A civil trial has commenced to determine whether Seattle Children’s racially discriminated against the former medical director of one of its clinics, The Seattle Times reported Nov. 26.
Cleveland Clinic reported an operating income of $43.4 million (1.1% margin) in the third quarter, reversing a $14.9 million operating loss (-0.4% margin) in the same period last year.
In a Nov. 25 letter sent to congressional leaders, the Healthcare Leadership Council pressed legislators to restore pandemic-era pharmacist scopes of practice.
Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings has received approval from Rhode Island Director of Health Jerry Larkin, MD, to sell two of its state hospitals to The Centurion Foundation, an Atlanta-based nonprofit.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has suggested hospitals may risk losing CMS funding if they fail to comply with an executive order requiring hospitals to inquire about patients’ citizenship status.
GLP-1 medications reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events by 13% compared to a placebo, according to a study published Nov. 25 in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.