Tag: news

July 25, 2024

Over the past several quarters, UHS has posted strong earnings, however, executives have maintained they have room to grow, noting their current results run below 2019 levels. To return to pre-pandemic heights of profitability, UHS has sought to control expenses […]

July 25, 2024

HHS’ reorganization comes as cybersecurity becomes an increasingly pressing problem for healthcare organizations and interest in AI — as well as questions about how best to regulate the technology — grow. The healthcare industry has already faced significant cyberattacks this […]

July 25, 2024

The deployment of the new EHR has been a yearslong challenge, plagued with technical issues and patient safety concerns. EHR vendor Cerner — later acquired by technology giant Oracle — scored the contract to modernize the VA’s health record system […]

July 23, 2024

Late-life depression, typically defined as depression with onset in individuals over 60 years of age, can affect up to a third or more of people older than 60 and can be debilitating. But, like other neurological conditions, an individual’s risk […]

July 19, 2024

CrowdStrike, a growing cybersecurity firm, unwittingly triggered a massive IT outage on Friday, disrupting businesses, including healthcare, after issuing what was supposed to be a routine software update. The firm attempted to update its Falcon Sensor product, which protects data […]

July 18, 2024

Hospitals and health systems continue to face persistent challenges from rising costs and labor shortages across clinical, administrative and revenue cycle teams. Recent news from Humana highlights that rising costs, “may persist for an extended period or, in some cases, […]

July 18, 2024

Ransomware attacks against the healthcare sector have spiked in recent years as cybercriminals launch sophisticated assaults against hospitals — posing a serious threat to operations and patient safety. Ransomware, a type of malware that denies users access to their data […]

July 17, 2024

The bill comes as the healthcare sector has faced growing cyber threats that could derail critical industry operations and impact patient safety. Cyberattacks on hospitals can shut down key technology systems, like electronic health records, and push providers to cancel […]

July 11, 2024

A recent survey by the American College of Healthcare Executives revealed that workforce issues topped hospital CEOs’ concerns for the second year. The ongoing challenge of staff shortages, nurse turnover, and high vacancy rates continues to increase reliance on costly […]

July 11, 2024

Anew treatment paradigm for atrial fibrillation (AF) is on the horizon in the form of pulsed field ablation (PFA). The technology is earmarked as an advancement over its counterpart – thermal ablation – in the treatment of the heart rhythm […]

July 10, 2024

The CMS’ proposed 2.6% bump for hospital outpatient centers and ASCs is the same as the agency’s proposed increase for hospital inpatient departments released in April. Hospital groups decried both rules as insufficient, pointing to their financial turbulence during the […]

July 10, 2024

P3 Health Partners is renowned for its innovative approach to healthcare delivery. They empower physicians, hospitals, and healthcare providers in transitioning from traditional volume-based models to value-based systems that prioritize patient wellness. P3’s focus on preventative care and cost management […]

July 9, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is proving to be an invaluable tool across the medical device industry, from diagnosis to treatment. AI’s primary contribution to cancer detection lies in its ability to analyse vast amounts of data swiftly and accurately, while traditional […]

July 9, 2024

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated official guidelines in a bid to address misinformation about medical devices and drugs disseminated by celebrities or online influencers, setting out guidelines for how healthcare companies should challenge online falsehoods. The […]

July 5, 2024

Clinical artificial intelligence (AI) firm, Mendel, has announced results from a trial that found its Neuro-Symbolic system can outperform current systems such as GPT-4 in sorting patient cohorts from electronic medical records (EMR). Titled ‘ACR: A Benchmark for Automatic Cohort […]

July 3, 2024

What weighs most heavily on older adults’ minds when it comes to health care? The cost of services and therapies, and their ability to pay. “It’s on our minds a whole lot because of our age and because everything keeps […]

July 2, 2024

According to the World Health Organization, more than 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. Treating epilepsy presents several challenges, including the unpredictability of seizures occurring, as well as variability in how the condition manifests in different patients, which often necessitates […]

July 1, 2024

Most people are carriers for at least one genetic condition, meaning that any individual might need the help of a genetic counsellor a few times throughout their lifetime. Last month, UK-based Sano Genetics launched Light the Way, an online support […]

July 1, 2024

We don’t typically associate hot weather with viral illnesses, but COVID has thwarted that in recent years. This summer seems to be no exception: Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that COVID test positivity rates […]

June 28, 2024

Mothers might know best, but it’s not always easy to separate fact from fiction when it comes to health advice. A new report from University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Health has broken down several common wellness myths that children […]