Health systems continue to embrace Big Tech to advance their work in artificial intelligence and other digital technologies. Here are six partnerships Becker's reported on in the past month.

Hospital-acquired antimicrobial-resistant infections remain at least 12% above pre-pandemic levels, according to a new study from data at 120 U.S. hospitals. 

Amazon continues building out its healthcare artificial intelligence and pharmacy businesses. Here are 10 health tech jobs the tech giant is hiring for this month.

COVID-19 has upended a long-standing belief that physicians must care for infectious disease patients, irrespective of their own personal risk, suggests research published April 24 in Clinical Infectious Diseases. 

In the first quarter of 2024, Teladoc's revenue reached $646 million, a 3% increase compared to the $629 million in revenue it reported in the same period last year.

In the first three months of 2024, the U.S. reached a record with 323 ongoing medication shortages — the highest number since 2001. 

The Medical Group Management Association is seeking clarity from the HHS' Office for Civil Rights regarding who carries the burden of providing HIPAA-required breach notifications to both the federal government and affected patients following the Change Healthcare cyberattack.   

Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine has partnered with population health company Navvis to scale value-based capabilities across its system, which includes an academic medical center, three community hospitals, a home health organization and more than 2,300 physicians.

Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health reported $15.4 million operating income (0.7% margin) in the first three months of 2024, a 66% decrease compared to the $45.1 million (2.2% margin) for the same period in 2023, according to its most recent financial report.

Hospitals have begun incorporating artificial intelligence into their operational and clinical workflows to identify areas where the technology boosts clinicians and improves efficiency. But there are risks and executive teams need a strong plan to sustainably leverage AI for high quality, low cost care.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare posted $1.8 billion in net income for the first three months of 2024, up from $1.5 billion during the same time period in 2023, according to its most recent financial report.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is hosting its 12th annual cooking competition among its hospitals, where hospital chefs will present fine dining dishes to be assessed by a panel of judges.

Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville (Fla.) named Andrew Stec, MD, vice president and chief medical officer.

Offices of physicians and outpatient care centers are the top-paying settings for 10 of 17 physician specialties, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Months after the FDA warned clinicians about plastic syringes made in China, the agency listed violations it discovered at Cardinal Health related to the marketing of unapproved and adulterated syringes. 

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems CFO Kevin Hammons said the health system is seeing "continued progress from [its] in-sourcing and other initiatives to address medical specialist fees that have surged over the past two years." 

The CDC reported the first-known HIV cases transmitted via cosmetic injections after several middle-aged women were diagnosed with HIV following "vampire facials".

The Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems announced April 18 it entered into a definitive agreement to sell 351-bed Tennova Healthcare-Cleveland (Tenn.) to Hamilton Health Care System in Dalton, Ga., for $160 million in cash. 

The Federal Trade Commission voted to implement a sweeping noncompete ban that would have seismic effects on the healthcare industry and the U.S. economy more broadly. But questions remain around which nonprofit hospitals and other providers may be affected by the ban and how far the FTC's jurisdiction reaches under its final rule.

Honolulu-based Queen's Health System plans to complete its acquisition of an 88-bed psychiatric hospital from Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health later this year.