As thousands of internationally trained healthcare workers are stuck in visa limbo, a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visa petitions could further destabilize the workforce, the American Hospital Association said in an article on its website. In September, President Donald…
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In this episode, Benjamin Schwartz, MD, MHCM, President of Academic Delivery, Banner Health, and Patricia A. Prelock, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, Provost and Chief Academic Officer at University of Arizona, reflect on a decade-long partnership advancing academic medicine, workforce development, and…
Grand Marais, Minn.-based North Shore Health is examining whether to swap EHR vendors, WTIP reported. The one-hospital system uses Meditech but is evaluating a switch to Epic through a Community Connect partnership with a larger system, according to the March…
Meta is entering the health wearables market with AI glasses designed to keep tabs on what you eat. The Meta AI glasses are now available for people with prescription lenses and come with hands-free food tracking as part of a…
Dr. ChatGPT has replaced Dr. Google. Patients now often show up to medical visits armed with potential diagnoses and treatments generated by AI on their phones. As commercial chatbots are typically more powerful than what health systems offer inside their…
Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Health received a $100 million gift from The Stephens Greth Foundation to support their $5 billion joint pediatric campus. The campus, which is projected to open in 2031, is under construction across from…
University of Toledo Health in Ohio is expanding use of an ambient AI clinical documentation tool within its Epic EHR following a pilot. After an eight-week evaluation, the health system reported a 29% reduction in time to chart closure and…
Julie Murray has been appointed executive vice president of Methodist Hospital and Methodist Women’s Hospital in Omaha, Neb., effective April 1. Ms. Murray has served as interim executive vice president of the hospitals since Jan. 1, according to a March…
The American Telemedicine Association and Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore have launched a three-year initiative to address barriers to interstate telehealth access. The effort, known as the Licensure Innovation for Telehealth Transformation initiative, aims to educate policymakers and the public…
Danette Kramer plans to retire as CEO of Regional Medical Center in Manchester, Iowa, at the end of 2026. Ms. Kramer has spent 30 years with the organization, joining in 1996, according to an April 1 hospital news release. She…