Farmington, N.M.-based San Juan Regional Medical Center, a community-owned nonprofit hospital serving the Four Corners region of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado, is deploying Wellsheet’s AI software enterprisewide. The platform is currently live in more than 100 U.S. hospitals,…
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Medical devicemaker Zynex agreed to enter into a nonprosecution agreement with the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Rhode Island and admitted to participating in a conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, securities fraud, mail fraud and other violations. Under…
While the majority of Americans still turn to physicians or other medical professionals for medical advice, 16% are relying on AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini, Gallup found. That number could increase in the months and years to…
Karen Stuerenberg joined Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health as vice president of communications and chief communications officer, effective Feb. 16. Ms. Stuerenberg brings nearly two decades of communications leadership experience to the role, according to a Feb. 19 health system news…
R1 RCM has sold its 340B referral capture business — formerly known as par8o — to tech-enabled pharmacy solutions company NuvemRx. The revenue cycle managed company acquired par8o in 2022 as part of its acquisition of healthcare revenue recovery provider…
Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health is adopting connected devices from Withings Health Solutions for its concierge medicine service. Signature by MedStar Health will offer members complimentary devices such as a cellular blood pressure monitor and a cellular scale. The data is…
Select Medical, which operates more than 100 critical illness recovery hospitals in the U.S., plans to close its hospital in Meridian, Miss., by March 13. In an online statement, Regency Hospital-Meridian said it is no longer accepting new admissions and…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health researchers have developed a promising novel vaccine to treat Clostridioides difficile infections. Previous vaccine strategies targeted the bacterium’s primary toxins, according to a Feb. 18 system news release. Though this strategy protected against severe infection, it…
Tucson (Ariz.) Rehabilitation Hospital named Peter Lux, MD, medical director. In his role, Dr. Lux will oversee the physical medicine and rehabilitation services, according to a Feb. 17 hospital news release. Dr. Lux most recently served as lead physiatrist at…
The FDA plans to drop its long-standing requirement that drugmakers conduct two rigorous studies to secure approval for new drugs and is also pushing to expand over-the-counter access to medications. Going forward, the FDA’s “default position” will be to require…