January 14, 2024- Intermountain Health welcomed the community and caregivers at the Intermountain Washington Fields Clinic to celebrate the ribbon-cutting of Intermountain’s newest outpatient ambulatory care clinic that will enhance care for patients in Washington County. The 15,232-square-foot clinic is located at 2947 East 1450 South in St. George and brings primary care and … [Read more...]
6 health systems unite to create largest genetic database
January 14, 2024- Advocate Health (Charlotte, N.C.), CommonSpirit Health (Chicago), Six health systems — Advocate Health (Charlotte, N.C.), CommonSpirit Health (Chicago), Henry Ford Health (Detroit), Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.), Providence (Renton, Wash.), and Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.) — have launched the Truveta Genome Project, an initiative to build the … [Read more...]
SMI completes second cohort of Advancing Women Leaders Program and announces cohort three
January 14, 2024- SMI® celebrated its second cohort of Mentees for completing their ground-breaking leadership program called Advancing Women Leaders (AWL). This 12-month program brings together a Mentor, Sponsor, and Mentee pairing from SMI member organizations for the advancement of women into senior level executive roles. SMI celebrated the second cohort of sixteen Mentees … [Read more...]
Mayo Clinic launches Mayo Clinic Digital Pathology to speed medical breakthroughs
January 14, 2024- Against the backdrop of the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Mayo Clinic announced the formation of Mayo Clinic Digital Pathology, designed on a platform architecture to unlock the power of its extensive archive of digital slides to revolutionize pathology and accelerate medical breakthroughs. Mayo Clinic's expertise, de-identified clinical … [Read more...]
Columbus Regional Health becomes Cleveland Clinic Connected Member
January 13, 2024- Columbus Regional Health will join the Cleveland Clinic Connected program, which provides members with access to this world-class healthcare institution’s wealth of knowledge to enhance patient experience and care, safety, and outcomes. The goal of the Cleveland Clinic Connected program is to build a global network of independent, like-minded, quality-focused … [Read more...]
HHS declares Public Health Emergency for California to aid healthcare response to wildfires
January 13, 2024- Wildfires have been decimating portions of Los Angeles, California for over a week, according to CNN Weather. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE) for California to address the health impacts of the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County. The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and … [Read more...]
Statement on HHS Artificial Intelligence Strategic Plan
January 13, 2024- Premier has long championed a responsible artificial intelligence regulatory framework for healthcare that promotes transparency and advances patient safety while supporting innovation, according to Premier and Soumi Saha, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Premier Inc in a recent press release. Premier stated that it is pleased to see that … [Read more...]
Leading health systems invest in AI Platform
January 13, 2024- Northwestern Medicine, HonorHealth, and Allina Health are part of a $105 million series D investment in Qventus, a provider of AI-based care automation software for health systems. Qventus has built an AI-first care operations automation platform deployed across leading health systems in inpatient and outpatient settings. Qventus said the … [Read more...]
New ASCCP Guidelines include more precise method of cervical cancer screening
January 13, 2024- BD announced that the BD Onclarity™ HPV Assay has officially been added to the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) Enduring Risk-Based Management Guidelines, due to its ability to individually identify more high-risk types of HPV. The new guidelines represent a significant step forward in cervical cancer prevention and management, … [Read more...]
Taking Your Customer’s Temperature
January 10, 2024- Customer business reviews are intended to help us and the customer understand the dynamics of our business and relationship at every meaningful level. From a quantitative perspective, we need to understand several key metrics. What is the customer’s purchase trend? What are their high unit and dollar volume purchases? Are there product gaps? Is the … [Read more...]