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Hospitals in 12 states, from Delaware to Wisconsin, are going live on Epic’s EHR platform in 2026, as the company continues to expand its already dominant share of the hospital EHR market. Epic grew its share of the acute care…

Hospitals and health systems nationwide are seeking pharmacy leaders as the role expands amid drug pricing pressure, supply chain constraints and growing 340B oversight. Many organizations have sharpened their focus on pharmacy as a strategic lever — elevating its role…

Norton Healthcare’s $29.8 million retail pharmacy and central-fill operation in Louisville, Ky., is now operational. The health system celebrated the pharmacy’s grand opening Aug. 13, though the facility opened to patients July 20.  The pharmacy, staffed by 30 employees, serves…

The OpenAI Foundation is committing $100 million to launch Breakthroughs to Follow-Through, a Common Health Coalition initiative that will use AI tools to close gaps in care delivery, the two organizations announced Aug. 13. The initiative’s first goal is to…

The American Hospital Association sent a letter Aug. 12 urging the Consumer Product Safety Commission to keep hospital participation voluntary as the agency modernizes the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. The letter, addressed to CPSC Chairman Peter Feldman and Secretary…

About 1 in 5 second-level appeals of denied anticancer medications in Medicare Part D were overturned, according to a study published July 23 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers analyzed 4,952 second-level appeals from 2020 to 2024. Here are four things…

VYKAT XR (diazoxide choline), the first FDA-approved medication specifically indicated for hyperphagia in patients ages 4 and older with Prader-Willi syndrome, is facing increased safety scrutiny following reports of seven deaths and more than 100 serious adverse events. The reported…

An appeal related to a certificate of need application for Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health’s planned hospital has been dismissed. Six things to know: 1. The system can move forward with planning and development of its $250 million Cone Health Mebane…