The nation’s growing shortage of pediatric specialists is leading to monthslong waitlists for children needing care, according to a March 9 report from the Children’s Hospital Association. The association, which represents more than 200 children’s hospitals, said the shortages have…
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Matt Richardt was named associate CIO of Louisville, Ky.-based ScionHealth. Mr. Richardt announced the move in a March 9 LinkedIn post. He previously served as a senior consultant at Formōs Resources, a full-service talent solutions firm, according to his profile.…
Children are increasingly visiting hospital emergency departments nationwide for dental issues amid shrinking access to pediatric dental care, KFF Health News reported March 10. Five notes: 1. ED visits for dental issues unrelated to physical trauma increased by 57.9% among…
Richmond-based VCU Health named John Delzell Jr., MD, its designated institutional officer and senior associate dean for Graduate Medical Education for the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Dr. Delzell, a family medicine physician, will oversee all of VCU Health’s…
Fremont, Calif., topped WalletHub’s 2026 ranking of happiest cities in the U.S. for another year, while Detroit ranked at the bottom. For the ranking, the personal finance website compared 182 of the largest U.S. cities — including the 150 most…
More than 85% of Epic customers are using the company’s AI tools. Epic’s AI portfolio includes tools designed for clinicians, revenue cycle teams and patients. Early results shared by the company in a March 10 news release suggest the technology…
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Parkridge Health System, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has received approval from the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission to build a $17.4 million freestanding emergency room in Cleveland, Tenn. The ER will comprise 11 treatment rooms, a laboratory,…
There is a graveyard in healthcare AI that never appears in health system announcements or investor decks. It is filled with tools that earned high accuracy scores in validation studies, wowed executives in demonstrations, and generated genuine excitement in pilots…
New York City-based Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is partnering with HeartBeam, a medical technology company, to develop and validate a new AI-electrocardiogram algorithm. HeartBeam’s flagship product is its 12-lead ECG home monitoring system, which includes synthesis software…
York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health opened WellSpan Newberry Hospital in Newberry Township, Pa., on March 10, expanding the system’s footprint in central Pennsylvania. Five notes: 1. The microhospital is the system’s 10th hospital across Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland, according to…