Category: ROOT

Board member censured following alleged disrespect toward California hospital employees

The El Camino Healthcare District Board of Directors has censured longtime board member Julia Miller following allegations of repeated disrespect toward El Camino Health employees, Mountain View Voice reported.

HCA to buy 41 urgent care centers from FastMed

HCA Healthcare is set to purchase 41 urgent care centers in Texas from FastMed, the Nashville, Tenn.-based health system said May 18. 

Centene in the headlines: 25 updates in 60 days

Here are 25 Centene updates Becker’s has covered since Feb. 8:

What does the future look like for independent ASCs? Here's what 3 experts have to say

While ASCs, especially independent ASCs, are facing several challenges in the current healthcare environment, including market conditions, competition and legislative interference, there is hope for the future, according to three experts. 

340B reporting mandate approved by House subcommittee, legislation moves forward

Legislation proposing transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program was passed May 17 by the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health. The bill, H.R. 3290, will now advance to the Senate.

5 recent gastroenterology partnerships to know

Here are five gastroenterology partnerships Becker’s has reported on since May 2: 

6 opportunities to shift from burnout to organizational success, per PA leaders

Burnout is the current reality for many healthcare workers, but physician assistants can sometimes fall under the radar. 

Virginia hospital honors 1st Black professor in medicine with name change

Fort Belvoir (Va.) Community Hospital will now bear the name of the first Black medical officer in the U.S. Army and the first Black professor of medicine in the U.S., Alexander Thomas Augusta, MD.

175 + GI organizations pen letter opposing UnitedHealthcare's upcoming changes to prior authorization

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy gathered over 175 physician groups to cosign a letter to the UnitedHealthcare CEO opposing upcoming changes to prior authorization for GI endoscopy procedures, according to a May 16 press release from…

Walgreens remains focused on clinical trials despite CVS exit

Walgreens is doubling down on clinical trials after competitor CVS Health said it would be exiting that market by the end of 2024, Yahoo Finance reported.