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Medical Properties Trust offloads 11 facilities for $86M to U of Colorado Health

Birmingham, Ala.-based Medical Properties Trust, one of the world’s largest healthcare real estate owners, has sold 11 Colorado-based freestanding emergency departments, primary care, imaging and urgent care facilities for $86 million to Aurora-based U…

New York restricts use of meningitis antibiotic over resistance concerns

The New York State Department of Health issued an advisory Aug. 14 asking providers to discontinue use of ciprofloxacin as a post-exposure prophylaxis for close contacts of patients with meningococcal disease.

'Bridge physicians' emerge in response to provider shortages

In the last decade, nearly a dozen states have passed laws allowing medical school graduates who have not matched into a residency program to work under the supervision of a licensed physician.

Health systems push EHRs beyond patient records

Health systems are increasingly leveraging EHR systems for more than just storing patient data.

3rd-party cybersecurity risk for hospitals: 4 notes

As hospitals and health systems have improved their cybersecurity, hackers have still been interrupting healthcare by setting their sights on third-party technology companies and suppliers.

AI's no-fly zones: 4 executives weigh in

It is clear that healthcare leaders are engaged in the artificial intelligence space. 

How UCHealth uses AI for nurses

Nurses at Aurora, Colo.-based UC Health employ artificial intelligence to alert them to a potentially deadly condition for patients, the Colorado Springs Gazette reported.

The dangers of healthcare generative AI 'drift'

IT leaders are embracing generative AI in healthcare but also expressing concerns that the technology can “drift.”

Corewell takes 'fast drafter' approach to AI

Corewell Health has taken a unique approach to incorporating artificial intelligence into daily workflows and processes.

Health systems still reeling from Change hack

While some of the nation’s largest health systems have fully recovered from the Feb. 21 ransomware attack on UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare, smaller systems are still grappling with its effects, an Aug. 13 report from Strata Decision Technology found.