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Providence CEO: 'Old-school M&A is dead'
November started with a flurry of hospital mergers and acquisitions.
A flurry of anesthesia updates in 1 month
Here are 9 updates and moves on anesthesia groups, policies and providers since Oct. 10, as reported by Becker’s:
Florida physician practice to pay $1.3M to settle false claims allegations
A Florida ophthalmology practice has agreed to pay $1.3 million to resolve federal allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims for medically unnecessary cranial ultrasounds.
Why 1 health system cut its daily IV fluid usage by half
U.S. hospitals are experiencing a shortage of IV fluids, triggered by a disruption at Baxter’s North Carolina plant following Hurricane Helene. As hospitals have scrambled to conserve supplies, at least one health system found it had been overusing IV …
Cardinal Health to buy GI Alliance, diabetes supply company for $3.9B
Cardinal Health has agreed to acquire a majority stake in GI Alliance, a gastroenterology management services organization, and Advanced Diabetes Supply Group for a combined total of $3.9 billion, according to an Nov. 11 news release from the company.&…
J&J sues government over 340B rebate plan
Johnson & Johnson is asking a federal judge to declare its 340B rebate plan legal and prevent HHS and the Health Resources and Services Administration from taking any enforcement action against its implementation.
Ballad, Encompass tap CEO for Tennessee rehab hospital
Cody Murdock has been named CEO of Rehabilitation Hospital of Kingsport (Tenn.).
Nurses push back on healthcare tech
Nurses nationwide are raising concerns over the rapid adoption of AI and virtual nursing in healthcare, arguing that these technologies could compromise patient safety.
The lowest-paid physician specialties over the last 10 years
Pediatric, endocrinology and public health specialists consistently rank as the lowest earners across physician specialties, according to Medscape compensation reports.
