More than 70% of healthcare organizations either have already adopted or plan to implement generative AI, McKinsey & Co. reported July 25.
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Health systems embrace proactive quality, safety work
In healthcare, there is no shortage of calls to make patient safety and quality improvement efforts more strategic and proactive.
Hospitals need to transition how they transition nurses into practice
Transitioning new nurse graduates from a remote learning environment forced by the pandemic into practicing by the bedside has been a challenge for health systems, calling for a change in the way C-suite leaders tackle the issue, hospital leaders told …
Epic's data fight spotlights privacy, access concerns
A dispute involving EHR vendor Epic Systems has ignited concerns about the security of medical information in the healthcare industry, Politico reported July 25.
Advocate nurse leaders help 'write the book' on virtual nursing
The Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses has introduced a new virtual nursing certificate developed with input from nurse leaders at Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health.
Envision exits California
Envision is halting services and operations in California after resolving a lawsuit accusing the physician services company of violating corporate practice of medicine laws.
UPMC and Tampa General back imaging interoperability startup
Pittsburgh-based UPMC Enterprises, and Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital Ventures, the venture capital arms of UPMC and Tampa General Hospital, respectively, have completed a strategic financing round for Medicom, a health tech startup leading enterprise i…
Georgia system plans 'necessary' rebrand amid regional expansion
Dalton, Ga.-based Hamilton Health Care System is rebranding to Vitruvian Health as part of its regional expansion plans.
Brigham, Faulkner nurses move closer to strike
Thousands of nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, voted on July 24 and 25 to authorize one-day strikes.
No survival advantage for double mastectomies over other treatments, study suggests
Double mastectomies have similar survival rates to lumpectomies and single mastectomies, according to research published July 25 in JAMA Oncology.
