February 2024

A definable under/over line separates paying from non-paying patients ()
Tenet sells 2 hospitals for $550M ()
Burnout could push out a third of nurse leaders ()
Change Healthcare cyberattack outage now at 9 days ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
8 nonclinical AI applications on which physicians are especially keen, according to the AMA ()
Policy advisors: America’s ‘crisis in rural maternity care’ cries out for attention ()
Texas suit asks: Is private equity abusing a malpractice shield? ()
CHS could divest $1B in 2024 ()
Private equity firm acquires Agiliti ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
What the heck? (And what else tech watchers are saying about Google’s glaring fumble with Gemini) ()
CMS rule proposed for 2025 offers big upsides for dually eligible individuals: Analysis ()
Data shows COVID precautions gave ‘screenable’ cancers an unwelcome opening ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
As Nvidia’s worth hits the stratosphere, AI innovators eyeball new orbits ()
Medtronic insider trading case ends in 1 criminal conviction, 1 acquittal ()
Cyberattack temporarily shuts down UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare ()
Academic medical institution sues patients for unpaid medical bills, faces hot light of public scrutiny ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
In the House, a new bipartisan push to get arms around AI ()
Scope of FDA’s power over AI an ‘unsettled’—and unsettling—question ()
FDA halts Rapt drug trial after patient complication ()
Americans carrying at least $220B in medical debts ranging from modest to crushing ()
Notorious hospital cybervillain acknowledges guilt, heads to prison ()
Hospitals largely left out as nursing workforce fully recovers from COVID ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
How are hospitals navigating AI’s complexities? Surveyors ask and tell ()
15 hospitals land toward the top among ‘America’s best employers’ ()
Blue Cross sale to Elevance called off in Louisiana (again) ()
FDA issues first-ever clearance for OTC oximeter ()
For silent waiting-room reading: Notable quotes about hospitals in the news ()
Invitae to pursue sale amid bankruptcy ()
FDA announces recall of more than 50,000 infusion pumps ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
5 terms every hospital trustee—and healthcare AI stakeholder—should know ()
Humana pilot study reveals ongoing healthcare discrimination among Medicare Advantage members ()
Everside and Marathon agree to merge ()
Quarter of private equity-owned hospitals serve rural populations ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
Healthcare stakeholders to AI-equipped devices: We don’t trust you if we don’t know what you don’t know ()
How 4 E’s can reduce use of ineffective care ()
HCA Healthcare appoints Chad Wasserman as new chief information officer ()
Northwestern residents vote strongly for union ()
General public perceives nurses as the most ethical, honest professionals in the US workforce ()
CDC: Updated COVID jab significantly reduces odds of infection ()
Cardinal Health recalls some Monoject syringes ()
HHS makes initial drug price offers ()
HCSC buys Cigna’s Medicare biz for $3.3B ()