Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the country, reported an operating loss of $283.5 million for the first nine months of its fiscal year up to March 31.
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Atlanta nonprofit to acquire CharterCare Health Partners
The Centurion Foundation has submitted its application to the Rhode Island Department of Health state attorney general seeking approval to buy CharterCare Health Partners from Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings.
Pennsylvania physician sentenced to prison for prescription fraud
A Pennsylvania physician was sentenced to six months in prison and one year of supervised release for his involvement in an opioid fraud scheme.
Ohio hospital failed to protect workers from violence: OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a Columbus, Ohio, children’s hospital with two violations and proposed a $18,000 fine after it found the hospital failed to protect its employees from violent patients.
Dr. Frank Parasmo sentenced for illegal oxycodone distribution
Frank Parasmo, MD, was sentenced to 36 months in prison after he was convicted on 32 counts of unlawfully distributing oxycodone, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern Disctrict of New York said May 26.
Baptist Memorial names chief nursing officer of 2 hospitals
Baptist Memorial Health Care in Memphis, Tenn., has appointed April Fox, DNP, MSN, chief nursing officer of two hospitals, ABC affiliate WATN-TV reported May 26.
Man sentenced in $7M orthopedic brace fraud scheme
A Florida business owner was sentenced to 65 months in prison for a Medicare fraud scheme involving back, knee, and wrist braces, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the southern district of New York said May 26.
The top 10 US beaches for physicians to visit in 2023
With summer around the corner, and physicians looking to take advantage of time off for vacations, Forbes has named the top 10 beaches in the U.S. to visit in 2023.
6 ways to build a pharmaceutical culture centered on patient safety
Patient safety is often viewed from a lens inside medical center and hospital walls, but the leadership of pharmacists and decisions made along the medical supply chain also play a role, Londa Ritchey, the quality director at PharmaLex wrote in a May 2…
Researchers inch closer to treatment for type of ovarian cancer
Patients with recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer had an 86 percent reduction in tumor size in a new study led by Verastem Oncology, according to a May 25 news release.
