Court records allege that a former Nuance employee accused of breaching patient data from Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger had fake IDs and a machine used to create them, PennLive reported.
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Federal officials withdrawal from health AI coalition
Micky Tripathi, PhD, and Troy Tazbaz are stepping down from their roles as federal observers on the board of the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), a nonprofit supported by health systems.
The 5 wealthiest women in healthcare, per Forbes
Each year, Forbes releases its World’s Billionaires list, highlighting the wealthiest individuals globally based on their net worth.
California bill for community colleges to offer BSNs faces pushback
In February, lawmakers in California introduced a bill to enable community colleges in the state to offer a Bachelor of Science in nursing. The legislation is now facing pushback from leaders at state universities who say it would not actually serve it…
CEO tenures at the 10 largest health systems
Most CEOs of the largest health systems in the U.S. have taken the helm of their respective organizations within the last five years.
UPMC's Epic install 10 months in: 'We're seeing a symphony happen'
UPMC announced in September 2023 the system would transition its nine separate EHRs into one instance of Epic, a gigantic project involving more than 600 IT technicians and 1,200 clinical leaders to transfer 6 million patient records.
Hospital cybersecurity spend rockets as C-suites balance growth
Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are increasing cybersecurity budgets, and C-suite executives anticipate spending even more this year.
Heart failure patients see no benefits in severe salt restriction
A recent study found strict sodium restrictions hold few clinical benefits for patients with heart failure.
Tennessee hospital launches 'no-wait ER' program
Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital has launched a “no-wait ER” program that reduces the time patients wait to receive care to four or five minutes, wkrn.com reported July 8.
The latest recommendations on 2024-2025 flu, COVID, RSV vaccines
Eighty-five days shy of October, the month when respiratory virus season typically begins in the U.S., the CDC and FDA have already made several key announcements about what clinicians can expect for the 2024-2025 round of vaccines for the infections t…
