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New York hospital under fire for evicting staff, retirees from housing
New York City-based Maimonides Medical Center is facing backlash after filing 50 eviction notices to tenants of its staff building, The New York Times reported April 8.
Patient injured in Oklahoma hospital fire
A fire in an intensive care unit room at Tulsa, Okla.-based Hillcrest Medical Center resulted in one patient being injured and six being moved to another unit.
Banner Health's CEO to retire
Peter Fine, who has served as Phoenix-based Banner Health’s CEO for 24 years, will retire June 30.
Bon Secours Mercy Health, Compass to open $11M South Carolina surgery center
Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health and Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners, an ASC management company, are opening Millennium Surgery Center in Greenville, S.C., on April 11 through a joint venture.
Nearly 650 Providence nurses approve labor deal
Members of the Montana Nurses Association Local 17 have approved a new labor contract with Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, part of Renton, Wash.-based Providence.
Aspirion taps former Optum exec for newly created role
Revenue cycle management company Aspirion has named Tina Eller to the newly created position of chief experience officer.
The pros and cons of MA's biosimilar rule, per 1 pharmacist group
Biosimilars can now be substituted as part of regular formulary maintenance changes, according to CMS’ Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule for 2025. However, the change could significantly increase patient cost sharing, according to an article on …
Top PBMs by 2023 market share
Three pharmacy benefit managers accounted for nearly 80% of all prescription claims handled in 2023, according to an April 9 report from the Drug Channels Institute.
Google searches about 'hurt eyes' spiked following eclipse
Google searches about “hurt eyes” spiked following the total solar eclipse, suggesting that some people are worried about possible injuries, NBC News reported April 8.
An overlooked population with high rates of Type 1 diabetes
The highest prevalence of Type 1 diabetes is among middle-aged and older adults, though data on these populations remain sparse, according to a study by Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
