ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, is hiring American talent for at least 17 roles related to healthcare and science, Forbes reported Jan. 3.
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Wyoming hospital CFO steps down
Kevin Benson has left his role as CFO of Thermopolis, Wyo.-based Hot Springs Health, Thermopolis Independent Record reported Jan. 4.
Viewpoint: Assurance labs urgently needed as healthcare AI expands
The Coalition for Health AI, formed in December 2022, has called on public and private partners via a JAMA study released Dec. 20, 2023, to develop assurance labs for the testing of artificial intelligence tools for healthcare based on arranged standar…
Representative pushes for clarity in AI regulation
U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, R-N.C., is seeking legislation that would protect physicians using artificial intelligence, and opened up a discussion on how healthcare AI will be regulated according to a Jan. 3 Politico report.
5 ways MSU Health Care aims to bolster primary care in 2024
Ass the nation faces a growing deficit of primary care physicians, Michael Weiner, DO, isn’t deterred.
Cost of treating COVID patients has risen 26% since 2020
When the pandemic began in 2020, providing care to hospitalized COVID-19 patients cost hospitals around $10,394 per patient. Since then, the price to provide the same inpatient care climbed by 26% to $13,072 in just two years, according to the research…
Healthcare labor market shows signs of stability
While the quits rate was lower nationally at the end of November, the quits rate in the healthcare and social assistance sector stayed relatively consistent.
Optum, SSM Health end partnership
St. Louis-based SSM Health and UnitedHealth Group’s Optum have ended their administrative partnership around inpatient care management, digital transformation and revenue cycle management, an SSM Health spokesperson confirmed with Becker’s.
HCA's latest hospital executive appointments
Brent Burish will serve as CEO of two HCA Healthcare hospitals in St. Petersburg, Fla.
More women are advance-ordering abortion pills
Advanced provision requests for abortion pills have skyrocketed since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, The New York Times reported Jan. 2.
