Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Teladoc C-suite leader to exit

    A C-suite leader at virtual care company Teladoc Health plans to depart at the end of 2024.
  2. Health systems lean into on-demand care

    Health systems are leaning into on-demand care to counteract long wait times.
  3. Cone Health taps VP of operations for 3 hospitals

    Walidah Karim-Rhoades, DNP, RN, has been appointed vice president of operations for Cone Health's Greensboro, N.C., market, which includes Cone Health Behavioral Health Hospital, The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital and Wesley Long Hospital. 
  1. University of Iowa Health Care sees 'organic growth' with ambient AI

    Thirty days after University of Iowa Health Care implemented ambient AI technology, more than 900 of its 3,000 providers have begun using it. 
  2. CVS to lay off 632 at Rhode Island headquarters

    CVS Health is set to lay off more than 630 employees as part of a $2 billion cost-cutting initiative aimed at improving financial performance, The Boston Globe reported Oct. 7. 
  3. Mississippi facility becomes designated rural emergency hospital

    Progressive Health of Houston (Miss.) has become a designated rural emergency hospital, WTVA reported Oct. 7.
  4. Duke Health looks to innovate home care delivery

    Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health is partnering with NTT Data, an IT service and consulting company, to create an advanced model for augmented home care delivery.

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  1. Maine launches all-physician EMS unit

    New England's first physician-only EMS response team launched in Maine, ABC affiliate WABI reported Oct. 7.
  2. Intermountain hospital taps president from HCA

    Jamison Robinett was appointed president of Cedar City (Utah) Hospital, part of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health.
  3. ChatGPT overprescribed emergency treatment: UCSF study

    ChatGPT is more likely to overprescribe medications and imaging and is less effective than a resident in emergency department care, a University of California San Francisco study found.
  4. Supreme Court rejects Biden administration's appeal to allow emergency abortions in Texas

    The U.S. Supreme Court in an Oct. 7 ruling declined to hear an appeal from the Biden administration that sought to enforce federal guidance in Texas that requires hospitals to perform abortions in emergency cases. 

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  1. Baptist Health South Florida gets approval for 100-bed hospital

    Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health South Florida received approval from the Sunrise (Fla.) community development department during a Sept. 24 meeting to build a 100-bed hospital.
  2. 10 best, worst states for healthcare access

    Healthcare is least accessible in Utah and most accessible in Massachusetts, according to a new report from Forbes Advisor.
  3. Trade group sues FDA for removing Eli Lilly weight loss drug from shortage list

    A group representing companies that produce copycat versions of Eli Lilly weight loss medications has filed a lawsuit against the FDA following the agency's recent decision to remove the drugs from its shortage list, Bloomberg reported Oct. 7. 
  4. ED length of stay falls in 2023: 3 takeaways

    Hospitals and health systems are making progress to reduce emergency department length of stay, though ED boarding remains a significant challenge for high-volume facilities, according to a new report from the Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance.
  5. Steward abandons Massachusetts hospital, closing 4 facilities: 7 things to know

    Dallas-based Steward Health Care filed a notice of closure for its already nonoperational Norwood (Mass.) Hospital and four satellite facilities. 
  6. Feds warn of 'double extortion' hackers targeting healthcare

    Federal authorities are warning of a new ransomware gang that has already claimed at least one healthcare victim in the U.S.
  7. Where MD Anderson, City of Hope leaders see progress

    Advancements in immunotherapy and personalized medicine have pushed the oncology field forward, according to leaders from MD Anderson and City of Hope who shared their insights with Becker's.
  8. Clinicians want more influence in software decisions: 7 survey findings

    Clinicians are calling for a bigger role in healthcare software decisions, an Oct. 8 survey from symplr found.
  9. The benefits of outsourcing IT functions in healthcare

    Health systems are increasingly adopting outsourcing as a strategic method for managing their IT functions. This approach not only offers cost savings but also enables organizations to scale rapidly.

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