Labcorp is settling a $19 million kickback and false claims lawsuit brought by two whistleblowers, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
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HCA CFO sells $8M of stock
Bill Rutherford, the CFO of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, sold 30,000 shares of company stock at $258.19 per share to net himself $7,745,700, according to a Feb. 3 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Oracle exec urges lawmakers not to abandon VA Cerner rollout
Following proposed legislation that would scrap the Department of Veterans Affairs Oracle Cerner EHR implementation, Oracle Executive Vice President Ken Glueck is hitting back in a Feb 3. letter, saying that to scrap the project “ensures snatching defe…
How Mayo is using AI: 3 takeaways
Artificial intelligence tools have exploded in popularity in recent weeks; here are three ways Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is using AI, the Rochester Post-Bulletin reported Feb. 6.
Shopping malls: The future of healthcare?
As consumer interest in shopping malls has decreased throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems have begun filling the unused space in record numbers, according to a Feb. 6 report from NJBiz.
Mount Sinai debuts neuroinformatics program to analyze data on brain diseases
New York City-based Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has debuted a neuroinformatics program to help care for people with brain diseases.
Hospital-acquired sepsis cases jumped nearly 50% in California amid pandemic
In the first year of the pandemic, another problem quietly grew: hospital-acquired sepsis. Across California hospitals, the number of patients who developed sepsis while in the hospital increased by 46 percent between 2019 and 2021, according to a Feb….
Hazel Hawkins reports positive income, but expenses continue to drag on performance
Troubled Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital reported positive net income in December, but expenses remain high and a significant drag on performance.
5 healthcare data breaches in 7 months
Healthcare data breaches have been on the rise, with five breaches over the last seven months affecting ASCs and their patients.
Robust support from the C-suite will ensure a happy workforce, CEO says
Alan Hathcock, MD, CEO and medical director at Fort Collins-based Northern Colorado Hospitalists, is both excited and nervous about the near future for the healthcare group he leads and for the industry in general.
