Morning Headlines 11/22/24
House passes veterans’ package without EHR accountability measures
House lawmakers remove Congressional EHR oversight provisions before passing a VA legislative package that is now up for consideration by the Senate.
Headspace Axes 13% of Workforce, Transition Therapist Network to Part-Time and Contract Roles
App-based mental healthcare company Headspace lays off staff therapists and 13% of its workforce, and reshuffles executive roles as it looks to cut costs and improve revenue.
Alberta creates its own AI-powered scribe
ED physicians at Canada’s Alberta Health Services are testing a doctor-created AI scribe in a two-year project that is being funded by a Canadian Medical Association grant.
Giving a patient medications in the ER, having them pop positive on a test, and then withholding further medications because…