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Pfizer donates rights to cancer drug after monopoly criticism
Pfizer will donate the royalty rights from sales of cancer drug Bavencio to the American Association for Cancer Research starting in January.
Oracle touts new plans for health division
Approximately half of Cerner’s Millennium customers, focused on automating hospitals much like Epic, are expected to transition to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure by February, Larry Ellison, chief technology officer of Oracle, said in a Dec. 11 earnings ca…
A vascular procedure some physicians may be abusing
Some physicians may be overusing an invasive vascular procedure for patients with mild disease — making millions in the process, a ProPublica investigation into CMS data found.
Prime completes California hospital sale
Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare on Dec. 11 completed the $200 million sale of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center to UC San Diego Health.
Lawmakers wary of U of Kansas Health, Liberty Hospital partnership
Missouri and Kansas lawmakers are expressing concerns about a proposed partnership between University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City (Kan.) and Liberty (Mo.) Hospital, the Kansas Reflector reported Dec. 11.
Healthcare interoperability framework goes live
The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement is now live, enabling multiple qualified health information networks to securely exchange information, adhering to consistent nationwide technical and policy standards, according to a Dec. 12 article …
Health system execs see a value-based care tidal wave ahead
Healthcare leaders have been talking about the transition to value-based care for years, but without significant movement away from fee for service. That could all change in the next three years.
15 states with high levels of respiratory virus activity
Fifteen states and New York City reported high levels of respiratory virus activity for the week ending Dec. 2, up from 10 states the previous week, according to newly updated CDC data.
What will be different in 2026? 65 healthcare executive predictions
Becker’s asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their organization’s areas of growth for the next few years.
13 executive appointments at CommonSpirit in 2023
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, led by Wright Lassiter III, is a nonprofit, Catholic health system that operates 142 hospitals and more than 2,200 care sites in 24 states.
