Healthcare’s rush into generative AI has created a cost center many organizations only notice after the bill arrives: the token, the basic unit AI platforms use to bill for every prompt sent and every response generated. As adoption scales from…
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A federal judge in Minnesota has signed off on a strict set of rules for how the data stolen in Change Healthcare’s 2024 cyberattack can be handled during the ongoing lawsuit. Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster approved the plan, reviewed…
Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare reduced serious safety events by as much as 90% over the past decade even as it grew from five hospitals to 28, the system said Aug. 10. The organization tied the improvement to a quality and safety…
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Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System will discontinue its home health services Sept. 1, citing regulatory pressures. “After careful consideration, we have made the decision to discontinue home health services on September 1,” an Altru spokesperson said in a statement…
Hyde County (N.C.) Emergency Medical Services said Aug. 11 it is the first EMS team in the U.S. to deploy a one-person aircraft, piloted by a paramedic, to provide advanced life support to patients waiting on ambulances. During two 911…
Los Angeles-based UCLA Health disclosed a data breach involving patient information that was inconsistent with the health system’s privacy policies governing protected health information. UCLA Health discovered the activity on July 2, and took steps to stop it while launching…
Advocate Health logged 2.2 million virtual care encounters in 2025, a 30% jump from the prior year, according to a new report. The Charlotte, N.C.-based health system now offers 47 virtual care services across 258 sites in 10 states. The…
MemorialCare named Hoda Assadian COO for Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital, all located in Long Beach, Calif. In her role, Ms. Assadian will lead operational strategy across the shared Long Beach campus, advance operational performance…
Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network has named three new leaders to its AHN Beaver (Pa.) and AHN Sewickley (Pa.) hospitals, effective Aug. 17. Duke Rupert will serve as president of both hospitals, with Keith Lorenz as COO and Joshua Miller as…