Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System will end its on-call labor and delivery physician services at Allina Health’s Owatonna (Minn.) Hospital on Nov. 17, MPR News reported Oct. 20. Under a joint operating agreement, Mayo operates the Owatonna Clinic while…

Primary care physicians at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham spend more than 61 hours weekly caring for a full patient panel, according to a study published Oct. 21 in Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers analyzed EHR and administrative data for…

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is working to streamline the physician onboarding process to ensure newly hired clinicians feel prepared, connected and supported from day one.  Over the past two years, Sutter has hired 2,000 clinicians as part of a broader…

San Antonio-based University Health is working to reduce limb amputation with its new Limb Salvage Clinic. The clinic, located in its Texas Diabetes Institute, offers treatments for high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, poorly controlled diabetes, chronic kidney disease, coronary artery…

Illinois health officials have warned of a possible measles exposure at Palos Heights-based Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital, CBS News reported Oct. 19. There have been 1,596 measles cases in the U.S. this year. Here are seven recent measles updates: 1.…

The American Medical Association launched its Center for Digital Health and AI to ensure physicians are at the center of shaping, guiding and implementing technologies. The center will embed physicians throughout the lifecycle of technology development and deployment to ensure…

Experts warn that the federal government shutdown and job cuts at the CDC could cloud visibility into respiratory virus activity and hospitalization trends just as virus season kicks into gear. “Everything from outreach campaigns to more logistical efforts to actually…

The federal government shutdown is exerting significant financial strain on the nation’s 44 osteopathic medical schools as the impasse approaches its fourth week, MedPage reported Oct. 17.  The budget-driven shutdown, which began Oct. 1, is the third-longest federal shutdown so…

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is recommending Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital be placed in immediate jeopardy following incidents the department claims created an unsafe environment for patients. The department cited incidents that occurred between July and…

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is applying artificial intelligence to reframe patient safety work as a predictive, systemwide discipline, according to an Oct. 16 blog post from the American Hospital Association. The health system has embedded AI into its safety infrastructure…