The ‘missing piece’ that boosted BayCare’s residency program

A partnership with a medical school halfway across the country has supercharged the residency program at Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System. “BayCare already had a strong but modest academic foundation,” Stephanie Conners, BSN, RN, president and CEO of BayCare, told Becker’s, adding that it is the fastest-growing residency program in…

Medallion raises $43M, unveils platform to accelerate provider onboarding

San Francisco-based Medallion raised $43 million to accelerate its AI platform and launched CredAlliance, a national credentialing clearinghouse, according to an August 18 press release. The new funding round was led by Acrew Capital, with participation from Washington Harbour Partners, Sequoia Capital, GV, Spark Capital, NFDG and others. The investment…

Michigan Medicine’s CFO is ready to ‘get creative’ for growth

Michigan Medicine CFO Eric Strucko, PhD, is proud of the academic health system’s financial growth in the last few years, growing from less than 1% to around 3%. “[The growth] positions us well to address our never-ending capital needs. It also enables us to advance strategic initiatives and grow the…

AMA issues AI guidance for health systems

The American Medical Association released guidance to help health systems develop artificial intelligence policies. The AMA’s “Governance for Augmented Intelligence” toolkit, developed with New York City-based Manatt Health, outlines an eight-step framework to implement, manage and scale AI. The document recommends that organizations define terms such as generative AI and…

Kaiser Permanente workers rally for AI job protections

Hundreds of employees of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente rallied for a new contract with the health system, including job protections against AI, Hawaii News Now reported. The workers marched and waved signs outside Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center in Honolulu as union contracts are set to expire for the health…

AdventHealth taps Florida hospital COO

AdventHealth Altamonte Springs (Fla.) has named Katrina Vargas Mesa, BSN, as COO. Ms. Vargas Mesa has more than 19 years of experience at Altamonte Springs-based AdventHealth, including more than 12 years in nursing and operational leadership, according to an Aug. 18 news release shared with Becker’s. She most recently served…

2 dead in Oklahoma hospital shooting

Two people are dead after a shooting at Integris Health Enid (Okla.) Hospital late Aug. 17, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation confirmed to Becker’s. According to reports from ABC affiliate WTAE and Fox affiliate KOKH, police first responded to a home near the hospital for a possible domestic dispute…

Mayo Clinic uses AI to catch rare heart failure

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an AI echocardiography model that they say can detect cardiac amyloidosis from a single video clip. The model, created in partnership with an AI echocardiography company, was approved by the FDA as a breakthrough device and is the first commercially available AI echocardiography…

Mayo Clinic develops AI to aid Afib care

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has developed an artificial intelligence algorithm to identify patients with atrial fibrillation more likely to benefit from left atrial appendage occlusion than direct oral anticoagulants. Researchers analyzed 744,190 adult patients treated between March 13, 2015, and Dec. 31, 2019. Forty percent were female, and the mean…

CBO report warns of nearly $500B in potential Medicare cuts

Medicare and other federal programs could see deep cuts under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was passed on July 4, according to an Aug. 15 Congressional Budget Office letter. The S-PAYGO act, enacted under former President Barack Obama, helps require Congress to…

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