Category: Press Release

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 […]

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has signed a definitive agreement to sell Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala., to Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital Health System for $450 million. The deal includes all of the assets tied to the 180-bed hospital and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approvals and other […]

When pharmacy leaders look 20, 30 or even 50 years ahead, they don’t see a future shaped by a single breakthrough. Instead, they describe a profession undergoing structural transformation — driven by automation, data integration, and an expanding clinical and enterprise role for pharmacists. “I believe the pharmacy landscape of the future will be fundamentally […]

Health systems are increasingly turning to automation, AI and centralized fulfillment models to address pharmacist shortages, space limitations and rising operational demands. A recent panel discussion at Becker’s 2025 Fall Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit, moderated by Tom Utech, PharmD, iA CEO, featured pharmacy leaders from Mayo Clinic, University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins Medicine and Shields […]

Meijer has partnered with WellSync to launch a virtual care service aimed at providing customers affordable access to treatment for common health concerns. The service, available through the Meijer website and pharmacy app, offers $29.99 visits with board-certified clinicians, according to a Jan. 19 news release. It does not require insurance and covers a range […]