A second scan using prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography changed treatment plans for nearly half of patients with recurrent prostate cancer whose initial scan was negative, according to research published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear…
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Nearly all physicians review data from consumer wearables, but few healthcare systems have incorporated that information into routine clinical care. The 2026 International Physician Survey on Consumer Wearables, conducted by the American Medical Association’s Center for Digital Health and AI and Medscape,…
Cleveland Clinic realized it wanted to expand access to weekend appointments and that there was genuine patient demand for it. When the system surveyed approximately 13,000 patients regarding what time periods worked best for them, what locations made sense and…
Nonprofit hospital margins dipped in May as expenses grew and health systems strategically planned for care shifting to the outpatient setting, according to Kaufman Hall’s most recent “National Hospital Flash Report.” Kaufman Hall released the report July 13, including data…
More than 4,000 registered nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston returned to patient care at 7 a.m. July 13, concluding what the Massachusetts Nurses Association called the largest nurse strike and work stoppage in Massachusetts history, according to…
Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University plans to establish a four-year regional campus of Sidney Kimmel Medical College in Allentown, Pa. It comes weeks after the university was selected to establish Delaware’s first four-year medical school. Five things to know: 1. The…
Experity has acquired Exdion Healthcare, an AI-driven revenue cycle management company. The deal folds Exdion’s automated coding, billing and compliance software into Experity’s platform, which serves nearly half of all urgent care clinics in the U.S., according to a July…
The FDA has approved Sanofi’s subcutaneous Sarclisa Escena in combination with standard-of-care regimens for patients with multiple myeloma across all existing indications of the intravenous formulation, making it the first anticancer treatment administered through an on-body injector. Sarclisa Escena is…
Is “chief information officer” still the right title for the job? Health systems have mostly been answering by adding words rather than swapping out the whole title: Digital, transformation and data are turning up in CIO nameplates at a growing…
Fifty-two hospitals across 21 states have converted to rural emergency facilities since the law that created the designation took effect in January 2023, according to data from CMS. Here are the hospitals that have converted to rural emergency status, by…