"MCP is an open protocol that enables seamless integration between LLM applications and external data sources and tools," reads Anthropic’s official description. That clinical description hardly captures what's happening here. Imagine if, before the internet, each computer could only access information stored directly on its hard drive. That's essentially how most AI systems work today – constrained by the data they were trained on, unable to reach beyond those boundaries unless specifically instructed through custom code.
The deadline imposed by Crozer Health parent company Prospect Medical Holdings for some entity to provide $9 million more to keep Crozer afloat appeared to pass quietly on Wednesday. That deadline was set Tuesday during a federal bankruptcy court hearing by the attorney representing Prospect at those proceedings.
Around 100 nurses, community members and labor allies rallied Tuesday at Brittingham Park to address safety concerns within the nurses’ contracts at Meriter Hospital, emphasizing that nurses are prepared to strike if their demands continue to go unmet.
Meriter nurses have been working without a contract since March 23. They began negotiating their contract in January with Meriter management to improve safety for nurses and patients, according to Pat Raes, president of Service Employees International Union Wisconsin and a registered nurse at Meriter.
Nurse practitioners met in Lansing Wednesday to discuss improving their industry.
At the annual Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners (MICNP) Legislative Advocacy Day, nurse practitioners discussed health care worker shortages, full practice authority, continuing education and other points of concern with law makers to advocate for the future of the profession, according to MICNP officials.
Some Americans who rely on Medicaid to pay for their health care don’t realize their insurance is funded by that very program, which congressional Republicans are looking to shrink.
Heather Turner of Minot has spent the past year trying to get her son the medication he needs to survive. Despite recommendations from multiple medical specialists, their insurance company continues to deny coverage — decisions she says are increasingly being made not by doctors, but by algorithms.