New York City-based NYU Langone received $508 million in 2023 after settling a lawsuit against a construction contractor over losses suffered as a result of Superstorm Sandy.
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There is power in transparency: UNC Health leader on preventing physician exits
Physician shortages and burnout are topics that many health leaders have become all too familiar with, especially in the last few years following the COVID-19 pandemic.
CDC asks for clarification on looser hospital masking draft guidance
The CDC has requested clarification on masking guidance in healthcare facilities from the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee — specifically whether N95 masks should be required and under what circumstances.
'They're absolutely, completely abandoning our patients': Saltzer Health physician on plans to close or sell group
Healthcare providers are expressing deep concern after Nampa, Idaho-based Saltzer Health, a physician group, will be sold or closed by its owner, Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, by March 29 due to “ongoing financial and economic challenges.”
WVU Medicine pilots weight loss program for employees
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine is piloting an obesity management treatment program for eligible employees and covered family members.
Oklahoma children's hospital completes $10M renovation
Bethany (Okla.) Children’s Health Center debuted its $10 million renovation of its pediatric rehabilitation unit, Fox affiliate KOKH reported Jan. 22.
Providence underpaid workers by $7M, judge rules
Renton, Wash.-based Providence has been found liable by a Washington state judge for nearly $7.2 million in underpaid wages for thousands of hourly caregivers, Law360 reported Jan. 16.
NextGen names new CFO, COO
Atlanta-based NextGen Healthcare, an EHR vendor, has named James Hammerschmidt as incoming CFO.
Why 1 executive is worried about 'blind optimism' toward AI
Paul Coyne, DNP, APRN, senior vice president and chief nurse executive of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, joined Becker’s to discuss the healthcare trends he is worried about and the health system’s growth strategy for the next year.&…
2 men sentenced for roles in multi-state rural hospital billing scheme
Two Miami residents, Jorge Perez and Ricardo Perez, were sentenced Dec. 15 for their roles in a multi-state scheme to defraud insurers by using rural hospitals to bill for urine drug testing.
