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Fairview creates 'Fair Table' food equity program

Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services has launched a new program aimed at reducing diet-related health disparities.

Physician expenses tick up: 5 notes

Physician practice costs have increased throughout the year, a trend that could continue into the new year, according to data from Strata Decision Technology.

TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center adds cardiologist

Centennial Heart at TriStar StoneCrest has added Kazeen Abdullah, MD, to its medical staff.

277 million patients' data drives Epic's research findings

Epic Research, the digital publication from EHR vendor Epic, taps into the company’s extensive patient data repository to address pressing medical questions, Wisconsin State Journal reported Nov. 27.

What a Trump presidency could mean for ASCs: 4 leaders weigh in

Four leaders joined Becker’s to discuss what Donald Trump’s upcoming presidency and various leadership appointments could mean for ASCs, and how they should prepare. 

Medicare prescription drug pricing variance: 5 things to know

Medicare beneficiaries are facing wide price discrepancies for prescription drugs, with the same medication costing vastly different amounts, depending on the plan and location, The Wall Street Journal  reported Nov. 26. 

HCA shutters long-term acute care hospital in North Carolina: 5 things to know

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has closed its Asheville (N.C.) Specialty Hospital, a long-term acute care hospital owned by Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health. 

Philadelphia physician hit with $6.8M verdict in botched surgery case

A Philadelphia jury awarded $6.8 million to the descendants of a patient who died from an allegedly botched liver procedure, The Legal Intelligencer reported Nov. 26. 

Orlando Health posts 7.5% operating margin in fiscal 2024

Orlando (Fla.) Health posted an operating income of $537.6 million (7.5% operating margin) in fiscal 2024, compared to $491.3 million (8.1% margin) in fiscal 2023, according to its Nov. 25 financial report. 

Wisconsin hospital facilities to rebrand

Aspirus Riverview Hospital and Aspirus Doctors Clinic, located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., are set to undergo a rebrand.