Category: Becker’s Hospital Review

Court orders union to pay $6.28M for 'unlawful strike' at HCA California hospital

A federal court has concurred with an arbitrator’s decision ordering Service Employees International Union 121RN to pay Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, $6.26 million in damages related to a 10-day s…

Drugmaker recalls blood pressure treatment common in anesthesia

Provepharm issued a recall of its Phenylephrine hydrochloride injection from lot number 24020027 due to the discovery of black particulate matter in a vial. The affected lot, with an expiration date of December 2025, was distributed nationwide to hospi…

Protecting the 340B program: A vital step toward a healthier nation

As the new year begins, gyms are crowded, dieticians’ schedules are packed and dental chairs are filled — signs that Americans are embracing their New Year’s resolutions to focus on health. Alongside these personal commitments, many are also facing imp…

The new normal for hospital capacity

Hospital capacity concerns took center stage in late 2022, as health experts’ warning of a “tripledemic” materialized. 

9 drugs in shortage

Here are nine new shortages and discontinuations, according to drug supply databases from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 

Pennsylvania law voids noncompetes when a physician is dismissed

A Pennsylvania law is limiting the use of noncompetes for certain healthcare providers and the situations wherein they are enforceable, Spotlight PA reported Jan. 18.

Pharmacists to CMS: Stocking drugs in negotiation program could hurt businesses

The National Community Pharmacists Association has told CMS that more than 90% of independent pharmacies may choose to stop stocking drugs included in the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program due to financial losses that could threaten their viabili…

9 top EHR consultants

Many health systems use consultants to help with EHR implementations.

Trinity Health's $800M Epic rollout: 5 updates

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health is in the final stretch of a $800 million Epic EHR rollout.

The 'feminization of medicine': 8 things to know

Women outnumber men in medical school, and the trend continues to rise for the sixth year in a row, Medscape reported Jan. 28.