Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has spun out an AI startup it says represents a “breakthrough” for clinical trial patient identification. The academic health system said Dec. 12 it launched AIwithCare, which deploys AI in the EHR to match patients…
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Dec. 11 to block states from creating AI regulations outside of the existing federal frameworks to spur growth and adoption across industries. In the executive order, President Trump said his administration’s efforts to…
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare reached a record high stock price of $218 on Nov. 25, capping off a transformative year that highlights investor confidence in the system’s ongoing shift toward specialty and outpatient care. As of Dec. 12, Tenet stock remained…
Mark Smith, MD, has been named chief medical officer of East Lansing, Mich.-based MSU Health Care, effective Feb. 1. Dr. Smith is an emergency medicine physician with more than 25 years of experience in healthcare. Most recently, he served as…
Seventeen healthcare organizations using Epic’s software connected to a federally backed health information network in November. The organizations began participating in the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement in November, an Epic spokesperson told Becker’s. TEFCA, a government-led initiative launched…
The FDA is considering adding a black box warning to COVID-19 vaccines — the latest development in a broader shift in how the agency approaches vaccine oversight and safety communication, according to a Dec. 12 CNN report. Here are seven…
Morton County, Kan., plans to sue the state for more than $2 million over misdirected hospital funding, the Kansas Reflector reported Dec. 11. Five things to know: 1. In 2015, the county’s voters approved a 1% countywide sales tax that…
Larry Antonucci, MD, president and CEO of Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health, will step down from his role when his contract concludes on Sept. 30. Dr. Antonucci, who has served as CEO since 2017, plans to remain in the position…
Bruce Tassin was appointed CEO of Georgetown Community Hospital and Bluegrass Community Hospital and market president of Clark Regional Medical Center and Bourbon Community Hospital, in addition to Georgetown and Bluegrass, effective Jan. 1. He will oversee all four Central…
Middlesex (Conn.) Hospital has opened its first specialty pharmacy — a move President and CEO Vincent Capece Jr. said will improve care coordination, increase visibility into whether patients receive high-cost medications, and help the system better support those struggling to…