August 2023

Governors urge Congress to act now on medication shortages, supply chain insecurities ()
Zevra inks deal worth up to $91M to strengthen rare disease portfolio ()
AHA shares support of new prior authorization reform in letter to Congress ()
Former Mayo Clinic researcher gets 18 years in prison for supporting ISIS ()
Centene to offload UK hospital system for $1.2B ()
Florida doctor pleads guilty to role in conspiracy to control cancer resources ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
AI launches Nvidia’s earnings toward the stratosphere—and investors toward their calculators ()
ChatGPT’s ‘hallucinations’ make it difficult to trust for advice on cancer care ()
Epic and Microsoft join forces to tackle some of healthcare’s biggest AI challenges ()
Should masks still be required at hospitals? Physicians push for a nuanced approach in face of uncertainty ()
AI specialists focused on discovering new drug therapies raise $200M ()
Lab owner gets 27 years in prison for $463M Medicare fraud scheme ()
‘Gray market’ vendors hike up prices during drug shortages, leaving hospitals in a bind ()
FDA warning letter details quality concerns, violations at Integra facility ()
GPT-4, a new upgrade from the team behind ChatGPT, can help doctors with difficult diagnoses ()
GE HealthCare earns FDA clearance for new remote patient monitoring device ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
Race for AI dominance: 5 points to ponder about US v. China ()
Biden administration invests $100M in strengthening nursing workforce ()
FDA warns public not to use certain pregnancy tests due to safety, accuracy issues ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
Overheard this week: Notable quotes on healthcare AI ()
AHA head: ‘Time to hold commercial health insurers accountable’ ()
Hospital CEO turnover encouragingly low for third straight year: ACHE ()
AHA urges hospital stakeholders to wake up and smell the financial trouble that’s been brewing ()
U.S. News: Out with overall hospital rankings, in with alphabetically ordered ‘honor rolls’ ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
Automated, AI-equipped security tools help hold the line on data breaches ()
5 reasons healthcare will withstand the onslaught of ‘occupational shift’ ()