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Advocate Aurora uses anticompetitive tactics to drive up prices, lawsuit alleges
A proposed class-action lawsuit against Milwaukee and Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Aurora Health alleges the health system used its market power to suppress competition and impose “eye-watering prices on commercial health plans and their members …
CRNA pay by region
The median total cash compensation (excluding premium) and median annualized base salary paid to certified registered nurse anesthetists varies by region, according to one survey.
Froedtert ThedaCare, now merged, debuts board
The newly combined 18-hospital system in Wisconsin formed by Froedtert Health and ThedaCare has announced its board of directors.
Apple's new frontier for health systems
Could Apple’s newly launched Vision Pro headset be a new frontier for health systems? San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare is about to find out.
New York probes ED care at Mount Sinai Beth Israel ahead of closure: Politico
Officials with New York’s health department are investigating whether Mount Sinai Beth Israel violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, according to a Feb. 8 Politico report. News of the probe comes as New York City-based Mount Sina…
'Opportunistic' growth ahead for Tenet in 2024
Along with a net income of $1.3 billion in 2023, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw ramped up merger and acquisition activity last year, including plans to continue the momentum in 2024.
Tenet combines hospital, RCM segments
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has combined Conifer Health Solutions, its revenue cycle management subsidiary, and its hospital operations into a single operating segment, according to its financial report released Feb. 8.
Amazon to close some One Medical offices
Amazon is planning to close some One Medical offices, as well as move its chief financial officer into a new role, a spokesperson for the company confirmed to Becker’s.
Patient steals ambulance from Michigan hospital
A patient drove off in an ambulance outside of Alpena-based MyMichigan Medical Center on Feb. 6, sparking an hourlong police chase, WSBT reported.
Aspiring pharmacist union slams CVS' $2B earnings
A day after CVS Health reported earning $2 billion in its fourth quarter of 2023, the Pharmacy Guild — an aspiring union of retail pharmacists — criticized the company, saying CVS’ profits are from “chronic understaffing.”
