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
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
Biden administration invests $100M in strengthening nursing workforce
FDA warns public not to use certain pregnancy tests due to safety, accuracy issues
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’
5 reasons healthcare will withstand the onslaught of ‘occupational shift’