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Trinity Health's 2-pronged strategies for 2024
Ray Anderson, PhD — the new chief strategy officer at Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health — is tasked with executing the system’s game plan across its 101 hospitals in 27 states.
Emerging leaders: 37 healthcare company leaders under 40 | 2023
The emerging leaders of this generation are helping to overcome barriers to care access and health equity. These individuals are leaders within healthcare companies that work to bring innovative products, initiatives and strategies to patients. Becker’…
FTC updates merger guidelines to 'reflect realities of the modern economy'
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have unveiled their 2023 merger guidelines, which break down the agencies’ factors and frameworks that are utilized when going over merger and acquisition approvals.
Is virtual nursing overstated?
A study conducted by digital health company Panda Health revealed that among digital hospital tools, virtual nursing has the least widespread adoption and is perceived as having the most exaggerated value. Health systems that have implemented it say ot…
More Minnesota systems move to limit weight loss drug coverage for employees
At least four Minnesota health systems are ending or limiting weight loss drug coverage for employees in 2024.
Tongue-tie operations grow in popularity despite lack of evidence
Dentists and lactation consultations have touted cutting babies’ “tongue-ties” for years, but the increasingly popular operation has little efficacy research to back it up, The New York Times reported Dec. 18.
New York governor signs medical debt reporting ban
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that prohibits hospitals, healthcare professionals and ambulances from reporting a person’s medical debt to credit agencies.
Feds warn Georgia against allowing pharmacies to dispense marijuana
Georgia had been ramping up to become the first state to allow pharmacies to dispense medical cannabis. Now the Drug Enforcement Administration is warning pharmacies in the state that doing so would violate federal law.
SSM Health nurses set to stage 48-hour strike
Members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee plan to launch a 48-hour strike Dec. 27 at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis.
Walgreens pulls VillageMD clinics out of Indiana
Walgreens’ VillageMD will exit the Indiana market and close a dozen clinics in the state in January 2024, which is in line with its majority owner’s cost reduction plans.
