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.
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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.
UCLA Health's new global deal with LA Lakers: 3 notes
UCLA Health and the Los Angeles Lakers have expanded their existing partnership with a multiyear global deal.
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.
3 hospital, health system bankruptcies in 2024
Healthcare bankruptcies hit a five-year high in 2023, when 12 hospitals and health systems filed for bankruptcy, but the trend has slowed in 2024 as average operating margins improved across the hospital sector.
State audit finds 'reasonable doubt' in ex-MetroHealth CEO bonus dispute
Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office has issued a report finding insufficient evidence to justify a criminal referral of Akram Boutros, MD, former CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth, in a case involving allegations that he received unauthorized b…
