A Montana health system plans to go live with a new Epic EHR on March 1, KRTV reported.
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Philips imaging machine might fall on patients, FDA warns
Philips told users of its BrightView imaging machines the detector might fall because of a component failure. No injuries or deaths have been reported, the FDA said Feb. 15.
Johns Hopkins Medicine names 1st deputy CIO
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine has hired its inaugural deputy CIO.
CDC weighs recommendation for spring COVID booster
The CDC may recommend an additional COVID-19 booster this spring, but likely only for those who are most vulnerable to the virus, NBC News reported Feb. 15.
AdventHealth investing 'generously' in IT
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, which boasts an IT department of more than 2,200 team members, told Becker’s it is investing “generously” in IT.
A year later, has ChatGPT fulfilled its promise for hospitals?
Last February, health system digital leaders threw around superlatives like “iPhone” moment, “endless” possibilities” and the “future” of medicine in describing ChatGPT’s healthcare promise. So has the tool been as transformative as advertised?
UChicago Medicine unveils center on cancer inequity
UChicago Medicine has unveiled a new center dedicated to combating inequities in cancer prevention and care delivery. The move comes as cancer incidence rates on Chicago’s South Side, where the academic health system’s flagship medical center is locate…
100 top rural and community hospitals, by state
The Chartis Center for Rural Health released its annual list of the top 100 rural and community hospitals in the U.S. on Feb. 15.
Lawmakers eye new designation for safety net hospitals
Two House lawmakers have introduced a bill that would establish an “essential health system” designation that would create more opportunities for safety net hospitals to receive federal funding.
$1.48B Kaiser Sacramento hospital could break ground in 2024
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente might be breaking ground on a hospital in the Sacramento rail yards this year, the Sacramento Business Journal reported Feb. 15.
