Category: Channels

Florida drug importation plan stalls nearly a year after approval: 5 notes

Almost a year after receiving FDA approval, Florida’s plan to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada remained mired in delays. Despite the green light from the Biden administration and expectations that the initiative would lower costs for st…

Florida drug importation plan stalls nearly a year after approval: 5 notes

Almost a year after receiving FDA approval, Florida’s plan to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada remained mired in delays. Despite the green light from the Biden administration and expectations that the initiative would lower costs for st…

Florida children's hospital gets $10M gift to enhance care

Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, part of Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health, has received a $10 million gift from Tom Golisano. 

Optum-owned clinic chain found guilty of submitting 20K+ fraudulent Medicare claims

Dallas-based Healthcare Associates of Texas was found guilty of knowingly submitting $2.8 million worth of fraudulent Medicare claims, the Dallas Morning Journal reported Nov. 21. 

Optum-affiliated clinic chain found guilty of filing 20,000 false Medicare claims

Healthcare Associates of Texas, an operator of eight clinics in North Texas and an affiliate of Optum, has been found guilty of filing more than 20,000 false Medicare claims, according to a Nov. 21 report from The Dallas Morning News.

Rockford Gastroenterology notifies 147,253 patients of data breach

Rockford (Ill.) Gastroenterology Associates filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights on Oct. 30 after becoming aware of a 2023 cyberattack. 

Encompass names Pennsylvania rehab hospital CEO

David Markiewicz has been appointed CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie (Pa.). 

NYU Langone's sustainability report: 6 things to know

NYU Langone Health’s 2024 sustainability report highlights recent achievements and its commitment to becoming a carbon-neutral health system by 2050.

'Webside manner:' How Sanford is training next-gen clinicians

With workforce shortages posing a growing challenge in rural healthcare, Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has launched a facility dedicated to advancing virtual care as a proactive solution.

Health systems face tough decisions as layoffs spike in Q4

Hospital layoffs have escalated in the fourth quarter as health systems address balance sheets that have been eroded by recent operating losses and react to ongoing financial and workforce pressures.