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FDA: Healthcare supply chain troubles existed before COVID-19, and they could get worse

While COVID-19 caused the largest disruption to supply chains across industries, officials at the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health said some of the issues within the healthcare supply chain existed before the pandemic. Now, experts say,…

Physician sentenced for billing Medicare $1.8M under false identity

Oakland County, Mich.-based podiatrist Kenneth Mitchell, DPM, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a $1.8 million healthcare fraud scheme wherein he billed Medicare under another physician’s name, the U.S. Justice Department said…

3 physicians suing their former employers

Here are three cases of physicians suing their former employers Becker’s ASC Review has covered since March 27:

US to end COVID-19 case count: 7 things to know

With the COVID-19 public health emergency ending on May 11, healthcare providers will see several changes, from care reimbursements to available data. One major change will be the disappearance of COVID-19 case tracking data, according to a May 5 repor…

Cleveland Clinic recognized for treatment of rare diseases

The National Organization for Rare Diseases has designated Cleveland Clinic as a Rare Disease Center of Excellence, making it one of 40 U.S. medical centers with the distinction. 

Florida lawmakers pass bill banning optometrists from calling themselves physicians

Members of the Florida House of Representatives voted May 4 to pass a bill that would prevent healthcare providers who are not medical doctors or osteopathic physicians from referring to themselves as “physicians” in interactions with patients and adve…

Michigan hospitals need to fill 27K+ jobs as state ponders staffing legislation

As of March, there are more than 27,000 open hospital jobs in the state of Michigan. 

How CDC's COVID-19 tracking will change as PHE expires

Six days out from the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration, hospitalizations and deaths are down and the CDC has released details about what will change in its surveillance of the virus going forward. The major changes? Reporting cad…

HCA plans another freestanding ER in Florida

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is planning a new emergency room facility in downtown Orlando, according to a May 4 Orlando Business Journal report.

Baylor Scott & White breaks ground on Texas ASC

Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health has broken ground on a new ASC on its College Station, Texas, campus, according to a May 4 report from CBS affiliate KBTX.