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Google Cloud unveils health AI agent partnerships

Google Cloud unveils health AI agent partnerships

The technology giant is working with Hackensack Meridian Health on multiple agents, including a tool that can summarize patients’ medical...

Unnecessary back surgeries cost Medicare $1.9B: Lown

Unnecessary back surgeries cost Medicare $1.9B: Lown

More than 200,000 low-value back surgeries for older adults were billed to Medicare from 2020 to 2023 — totaling one unnecessary...

AI could transform healthcare. Can safety-net providers keep up?

AI could transform healthcare. Can safety-net providers keep up?

Implementing artificial intelligence requires significant human labor and technical expertise, threatening to create a digital divide between highly resourced health...

Medical lobbies urge Trump administration to exempt healthcare from H-1B changes

Medical lobbies urge Trump administration to exempt healthcare from H-1B changes

More than 50 medical groups have signed on to letters calling for healthcare workers to be exempt from new H-1B...

Judge allows Ascension cyberattack class action to move forward

Judge allows Ascension cyberattack class action to move forward

The judge dismissed several claims against the health system over a major ransomware attack last year, but allowed allegations of...

More hospitals using predictive AI, but disparities persist

More hospitals using predictive AI, but disparities persist

More than 70% of hospitals reported using predictive tools last year, but small, rural, independent and critical-access hospitals are lagging...

Physicians say fewer qualified doctors apply for jobs

Physicians say fewer qualified doctors apply for jobs

In a new report from Medscape, physicians say a lack of qualified applicants is hampering efforts to fill open positions....

Labcorp to buy some CHS assets for $195M

Labcorp to buy some CHS assets for $195M

The deal includes outreach laboratory services in 13 states. CHS will continue to operate its inpatient and emergency department labs...

10M people will lose insurance due to GOP policy law

10M people will lose insurance due to GOP policy law

The final tally from the nonpartisan budget scorekeeper estimates the law will decrease federal healthcare spending by $1.1 trillion over...

FDA stops Olympus devices from entering the US

FDA stops Olympus devices from entering the US

The agency said it issued the import alerts because it “continues to have concerns related to outstanding Quality System regulation...