The U.S. sued a plastic surgeon formerly of Tri-State Specialists in Sioux City, Iowa, for violating the False Claims Act.
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North Carolina Senate proposal aims to improve patient access to ASCs
The North Carolina Senate has proposed its budget for the next two fiscal years, and it would allocate $29.8 billion in the coming fiscal year and $30.9 billion the following year to altering the state’s health system landscape, including improving pat…
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital makes 3 leadership changes
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital in Miami, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has made several promotions and transfers among its leadership team.
New radiology tech cuts MRI exam time by half
Hartford, Conn.-based Jefferson Radiology announced May 16 that its new technology has cut traditional MRI exam times in half.
Accelerating value in healthcare
Kaiser Permanente and Geisinger recently announced that they are coming together (pending regulatory review) with a shared mission to increase value in healthcare across the country. We, the three authors of this piece, have throughout our careers in h…
How Shriners Children's is making it easier to do lifesaving research
When Marc Lalande, PhD, vice president of research for Tampa, Fla.-based Shriners Children’s, came to the organization five years ago, he said he was “struck by how many research projects were going on in some 20 different locations” in silos.
Pig-to-human organ center begins construction
Revivicor, the company behind a pig-to-human heart transplant in 2022, is building a research and development center in Christiansburg, Va., radio station WTOP reported May 15.
OSF to reopen 1 birth center, close another
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is reopening its Danville birthing center in September and closing its labor and delivery services at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana.
What it will take to fix the nurse staffing crisis: Report
Nurse staffing challenges at healthcare organizations have a significant effect on care delivery, patient safety and the viability of organizations, according to the Partners for Nurse Staffing Task Force’s May 10 report.
177 women hospital presidents and CEOs to know
Women represent a large portion of the workforce in healthcare, and they are increasingly assuming top executive roles at hospitals as well.
