Ochsner Health launches generative AI pilot for patient messaging
The New Orleans-based health system will use generative artificial intelligence to draft messages to patients, which will be reviewed and edited by clinicians.
Ascension posts $2.7B net loss in fiscal year 2023, driven by rising expenses
Like other nonprofits, Ascension continued to feel the strain of inflationary pressures as expense growth outpaced modest gains in revenue.
Hospitals share differing medical prices online versus over the phone, secret shopper survey finds
The study raises new questions about the dependability of hospital pricing, and builds on a mountain of research finding wide variance in pricing between different hospitals — and even within the same facility.
Oracle to launch generative AI tools integrated with EHR
The clinical digital assistant, which will be available in the next year, will automate notetaking and suggest next steps, like scheduling labs or follow-up appointments.
Tennessee BCBS sued by former employees over COVID vaccine mandate
The new lawsuit alleges the nonprofit health plan violated employees’ religious rights by not granting them an exemption to its inoculation requirement.
New RSV vaccines can be powerful tools, but rollout poses test
Public health officials, as well as drugmakers, are trying to raise awareness of RSV among older adults at risk, and convince them to get an additional respiratory shot alongside those for COVID and flu.
3 myths sabotaging healthcare innovation
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How one NYC hospital transformed the patient experience
Find out how an NYC hospital system improved care, enhanced the patient experience and reduced admin staff workload by modernizing the check-in process.
65,000 Kaiser Permanente workers vote to authorize strike
Seventy-five percent of healthcare workers represented by the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions have authorized a strike, which could begin as early as Oct. 1.
GE HealthCare partners with Mayo Clinic to accelerate work on imaging and AI
The organizations will collaborate on the application of artificial intelligence to medical imaging, and the automation of diagnostic and interventional ultrasound.