The United Nurses and Health Care Employees of Hawaii, a chapter of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, began a three-day strike Nov. 4 at Maui Health facilities.
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CMS updates ASC reporting requirements: 5 things to know
On Nov. 1, CMS finalized the 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule, confirming a 2.83% physician pay cut.
Texas ASC operator pays $14.2M for Stark law, Medicare violations
A Denton, Texas-based medical center has paid $14.2 million to settle alleged violations of Stark law and Medicare regulations related to four ASCs in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, specifically in Dallas, Richardson and Coppell.
MaineHealth hospital president to join New York system
Bradley Chapman, president of MaineHealth Memorial Hospital in Conway, N.H., has accepted a new position as senior vice president and president of Upper Allegheny Health System, part of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, according to The Conway Daily …
Prime's 2025 to-do list: A new EMR, an on-demand classroom and supporting distressed hospitals
Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare’s 2024 has been highlighted by plans to acquire nine Illinois hospitals and post-acute facilities from St. Louis-based Ascension and launching an integrated EMR system in Southern California.
Travel nurse pay by state
Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in October was $2,271.66, down 0.52% from the previous month and down 3.86% from October 2023, according to data shared with Becker’s from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace.
U of New Mexico hospital levy renewal goes to ballot: 5 notes
Voters in Bernalillo County, N.M., will decide whether to renew property tax funding for the Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico Hospital in the upcoming general election.
AI-assisted colonoscopy leads to higher benign lesion removal rates: Study
AI-assisted colonoscopies are associated with high detection and removal rates of non-neoplastic lesions, according to a new study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting.
Hospitals slam 'irresponsible' site-neutral payment plan
Hospitals have pushed back against two senators’ policy framework that details a plan to impose site-neutral payments on hospitals.
ChristianaCare medical group names new president
Kert Anzilotti, MD, has been named president of the medical group of Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare.
