rollout of its virtual care service after two lawmakers questioned its HIPAA privacy practices, here are nine of Amazon’s biggest healthcare moves in 2023:
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Viewpoint: Why healthcare providers shouldn't ban ChatGPT
Rather than banning the use of generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, healthcare providers should make their employees know how to deploy it with patient privacy in mind, a cybersecurity expert wrote in SC Magazine.
'Let providers be providers': Health IT execs on what they want from their EHR
Health IT executives told Becker’s that what they want from their EHR is less time in the EHR.
Often-reluctant PCPs must be encouraged to take on leadership roles
Primary care may be the bedrock of the U.S. healthcare system, but it is in crisis as increasing numbers of physicians suffer from burnout on the “volume-based hamster wheel,” according to a June 29 Harvard Business Review article.
Headspace lays off 181 employees in 2nd round of job cuts
Mental health app Headspace has laid off 181 employees, totaling about 15 percent of its workforce, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Indiana hospital closing emergency department, ending inpatient services
Hartford City, Ind.-based IU Health Blackford Hospital will close its emergency department and no longer offer inpatient services due to a reduction in patient volume, the Muncie Star Press reported June 30.
7 hospitals, health systems raising workers' pay
The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising workers’ pay since June 21.
Amazon's PillPack settles Controlled Substances Act allegations for $300K
PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy will pay $300,000 to resolve allegations it failed to keep track of medications in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
University of Maryland Medical System CFO steps down; interim named
Michelle Lee, CFO of Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System, has stepped down from the position.
Perinatal care measure will be optional for in 2024: Joint Commission
CMS will remove the perinatal care electronic clinical quality measure ePC-05 (exclusive breast milk feeding during the newborn’s entire hospitalization) from the Inpatient Quality Reporting Program on Jan. 1, 2024.
