Cigna to cut 2,000 jobs

The Cigna Group is cutting approximately 2,000 jobs globally by the end of February, representing less than 3% of its workforce. “As we drive greater efficiency across our business, we have made the difficult decision to reduce roles in our workforce,” a spokesperson for The Cigna Group told Becker’s. “This decision was made with deliberate […]

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City of Hope names new marketing chief

Nisha Morris has been promoted to senior vice president and chief marketing and communications officer at Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope. In the role, Ms. Morris will oversee enterprise and regional strategy for brand, marketing and external communications, the organization said in a Feb. 4 news release. She previously served as senior vice president and […]

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The current state of staff shortages, per executives

Fifty percent of executives say staff shortages have moderately or significantly reduced capacity to serve patients, a Covista report found. The healthcare infrastructure company polled 167 healthcare executives and 1,347 healthcare clinicians across disciplines and geographies between Nov. 4 and Nov. 21. Questions focused on the state of staff shortages and staffing issues across healthcare. […]

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La consulta con tu próximo médico de atención primaria podría ser solo virtual y agendada a través de IA

Cuando su médico falleció repentinamente en agosto, Tammy MacDonald se sumó al grupo de aproximadamente 17% de adultos en Estados Unidos que no tienen médico de atención primaria. MacDonald quería encontrar un nuevo doctor de inmediato. Necesitaba que le renovaran la receta de sus medicamentos para la presión arterial y quería agendar una cita de […]

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Study: AI chatbots may give unsafe medical advice

A large study examining the use of AI chatbots for medical advice found that people using large language models did not make better health decisions than those relying on traditional sources and may be exposed to inaccurate and inconsistent guidance. The randomized study, conducted by researchers at the University of Oxford, involved nearly 1,300 participants […]

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28 hospital price transparency fines from highest to lowest

CMS has issued fines to 28 hospitals for alleged price transparency violations. Here are the fine amounts CMS has levied against those hospitals: UF Health North (Jacksonville, Fla.): $979,000 Northside Hospital Atlanta: $883,180 Jackson Memorial Hospital (Miami): $871,122 Community First Medical Center (Chicago): $847,740 Holy Cross Hospital (Silver Spring, Md.): $325,710 Arkansas Methodist Medical Center […]

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