UCLA Health in Los Angeles has launched a new center focused on evaluating the safety, effectiveness and implementation of AI tools in healthcare settings. The Innovations and Outcomes Validation of AI Center, known as INOVAi, will conduct testing and research…
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Nurses left their primary jobs at nearly double the rate between 2018 and 2022, rising from 13% to 24%, according to a University of Michigan study published in Medical Care. The study used a difference-in-difference analysis of inpatient, long-term care,…
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Epic holds 43.7% of the acute care EHR market, and a growing share of that expansion runs through hospitals that never signed a direct contract with the company. Through Epic’s Community Connect program, smaller organizations join a larger health system’s…
Every time a paramedic walks into a hospital and hands off a patient, Jonathan Washko, assistant vice president at the Northwell Health Center for Emergency Medical Services and SkyHealth, notices something: The emergency room workflow is usually structured. But once a…
Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Health System is laying off 43 positions — primarily administrative and support roles — a health system spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s June 11. The cuts represent about 1.6% of the Lovelace’s local workforce, the spokesperson said. The…
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Whitefield, N.H.-based North Country Healthcare has issued a request for proposals for a strategic communications and content creation retainer. The three-hospital system is seeking a firm to function as an extension of its internal communications team — not a vendor…
Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has launched a Geriatric Emergency Department Initiative at Palos Heights, Ill.-based Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital. The program will deliver specialized care to patients 65 and older during and after an emergency visit, according to a May 21…
Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health recorded an operating loss of $34 million (-1.8% operating margin) in the first quarter of 2026, an improvement from an operating loss of $42 million (-2.3% margin) during the same period last year, according to its…