Live Oak, Texas-based Methodist Hospital – Northeast broke ground Jan. 20 on a $146 million patient tower. The hospital is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s San Antonio, Texas-based Methodist Healthcare System. The three-floor, 100,000-square-foot tower will add 64 medical-surgical…
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Amazon One Medical has rolled out an AI chatbot that automatically connects to patient health records. The hybrid primary care company said Health AI, which is now live for One Medical’s members on its app, helps answer health questions, schedule…
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As access to retail pharmacy services has grown more fragmented since the COVID-19 pandemic, Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health has leaned into system-owned pharmacies as a core part of care continuity by expanding locations, staffing and service models to meet patient…
Cone Health patients applying for Social Security Disability Insurance can authorize the Social Security Administration to access their medical records directly through Epic, accelerating a process that often takes months. The new electronic record-sharing initiative is part of a partnership…
The Connecticut College of Emergency Physicians has launched a public dashboard featuring emergency department boarding data from hospitals across the state. The dashboard shows 2024 hospital boarding statistics, including total patients treated and admitted, average wait times and boarding percentages.…
The national blood supply has fallen 35% over the past month, prompting the American Red Cross to declare a severe blood shortage. The nonprofit issued the warning Jan. 20, saying flu season and harsh winter weather across the country are…
The California Hospital Association has criticized proposed staffing regulations from the California Department of Public Health, warning the rules could immediately shutter hundreds of psychiatric beds and disrupt behavioral healthcare statewide. The proposal requires freestanding psychiatric hospitals to meet heightened…
The FDA issued draft guidance Jan. 21 proposing the use of minimal residual disease and complete response as primary endpoints to support accelerated approval of drugs for multiple myeloma. The draft guidance outlines recommendations for trial design, statistical methods and…
The misuse of AI chatbots in healthcare is the leading health technology hazard for 2026, according to a new report from patient safety organization ECRI. The annual ranking highlights risks tied to the growing use of AI-powered chatbots by clinicians,…