Anthropic and Trump administration officials are working to resolve a dispute that led the administration to restrict access to the AI company’s newest models, The Wall Street Journal reported June 15. The Journal reported discussions continued June 15 between Anthropic…
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General-purpose large language models from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic outperformed specialized clinical AI tools across every medical benchmark in a study published in Nature Medicine. Researchers tested OpenEvidence and Wolters Kluwer’s UpToDate Expert AI against GPT-5.2, Gemini 3.1 Pro and…
Hospitals and health systems have reported seven workforce reductions since June 1, driven by financial pressures, operational restructuring and Medicare Advantage plan exits. Those layoffs bring the number of workforce reductions Becker’s has tracked this year to more than 30.…
Colorado has received FDA approval to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, a move state officials said could reduce healthcare costs for residents. The approval allows the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing to move forward with a…
Epic Staffing Group has agreed to rebrand under a new name to resolve a federal trademark lawsuit brought by EHR vendor Epic. Epic (aka Epic Systems) sued the healthcare and life sciences staffing firm in 2024, alleging trademark infringement, false…
Here are 13 health systems that have made revenue cycle vice president hires in 2026: 1. Phoenix-based Valleywise Health named Ashley Teeters vice president of revenue cycle. 2. Detroit-based Henry Ford Health promoted Lauren Wilds to associate vice president of…
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare and The Pennant Group are deepening their home-based care partnership in Connecticut and plan to transition the collaboration into a unified operating entity. The move builds on a partnership launched in May 2024 between Hartford HealthCare at…
A former nursing school operator in Florida pleaded guilty June 15 to selling approximately 2,600 fake degrees as part of a broader, yearslong scheme that the Justice Department said resulted in 7,500 to 15,000 falsified diplomas. Carleen Noreus operated two…
The nation’s three largest pharmacy chains have been shrinking for years. Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy and shuttered about 800 stores, CVS has closed 900 locations while Walgreens announced plans to close 1,200 more. The cumulative effect: in 46% of…
James Varnum, who served as president of what is now Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health’s flagship medical center for nearly three decades, died May 26 after several years of battling Parkinson’s disease, according to his obituary. He was 85. Mr. Varnum…