February 25, 2025 - Amazon Web Services and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center announced a collaboration harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, high performance computing (HPC), and other cloud technology to accelerate breakthroughs in cancer. Leveraging AWS's Cloud and AI Technology: AWS will provide its cloud computing resources and machine learning … [Read more...]
Expanded primary care access is the goal of new partnership between IDN, retailer
February 25, 2025 - CVS MinuteClinic and Atlanta, Georgia-based Emory Healthcare Network are partnering to provide in-network adult primary care to most health insurance plan holders at all MinuteClinic locations in Georgia. The partnership aims to increase primary care access, potentially improving health outcomes by reducing healthcare costs and the risk of … [Read more...]
MMCAP Infuse awards Medline national cooperative agreement extension
February 25, 2025 - Medline announced it has been awarded a contract extension from MMCAP Infuse to continue the distribution of medical-surgical supplies for local and state municipalities. Through this agreement, more than 35,000 MMCAP Infuse members representing state agencies, counties, cities and school districts across all 50 states are receiving access to negotiated … [Read more...]
Vizient announces new and renewed clients for Q4
February 25, 2025 - Vizient that it has finalized new and renewed client agreements for quarter four of 2024. These contracts underscore Vizient’s commitment to supporting healthcare providers in delivering exceptional care in their communities. “Vizient offers a robust portfolio of consulting and spend management services, complemented by data-driven solutions,” said Rand … [Read more...]
UH Cancer Center, Queen’s partner on Hawaii’s first on-campus clinic
February 24, 2025 - Two of Hawaii’s leading cancer care organizations, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center and The Queen’s Health Systems, are partnering to enhance cancer care in the state. The two organizations signed a memorandum of understanding to develop oncology clinic space at the UH Cancer Center in Kakaʻako. This … [Read more...]
Cherokee nation invests $16M to improve access to cancer care
February 24, 2025 - The Cherokee Nation celebrated Thursday an investment of up to $8 million each in strategic partnerships with Mercy in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and the University of Oklahoma Health Stephenson Cancer Center in Tulsa. The contributions will support state-of-the-art cancer treatment centers, providing critical care closer to home for Cherokee Nation citizens and … [Read more...]
Cleveland Clinic announces fundraising campaign for new hospital in West Palm Beach
February 24, 2025 - Cleveland Clinic has announced its goal for a fundraising campaign that will expand its exceptional care for the residents of Palm Beach County. Cleveland Clinic also named the location for a new hospital that will be funded by the campaign. Both announcements were made Saturday night during its Palm Beach Ball, an annual fundraising event that supports … [Read more...]
Medtronic earns FDA approval for deep brain stimulation system for people with Parkinson’s
February 24, 2025 - Medtronic announced that the FDA has approved the BrainSense Adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) and BrainSense Electrode Identifier. While there is no cure for neurological conditions like Parkinson's, deep brain stimulation acts like a pacemaker for the brain. Medtronic has enhanced its Percept DBS neurostimulators with exclusive BrainSense Adaptive … [Read more...]
Are you coachable?
February 24, 2025 - Leadership development is a critical process for growth – the best leaders are shaped by their experiences and surroundings. That tension between your experience and surroundings is where the best development happens, but it helps to have someone walking you through how to utilize these developments. That’s where a coach comes in. An effective coach can … [Read more...]
Health systems gobble up urgent care locations
February 24, 2025 - As MedExpress Urgent Care locations faced closure in 2024, health systems across the landscape began to scoop them up. The Morgantown, W.Va.-based clinics have been part of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum since 2015 when they were purchased for $1.5 billion. But nurses were laid off at nearly 150 locations this past August as part of larger layoffs at Optum … [Read more...]