When clinicians don’t trust clinical decision-support tools, they don’t just ignore them. They spend extra time verifying and correcting AI-generated recommendations undermining productivity and compromising the very quality-of-care gains these tools are meant to deliver. At Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting,…
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J. Scott Smitherman, MD, has been promoted to vice president and chief medical information officer of Renton, Wash.-based Providence. J. Scott Smitherman, MD, made the announcement via LinkedIn on June 29. “Today, I officially begin as VP, Chief Medical Information…
Wichita, Kan.-based Ascension Via Christi acquired Rock Regional Hospital, a shuttered Derby, Kan.-based facility, June 26. Newly renamed Ascension Via Christi St. Peter, the hospital closed its doors in early January after a federal judge approved its eviction process amid…
On July 1, eligible Medicare Part D beneficiaries can access GLP-1 medications — Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound — at a $50 monthly copay through the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program, a temporary federal initiative running through December 2027. The program…
Montana is preparing to roll out its community engagement rules for Medicaid July 1, and Arkansas is soft-launching its requirements that same day. HR 1 outlined how low-income, nonpregnant adults ages 19 to 64 must work, perform community service or…
Treatment with the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide was associated with slower biological aging in adults with HIV-associated lipohypertrophy, according to a study published May 19 in Nature Communications. Here are four things to know:
Mike Sarian, founder and majority owner of multiple hospital companies spanning more than a dozen hospitals across several states, is facing a widening series of lawsuits alleging he diverted millions of dollars from hospital operating accounts, shifted funds among facilities…
The FDA has approved Skyrizi (risankizumab-rzaa), the first and only IL-23 inhibitor in the U.S., to treat children ages 6 years and older with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy, or active psoriatic arthritis. The…
The internet and telecommunications services are essential tools for healthcare providers. Telehealth services, in particular, allow for remote consultations, monitoring, and information exchange. While technological capabilities have transformed healthcare, it has also exposed a disparity in access, with many rural…
The Supreme Court has ended protections for Haitian and Syrian citizens, clearing the way for the federal government to deport hundreds of thousands of workers. It’s a move that could shake the skilled nursing workforce. Here is what to know.…
