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13 numbers on plummeting physician pay

Concerns among physicians about the future of healthcare have intensified in the last several years as payers continue to cut reimbursements. 

340B contractor boosts profits while driving up patient costs: Report

Apexus, a key contractor for the 340B drug pricing program, has come under scrutiny for profiting off its expanding role in the program, which was initially designed to help safety-net hospitals provide discounted drugs to low-income patients, The New …

Cedars-Sinai back to full surgical capacity

On Jan. 8, Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai closed and evacuated a number of ASCs and outpatient facilities amid the wildfires sweeping through parts of California. 

Memorial Healthcare System fined $60K for HIPAA violation

Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System will pay $60,000 to resolve allegations of violating the HIPAA Privacy Rule by failing to provide a patient with timely access to their medical records.

Active drug shortages drop to 271, but challenges persist: ASHP

The latest data from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists reports that the active number of drug shortages in the U.S. has decreased to 271, down from a high of 323 in the first quarter of 2024. 

Why NYU Langone is betting on molecular oncology

The Perlmutter Cancer Center at New York City-based NYU Langone Health recently launched its new Center for Molecular Oncology, naming Shridar Ganesan, MD, PhD, as director. 

Mount Sinai transfers employees, equipment amid Beth Israel closure lawsuit

New York City-based Mount Sinai’s Beth Israel began shifting employees and equipment to other parts of the health system on Jan. 14 to ensure patient care at other facilities amid the hospital’s delayed closure. 

Norovirus positivity rate hits 28%, double 2024's peak: 6 notes

A surge in norovirus infections this season has resulted in a 28% positivity rate, more than double 2024’s high, alarming health officials, CBS News reported Jan. 14. 

Tampa General's new behavioral health model: What to know

Tampa General is working to embed behavioral health services within each of its primary care practices by the end of 2025. 

When Judy Faulkner met KLAS

In 1999, Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner got a call from Kent Gale from KLAS after the EHR vendor came in first in the health IT researcher’s survey of healthcare organizations, she recalled in a January blog post.