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Medicare prescription drug pricing variance: 5 things to know
Medicare beneficiaries are facing wide price discrepancies for prescription drugs, with the same medication costing vastly different amounts, depending on the plan and location, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 26.
Orlando Health posts 7.5% operating margin in fiscal 2024
Orlando (Fla.) Health posted an operating income of $537.6 million (7.5% operating margin) in fiscal 2024, compared to $491.3 million (8.1% margin) in fiscal 2023, according to its Nov. 25 financial report.
Wisconsin hospital facilities to rebrand
Aspirus Riverview Hospital and Aspirus Doctors Clinic, located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., are set to undergo a rebrand.
Private equity buyer hires 2 Steward leaders: 5 things to know
Two former executives of Dallas-based Steward Health Care are now C-suite leaders at the private equity group that purchased the health system’s physician practice, Boston Business Journal reported Nov. 26.
Physician staffing firm to cease operations
NES Health, a physician-led staffing firm, is reportedly planning to cease operations amid financial difficulties that left emergency department physicians at numerous hospitals without pay.
20 most common passwords
As healthcare faces a rash of cyberattacks, some hackers still break into computer networks the old-fashioned way: by guessing passwords.
Emory Healthcare's chief AI officer exits
Joe Depa has left his post as chief data and AI officer of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare.
Epic's new interoperability push, explained
Epic has intensified its pursuit of interoperability in recent months.
Mass General Brigham pits AI models against each other in arena-style challenge
As regulatory frameworks for AI in healthcare remain in their infancy, Mass General Brigham, based in Somerville, Mass., is taking a proactive role with its Healthcare AI Challenge.
HHS invests $44M in medical supply chain
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, an HHS agency, is providing $44 million to bolster the U.S. public health supply chain.
