In 2024, hospital and health system CIOs are focusing on exploring generative AI use cases, with the aim of driving greater efficiencies for their organizations and staff.
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'Every hospital that does pediatric care is saturated': Hospitals grapple with volume surges
Hospitals across the U.S. are reinstating mask mandates and opening up additional units as respiratory virus metrics continue to climb and volumes surge.
A new weapon in the war against drug-resistant bacteria
Scientists have developed a new antibiotic, zosurabalpin, to attack a notoriously drug-resistant family of bacteria known as carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, or CRAB for short, which kills many of those it infects.
The state of hospital price transparency compliance in 2024
More than 90% of hospitals that are required to post a machine-readable file have done so as of Dec. 15, according to a Jan. 4 report from Turquoise Health.
How one health system made its EHR 'fun'
One health system reduced the stress and burnout associated with EHR use by making a recent update to its system “fun,” the American Medical Association reported.
Hackers threaten to send SWAT teams to Fred Hutch patients' homes
Hackers threatened to “swat” patients of Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center if the organization didn’t meet its ransom demands, databreaches.net reported.
How UPMC makes the business case for cyber spending
Pittsburgh-based UPMC is investing in cybersecurity in a challenging economic environment by making the business case for it, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 4.
15 best, worst cities for jobs
Scottsdale, Ariz., is the best city to find a job in 2024 and Newark, N.J., is the worst, according to a WalletHub analysis released Jan. 4.
'Physician associate' marks a return to the past
The term “physician associate” is not as new as some might think.
State orders New York system to keep maternity services
Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners has received a cease-and-desist letter from the state Department of Health ordering against shutting down beds or services at its Troy, N.Y.-based Samaritan Hospital’s Burdett Birth Center, a spokesperson …
