House Republicans have dropped two proposals to cut Medicaid funding from the reconciliation plan as Speaker Mike Johnson aims to broker a deal that can pass a divided caucus, The Hill reported May 6.

The FDA has appointed Jeremy Walsh as its first chief artificial intelligence officer, marking a step in tech modernization at the agency. Mr. Walsh, who announced the career move in a May 2 LinkedIn ...

U.S. News & World Report released its annual Best States rankings May 6, and Hawaii took the top spot for healthcare. For the rankings, the media company examined the performance of 50 states using 71 ...

Cambridge-based OhioHealth Southeastern Medical Center launched an Epic EHR on May 4 as part of a $29.1 million investment in IT upgrades. The hospital is the latest facility within Columbus-based ...

The Joint Commission recently eliminated 55 administrative positions as it looks to improve operational efficiency, a spokesperson for the accrediting body confirmed May 7. “As we at The Joint ...

Julie Freischlag, MD, became CEO of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in 2017. Since then, she has led the organization through the addition of two medical centers and guided ...

A Georgia hospital has defeated a class-action lawsuit over the use of data-tracking tools on its websites, Law.com reported. A state court granted Moultrie, Ga.-based Colquitt Regional Medical Center ...

For $750 million, Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City has settled a class action lawsuit with 576 patients who reported sexual abuse or misconduct by a former gynecologist, ...

1. Manishkumar Patel, 44, of Pelham Manor, was sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud, wire fraud, and violating the Anti-Kickback Statute, according to a May 6 ...

Columbia University is laying off 180 researchers whose work was funded by now-terminated federal grants. The New York City-based university attributed the layoffs to increasing budget constraints and ...

Pittsburgh-based UPMC Enterprises, the venture capital arm of UPMC, led an $18.25 million Series B1 financing round for Carta Healthcare, a provider of AI-powered clinical data abstraction. Other ...

Hospital margins had a slight increase in March despite significant patient volume declines, according to Kaufman Hall’s “National Hospital Flash Report” released May 7. Kaufman Hall, a Vizient ...