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Cost of COVID-19 screening in 21 states in September

COVID-19 screenings were the most expensive in Maine in September, according to an Oct. 4 U.S. Health Care Price Index report from healthcare marketplace Sesame. 

Minnesota hospital that disclosed PHI to own foundation wins appeal

Minneapolis-based Children’s Hospital and Clinics’ disclosure of patient health information to its charitable foundation didn’t violate the Minnesota Health Records Act, according to an Oct. 3 court ruling. 

5 questions hospital CEOs want answered — and why

Hospital and health system CEOs have a lot of issues dominating their thoughts, including questions about workforce challenges in today’s economic environment.  

Job openings hit lowest level since mid-2021

On the last business day of August, U.S. job openings reached the lowest level since the same month a year prior, according to the latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Medtronic to install 115 endoscopy modules at Veterans Affairs medical facilities

Healthcare technology company Medtronic will install 115 Medtronic GI Genius AI endoscopy modules at VA medical facilities across the U.S., according to an Oct. 5 press release sent to Becker’s. 

Amylyx co-CEOs defend $158K price tag on new ALS drug

After Amylyx Pharmaceuticals announced the price of its recently approved amyotrophic lateral sclerosis treatment, the drugmaker’s co-CEOs told Politico why it costs $158,000 for one patient’s annual supply. 

Gastro Health secures 4th Ohio practice

Gastro Health finalized a partnership with Springfield Gastroenterology in Ohio.

Helios breaks ground on $5B medical campus

Helios, a hospital operator owned by Bad Homburg, Germany-based Fresenius Medical Care, has broken ground on its new $5 billion Las Vegas medical campus, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Oct. 4.

7 recent donations to hospitals

The following hospitals and care centers have received donations or grants since Sept. 28:

Mayo Clinic to increase some wages by 6%

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is boosting pay 6 percent for some workers, marking its largest across-the-board wage jump in two decades, the Star Tribune reported Oct. 5.