St. Louis-based Ascension said hackers stole files that likely contained patient data during the recent cyberattack on the health system.
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NYU Langone AI 99% accurate in differentiating between cancers
New York City-based NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center and the University of Glasgow in Scotland developed an artificial intelligence-powered tool that was 99% accurate in distinguishing between two lung cancers.
Good news for hospital expenses
Inflation in the U.S. declined for a second month in May, an encouraging sign for the Federal Reserve, which is looking for indicators that it can begin lowering interest rates, according to Bloomberg.
Cone Health executes $100M turnaround
Cone Health, a Greensboro, N.C.-based health system with five hospitals, executed a $100 million financial turnaround last year through strategic maneuvering and a focus on workforce transformation.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes appeals fraud conviction
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the now-defunct blood testing startup Theranos, is appealing her fraud conviction, according to CNN.
Healthcare sees surge in AI investments
In the past five years, venture capital investments in artificial intelligence for healthcare have skyrocketed, expanding at twice the pace of the overall tech industry, according to a June 11 report from Silicon Valley Bank.
National Academies propose new long COVID definition
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has proposed a more precise definition of long COVID-19.
City of Hope partners with historically Black medical school to improve diversity
Los Angeles-based City of Hope is partnering with Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, the only historically Black medical school west of the Mississippi River, to educate a more diverse workforce.
How Penn uses medical assistants to tackle MyChart messages
Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine reduced patient portal messages to physicians by having medical assistants triage the communications.
How 1 hospital bucked a remote patient monitoring trend
While at-home monitoring is less common for kids, one children’s hospital now has 11 remote management programs for its pediatric patients.
