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Boston Children's Hospital adopts new ChatGPT platform

Boston Children’s Hospital is among the early adopters of the new ChatGPT Team platform from OpenAI that allows companies to customize their generative artificial intelligence uses.

It's time to 're-embrace strategic growth': 3 Qs for hospital CEOs

With hospital margins on the rise and financial position slowly improving for many organizations, top executives are mulling near- and long-term growth strategies.

Crozer medical center's residency program loses general surgery accreditation

Upland, Pa.-based Crozer-Chester Medical Center’s surgical residency program’s accreditation has been removed by the ACGME, with the program needing to close by Jan. 12. 

Ohio hospital seeks $5M to 'return to normal'

Hicksville, Ohio-based Community Memorial Hospital remains on the hunt for funding to avert the possibility of shutting down, CBS affiliate WANE reported Jan. 10. 

Georgia hospital 1st in US with Amazon 'walk-out' store

Savannah, Ga.-based St. Joseph’s/Candler is the first health system in the country to open a retail market for staff and visitors that uses Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. 

Hospital profitability lags behind pre-pandemic levels

Hospital profitability has been steadily rising in the last year, but they’re still far away from pre-pandemic levels, according to the Kaufman Hall “National Hospital Flash Report,” released Jan. 9.

Hospitals urge Congress to prevent 'unconscionable' pay cuts

The American Hospital Association has urged lawmakers to eliminate Medicaid disproportionate share hospital reductions for two years and reject proposals to expand site-neutral payment cuts as well as policies that would increase regulatory burdens on …

Some teens turn to 'budget Ozempic'

Nearly 1 in 10 adolescents have used nonprescription weight loss products in their lifetimes that are ineffective and potentially harmful, according to a study published Jan. 10 in Jama Network Open.

What WVU Medicine's CFO is excited about in 2024

WVU Medicine CFO Nick Barcellona said the Morgantown, W.Va.-based system is “excited and bullish about our continued efforts and investments to transform into an integrated delivery and finance system.”

Be 'an idealist without illusions,' says 1 health system CEO

President John F. Kennedy once said, “I’m an idealist without illusions.” His philosophy — striving for greatness within the margins of reality — could benefit health system leaders today, one executive told Becker’s.