Physicians and consumer advocates are monitoring a California lawsuit against Envision Healthcare, which alleges that Envision uses shell business structures to retain de facto ownership of emergency room staffing groups and asks the court to declare t…
Maryville, Tenn.-based Blount Memorial Hospital has filed a lawsuit declaring independence from local government after weeks of fighting over the troubled hospital, local news station WBIR reported Dec. 21.
H. Takaji “Harry” Kittaka, MD, has departed as chief transformation officer of Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health System, the Scioto Valley Guardian reported Dec. 21.
Wisconsin hospitals and pharmacies are limiting their Tamiflu prescriptions in the face of severe shortages, NBC affiliate WMTV reported Dec. 20.
A third death has been tied to experimental Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab, amplifying concerns about its safety, Science reported Dec. 21.
New York City-based NYU Langone Health had VIP status listed in patient EHRs, The New York Times reported Dec. 22.
Sixteen Democratic state legislators have signed a letter opposing Tewksbury, Mass.-based Covenant Health’s planned acquisition of Putnam, Conn.-based Day Kimball Hospital based on concerns that the Catholic health system could limit reproductive and o…
Healthcare had an innovative year, with many new technologies entering the frame for hospitals and health system innovation arms investing in promising solutions.
Mass General Brigham reported a $2.3 billion loss in 2022, matching the amount it absorbed in Medicare, Medicaid and health safety net shortfalls.
Global health experts are closely monitoring COVID-19 activity in Beijing where the highly transmissible omicron subvariant BF.7 is fueling a surge in cases.
