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4 states ease international medical students' visa requirements
The Northern Border Regional Commission is easing visa requirements for international students, the Press-Republican reported Dec. 6.
9 health systems outsourcing RCM functions
Becker’s has reported on nine health systems that have opted to outsource finance jobs or other revenue cycle functions in 2023:
47 most responsible healthcare companies: Newsweek
Merck took the top spot in Newsweek’s fifth annual list of “America’s Most Responsible Companies.”
Legacy, OHSU merger agreement still in the works
Legacy Health and Oregon Health & Science University, both in Portland, are still working on the completion of a merger agreement, The Lund Report shared Dec. 5.
California system to lay off 160 amid planned home health sale
Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health is laying off 164 employees in Concord ahead of a planned sale of its home health services division to Cornerstone Home Healthcare.
Michigan hospital can refuse student's service dog, court rules
A court has ruled in favor of a Michigan hospital that denied a nursing student’s request to bring her service dog on rotations, according to a Dec. 5 JD Supra report written by Seyfarth Shaw law firm.
OhioHealth opens $178M hospital
Columbus-based OhioHealth has opened the doors to its 15th hospital, OhioHealth Pickerington Methodist Hospital.
Michigan moves to combat violence against healthcare workers
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Dec. 6 that would increase fines for assaults on healthcare workers.
Florida pharmacy technician and clinic owner sentenced for clinical trial fraud
The owner of Miami-based AMB Research Center, a clinic that conducted clinical trials for new drugs, and a pharmacy technician also employed by it, have both been convicted and sentenced to a combined 117 months — nearly 10 years — in prison, according…
Transplant recipients push back on CMS testing rule changes
New rules from CMS are affecting access to molecular diagnostic testing — a blood test a patient who has received an organ transplant can use at home to track how their body is adjusting to the new organ.
