Answering patient inquiries is the predominant application of large language model technology within the healthcare industry, a April 23 survey from AI healthcare company John Snow Labs found. 

Salem (Mo.) Memorial Hospital District has announced that Interim CEO Jason Edwards and CFO Doug Hoban have submitted their resignations.

The rich are getting richer in a number of Western states, according to an April 25 analysis from GoBankingRates. 

Strange symptoms in syphilis cases are appearing sooner and in higher incidence rates than normal, CNN reported April 26. 

Demand for Type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic is high across the U.S., but interest varies by state, according to research conducted by Bison Pharmacy. 

Midwest grocery chain Meijer has donated $3 million to support the construction of the Joan Secchia Children's Rehabilitation Hospital, which is slated to open in 2026 and will be Michigan's first freestanding rehab hospital for children. 

Prairieville (La.) Family Hospital closed April 29 after the Louisiana Department of Health determined that the hospital violated state hospital laws and regulations, leading to the revocation of its license. 

The Federal Trade Commission's recent noncompete ban could affect the nation's largest EHR vendor, Wisconsin Public Radio reported.

Sandy McKenzie has been named president and CEO of Dalton, Ga.-based Hamilton Medical Center: the flagship hospital of Hamilton Health Care System. 

A study from researchers at University of Cambridge in England found people with breast cancer are more likely to develop a second cancer in their lifetime.

San Francisco-based UCSF Health broke ground April 27 on its new $4.3 billion UCSF Health Helen Diller Hospital in San Francisco.

A patient and a visitor were injured in a fire that broke out April 27 in an inpatient room at UVA Health University Medical Center in Charlottesville, Va., a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's. 

From a judge ruling that Tenet must face a class-action lawsuit, to the California Hospital Association alleging Anthem Blue Cross of California violated the state's patient safety laws, here are 10 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker's has reported since April 17: 

Nearly 200 rural hospitals have closed since 2005, and some states bear the brunt of this reduction to healthcare access more than others. 

Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System has named Michelle Lewis vice president of revenue cycle, according to an April 28 post on her LinkedIn page. 

Becker's asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their organization's areas of growth for the next few years. 

Opelousas (La.) General Health System has named Shelly Soileau CFO, effective June 3. 

West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health successfully defended against a proposed class-action lawsuit that claimed it disclosed patients' personal health information with third parties.

From detailing plans to release AI validation software to expanding its payer platform, here are 12 updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker'sin April:

Long-term debt has long been a staple in healthcare, but many hospitals and health systems are responding to the increasing cost of debt and debt service in the rising rates environment.