Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is pushing back against the Justice Department’s questions related to yearslong false claims allegations, Inside Indiana Business reported Feb. 20.
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1st of its kind tool tracks health of the primary care sector
The U.S. invested less than 6.5 percent of total health spending on primary care between 2010 and 2020 — which researchers called “a systemic underinvestment” — according to an inaugural scorecard assessing the primary care sector.
Washington hospital names new CEO
Nathan Staggs was selected as the next CEO of Coupeville, Wash.-based WhidbeyHealth.
60,000 discharge delay days: 5 things to know from New York hospitals data collection
Complex discharge delays at New York hospitals are resulting in unnecessary long-term boarding in inpatient units and emergency departments, and costing hospitals millions, according to a new report from the Healthcare Association of New York State.
Healthcare's 10 biggest investors in 2022: What ASCs need to know
Private equity firm Shore Capital Partners made 61 healthcare-related deals in 2022, according to investment data company PitchBook.
U of Central Florida to expand nursing program, graduate additional 150 nurses annually
University of Central Florida in Orlando has set out to address a major issue identified by the Florida Hospital Association: an upcoming shortage of nearly 60,000 nurses by 2035.
4 anesthesia updates in 2 weeks
Here are four anesthesia updates ASC leaders should know since Feb. 8:
NYC Health + Hospitals enjoys credit rating upgrade on bonds
NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest municipal health system in the country, was upgraded on the long-term credit rating of outstanding bonds, the system said in a filing Feb. 21.
10 medications most frequently prescribed by cardiologists
Nearly half of U.S. adults have some form of cardiovascular disease, according to 2022 data from Definitive Healthcare. The high prevalence of this disease has led to high prescription rates among physicians.
USPI vs. SCA Health vs. HCA Healthcare: Who had the highest revenue in 2022?
Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and Deerfield, Ill.-based SCA Health are three of the largest ASC operators in the country.
