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The Department of Veterans Affairs is deploying AI-based enhancements to its pharmacy module alongside the rollout of its modernized EHR, according to an Oct. 5 GovCIO Media & Research report. The module includes an AI transcription agent to help clinical…
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University of Chicago Medicine filed a certificate of need application Sept. 28 with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board, moving forward with plans to build a nearly $328 million clinical laboratory in the city’s Washington Park neighborhood. The…
Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency Oct. 5 in response to a growing measles outbreak in rural New York and neighboring states. The executive order lets the state respond more quickly and expands who can administer measles vaccines…
Revenue cycle management company Knowtion Health has named Steven Huddleston CEO. Mr. Huddleston brings more than 25 years of experience in healthcare finance, strategy and revenue cycle leadership, according to an Oct. 6 company news release. He spent more than…