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- 1Ellis Medicine to hold forum on healthcare future in Schenectady●Ellis Medicine to host community forum about healthcare future in Schenectady
Ellis Medicine is hosting a community forum in Schenectady to discuss the future of healthcare in the city. The event gives residents a chance to hear from hospital leadership and raise questions and concerns about local medical services. Local coverage highlights the forum as an opportunity for the community to weigh in on decisions affecting care in the region.
- 2Blue Cross Blue Shield says hospital AI use added $942 million in costs●🧠 Blue Cross Blue Shield reports that hospital use of AI tools resulted in an additional $942 million in healthcare spen
Blue Cross Blue Shield reports that hospitals' use of AI tools drove an additional $942 million in healthcare spending over a two-year period. The insurer attributes part of the recent rise in healthcare costs to hospitals adopting AI in their operations, a finding likely to fuel debate about whether AI in medicine is lowering or raising costs.
- 3Women no longer standing at the edges of hospital medicine▼Women no longer standing at the edges of hospital medicine | Opinion
An opinion piece argues that women have moved from the margins of hospital medicine to its centre, taking on leading roles as physicians, department heads and hospital leaders. The author frames this as a lasting shift in a profession long dominated by men, reflecting broader changes in medical training and workforce composition.
- 4WVU Medicine expands virtual care for rural patients▼WVU Medicine virtual care connects rural patients with specialists closer to home
WVU Medicine is using virtual care to connect patients in rural West Virginia with medical specialists without requiring long trips to larger hospitals. The program allows people in communities like Buckhannon to consult specialists closer to home, improving access to care in areas where specialist coverage is limited. Local coverage highlights it as part of broader efforts to close rural healthcare gaps.
- 5WVU Medicine Golisano Children's plans new outpatient center with community input▼Community collaborating with WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s on new outpatient center
WVU Medicine Golisano Children's Hospital is working with local community members to develop a new outpatient center, according to the Herald-Star. The collaboration is intended to shape services offered at the facility. Community members are reportedly being consulted as the project moves forward.
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The University of Nebraska Board of Regents has appointed four new members to the board of Nebraska Medicine, the state's largest health system. The appointments fill seats overseeing the hospital network affiliated with the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. No further details about the appointees or their terms were immediately available.