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Syntellis Performance Solutions released a new report that shows hospitals in the U.S. have been profitable for the last seven months.

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Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

executive order on artificial intelligence

In the Biden administration’s latest push to encourage beneficial AI innovation while discouraging hazardous AI risk-taking, the president on Monday announced an executive order fleshing out that coupled call.

Patients receive unnecessary coronary stents during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures at an alarming rate, according to a new report from the Lown Institute. The analysis included approximately 1 million stent procedures performed at more than 1,700 U.S. hospitals and outpatient facilities from 2019 to 2021.

A cardiologist-led think tank tracked data from more than 1 million procedures, exploring the clinical and economic impacts of implanting low-value coronary stents. 

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance, which represents device manufacturers, praised the president's announcement.

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A new national index showing levels of job satisfaction among nurses has Michigan Medicine and Houston Methodist tied for the top spot overall, at least within the “hospitals and health systems” subcategory.  

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The approval, made as part of a special FDA pilot program, took just 50 days.