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Judge says Prisma Health overbilling lawsuit can proceed: 4 things to know
A South Carolina judge denied Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health’s bid to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the system of overbilling Medicaid patients, The State reported Oct. 8.
US News' top children's hospitals for 11 specialties
As part of its annual best children’s hospitals rankings, U.S. News & World Report examined hospitals across 10 specialties.
US News' Best Children's Hospitals 2024-25 Honor Roll
U.S. News & World Report released its 2024-25 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings on Oct. 8, featuring 10 Honor Roll hospitals.
Florida hospitals brace for another major hurricane: What to know
Hospitals in Florida are coordinating patient transfers and ensuring they have adequate fuel supplies for their generators ahead of the second major hurricane headed for the state in less than two weeks.
Kaiser, HCA subsidiary expand relationship in Colorado: 8 things to know
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Denver-based HCA HealthOne, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, have expanded their relationship to provide additional healthcare access in central Denver.
Execs, sale reps charged in $1.3B prescription drug operation
Ten individuals, including five pharmaceutical distributor executives and five sales representatives and brokers, have been charged by the Department of Justice in connection with the unlawful distribution of nearly 70 million opioid pills and over 30 …
Epic claims trademark infringement in lawsuit
Epic Systems has filed a federal lawsuit accusing life sciences staffing firm, Epic Staffing Group, of trademark infringement, according to an Oct. 4 lawsuit obtained by Becker’s.
Ballad Health CEO on navigating a 1-in-5,000-year event
Alan Levine, chairman, president and CEO of Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health, has overseen healthcare responses for more than a dozen major hurricanes throughout his career, but he told Becker’s that Hurricane Helene was unlike anything he had s…
302-bed HCA hospital taps COO
Maury Baker was named COO of Trident Medical Center in Charleston, N.C., according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
Johns Hopkins Medicine taps vice president of the fund
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins has tapped Alexander Brown as vice president of the fund.
