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Pennsylvania Prime Healthcare hospitals to become nonprofit
Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare has shared plans to convert its Pennsylvania hospitals to nonprofit status.
2 more China-based syringe manufacturers receive import alert
Nearly six months after the FDA told healthcare workers to avoid plastic syringes made in China, the agency has placed import alerts on three China-based medical supply manufacturers.
Pharmacists protest at Express Scripts HQ
On May 17, about 70 pharmacists and advocates protested outside an Express Scripts headquarters, according to a St. Louis Post Dispatch report.
Children's hospital adopts platform for home monitoring of patients
Omaha-based Children’s Nebraska entered into a remote patient monitoring and electronic health records management with Locus Health.
WVU Medicine names interim president for 2 hospitals
John Forester was appointed interim president of WVU Medicine Summersville (W.Va.) Regional Medical Center and Braxton County Memorial Hospital in Gassaway, W. Va.
Alabama law protects physicians who prescribe meds for off-label use
Alabama passed a law that prohibits the state’s board of medical examiners and medical licensure commission from taking adverse action against physicians who prescribe or recommend off-label medical treatments, the Alabama Reflector reported May 20.
25 president, CEO job openings at large health systems
Large health systems are seeking leaders for roles at the top of their hospitals across the U.S.
Hospital groups seek more time to comment on proposed payment model
The American Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals are asking for more time to comment on CMS’ proposed Transforming Episode Accountability Model.
Inside healthcare ransomware negotiations
Paying ransom is typically the only way for healthcare organizations to retrieve their data or restore their systems after a ransomware attack, ransomware negotiators told Politico.
HCA Healthcare readies for AI rollout in ERs
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare plans to roll out a generative AI tool across its emergency rooms, according to the technology vendor.
