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Nearly 15,000 nurses at hospitals in New York City went on strike Jan. 12 after months of negotiations, marking the largest nurses strike in the city’s history. Six things to know: 1. The New York State Nurses Association has been…

The FDA has updated guidance outlining how it applies regulatory flexibility to chemistry, manufacturing and control requirements for cell and gene therapies. The agency said the approach is meant to expedite development of complex biologics without compromising safety, purity or…

Joe Kim, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif., effective Jan. 4.  Dr. Kim has more than 15 years of experience in leadership at academic medical centers and integrated health systems.…

Collins, Miss.-based Covington County Hospital plans to transition to Epic as its EHR platform, with full implementation expected by Jan. 31, according to a Jan. 7 news release. Gregg Gibbes, CEO of Covington County Hospital, said the move will enable…

Anthropic has launched Claude for Healthcare, the latest entrant in AI chatbots focused on the industry. The AI startup, which is reportedly valued at $350 billion, rolled out the platform Jan. 11 to help providers, payers and consumers employ Claude…

Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health has named Arjun Bhatia vice president of revenue cycle transformation, according to a Jan. 11 post on his LinkedIn page.  Mr. Bhatia joins Novant from Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System, where he served as assistant vice…

Rural hospital leaders are raising concerns that some of the new federal rural health transformation funding could flow through state governments without ever reaching the hospitals the program was designed to support. CMS awarded $50 billion across all 50 states…

Members of SEIU‑United Healthcare Workers West have reached a tentative labor contract with KPC Health at six hospitals across Southern California, the union said in a Jan. 10 news release. The agreement averts a five‑day strike that was scheduled to…

Hamilton, N.Y.-based Community Memorial Hospital plans to replace its legacy EHR systems with Oracle Health technology. The 25-bed critical access hospital will implement the Oracle Health Foundation EHR along with Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent, a voice-driven tool that automatically…

San Angelo, Texas-based Shannon Health System has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire Big Spring, Texas-based Scenic Mountain Medical Center from subsidiaries of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Quorum Health.  The agreement comes after Shannon purchased West Texas Medical Plaza in 2024,…