CVS pharmacists take step towards strike over staffing, burnout
Unionized CVS pharmacists in three states greenlit a strike sanction last week as they seek better staffing levels and a seat at the table on CVS’ pharmacy decisions.
Healthcare job growth decelerated in July
The sector added 22,000 jobs in July, well below the monthly average of 36,000 new jobs added in the past year. Still, healthcare buoyed what was otherwise a weaker-than-expected report for the economy overall.
When patients ask AI to read their lab results
Patients are turning to AI chatbots for quick health answers. What this means for your organization.
The next challenge for AI in healthcare isn’t adoption. It’s connection.
Healthcare organizations are moving beyond AI experimentation and focusing on operational value.
Insurers want to hike small businesses’ premiums by 14% next year: KFF
It’s becoming harder for small employers to offer insurance coverage, and another year of double-digit premium increases won’t help. Insurers say their hands are tied.
HHS moves to decertify organ procurement group over patient safety failures
The decertification of Network for Hope could disrupt organ donation in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia.
Tufts Medicine CEO, CFO step down amid financial struggles
Chief Executive Mike Dandorph will remain in the position through the end of September, after which he will be replaced by COO Phil Okala. Tufts is also swapping out its chief financial officer.
When does it make sense to build software instead of buy? One health system’s answer
NYU Langone Health and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute built an oncology decision support platform to guide clinicians through treatment decisions. Now, the institutions are commercializing the product so other health systems can use it too.
Hinge Health expands into gastrointestinal care with $105M acquisition
Hinge is purchasing Cylinder Health in a “logical extension” of the San Francisco-based company’s business, one analyst commented.
FDA approves Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine
The clearance paves the way for the first preventive flu shot based on mRNA technology and completes a dramatic regulatory turnaround.