Category: Press Release

York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health has surpassed 1 million registered users on its MyWellSpan patient portal. The online platform allows patients to schedule appointments — including virtual urgent care visits — complete electronic check-ins, manage billing, communicate with providers and receive text alerts, according to a Jan. 20 news release from the health system. Launched in […]

Warren Moore was appointed president and COO of Mullica Hill, N.J.-based Inspira Health. Mr. Moore is expanding his role after serving as executive vice president and COO since 2021. In his new position, he will oversee operations across Inspira’s hospitals, health centers and outpatient locations, while continuing to focus on strategic partnerships, according to a […]

Members of Teamsters Local 760 began a strike Jan. 17 at MultiCare Yakima (Wash.) Memorial Hospital. Five things to know: 1. The union represents 168 technical employees at the hospital, including workers in surgery, radiology, MRI, pharmacy and lab departments, according to NonStop Local. Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare, the hospital’s parent organization, is a 13-hospital health […]

In a Jan. 20 letter to CMS, 10 national healthcare organizations asked the federal agency to issue clear guidance on emergency department signage that discourages violence against healthcare workers.  Hospital surveyors have questioned and cited workplace violence signs as potential violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, claiming the signs could dissuade patients […]

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has the highest survival rates for pediatric liver transplants in the U.S., according to newly released data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. The hospital reported 100% one-year and 98.4% three-year patient survival for liver transplants performed during the reporting periods ending in 2024 and 2022, respectively. CHLA performed 29 […]

Competition in the healthcare AI market is accelerating as major technology companies roll out new tools aimed at both consumers and health systems. On Jan. 7, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Health, a feature that allows users to securely integrate personal health information into ChatGPT to better understand and manage health-related questions. Through a partnership with b.well, […]

Most patients are open to AI assisting with mammogram interpretation, but only when a radiologist is involved. More than 70% of patients surveyed supported the use of AI to help read mammograms, although support dropped sharply when AI was presented as a standalone tool, according to a Breast Cancer Research and Treatment study cited in […]

OpenAI is continuing its push into healthcare by investing in Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup co-founded by its CEO, Sam Altman. Merge Labs is a new competitor to Elon Musk’s Neuralink, which has an implant in clinical trials to restore movement in paralyzed patients. Mr. Musk co-founded OpenAI before departing in 2018 over disagreements […]

Hospital leaders are getting long-awaited clarity from Congress this week as lawmakers unveil a bipartisan healthcare deal tied to a broader government funding package.  The 771-page proposal includes major wins for providers, including a multiyear delay of Medicaid DSH cuts, key Medicare payment extensions for rural hospitals and permanent hospital-at-home authority. It also preserves pandemic-era […]