Colorado lawmakers will not move forward with a proposed $50 million reduction to a Medicaid program that helps hospitals cover the indirect costs of training medical residents, The Colorado Sun reported March 12. On March 11, members of the state’s…
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Medication access has long been a pain point for care teams and patients alike. We’re sitting down with experts from CoverMyMeds and Ontada to discuss the launch of the Specialty Access and Affordability Solutions, an industry-first solution designed to accelerate…
The Florida Senate unanimously passed HB 4043 on March 11, requiring the Citrus County Hospital Board to adopt a dissolution plan by Sept. 30. The hospital board owns the property of HCA Florida Citrus Hospital in Inverness. The measure eliminates…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health’s Katz Institute for Women’s Health has opened a menopause and midlife health center. The Northwell Health Physician Partners Center for Menopause and Midlife Health, based in Stony Brook, N.Y., is a 3,000-square-foot multidisciplinary facility…
District 1199J, an AFSCME local chapter representing former employees of Heights University Hospital in Jersey City, N.J., has filed a complaint in New Jersey state court accusing the hospital of violating the state’s WARN Act when it abruptly closed most…
Microsoft has launched Copilot Health, an AI-powered tool designed to help users interpret their personal health data and prepare for conversations with clinicians. Copilot Health is a secure space within Microsoft’s Copilot platform that aggregates health records, wearable device data…
Stryker, a medical device manufacturer, is investigating a cyberattack that disrupted its Microsoft environment and caused a global network outage. In a March 12 update, the company said it is continuing to resolve the disruption affecting its global network but…
The Tallahassee City Commission approved the transfer of city-owned Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare assets to Florida State University, also in Tallahassee, March 11, clearing the path for the development of an integrated academic health center. The city commissioner accepted the…
More than 80% of physicians use artificial intelligence in their professional practice — more than double the share in 2023, according to a March 12 survey from the American Medical Association. AMA polled 1,692 U.S. physicians across various specialties, practice…
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has received $50 million from anonymous donors to fuel cancer research efforts. The donors said the gift was made “with deep gratitude for the compassionate and expert care provided by staff across Mass General Brigham,”…