A June study in Nature Medicine found that general-purpose models from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic outperformed specialized clinical AI tools from OpenEvidence and Wolters Kluwer across a series of medical benchmarks. OpenEvidence has since asked the journal to retract the…
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A growing number of states are moving to cap what hospitals can charge commercial payers and employers, turning hospital pricing into one of the most active battlegrounds in state health policy. Several states enacted hospital price caps in 2025, and…
Northern Louisiana Medical Center, a 130-bed hospital in Ruston, La., could lose its Medicare participation status Aug. 30 if it fails to address deficiencies reported by hospital surveyors. A June 1 survey cited 24 deficiencies, according to a CMS report…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s Rural Health Leadership Summit features Justin Harris, Chief Executive Officer, Daviess Community Hospital, Deaconess Health System. He discusses restoring core healthcare services, achieving financial stability through strategic partnerships, and the leadership principles of…
Perioperative leaders are navigating a cost equation that’s getting harder to balance. Becker’s asked surgical and anesthesia executives which cost pressures concern them most and the answers converge overwhelmingly on labor: rising wages, staffing shortages and growing reliance on premium…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference features Dr. Clay Dorenkamp, Orthopedic Surgeon, Michigan Orthopedic Center. He discusses leveraging technology to improve patient communication, reduce administrative…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference features Dr. Clay Dorenkamp, Orthopedic Surgeon, Michigan Orthopedic Center. He discusses leveraging technology to improve patient communication, reduce administrative…
Healthcare’s technology priorities are being rewritten by cost. From rural hospitals to major academic medical centers, leaders nationwide are confronting the same pressures — rising labor costs, reimbursement compression, regulatory complexity and the escalating expense of scaling AI beyond pilots.…
Anthropic is launching an internal drug discovery program with a focus on neglected diseases that traditional pharmaceutical companies would not consider commercially attractive, CNBC reported June 30. At a June 30 event in San Francisco, Eric Kauderer-Abrams, Anthropic’s life sciences…
Kimberlee Daniels has been promoted to CEO of Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health in Washington, D.C. Ms. Daniels has served as the hospital’s interim CEO since January, according to a June 30 LinkedIn post from the hospital. In…