A nurse practitioner filed a lawsuit against CVS Health Jan. 11, alleging the company fired her for refusing to prescribe contraceptives and drugs that can induce abortion.
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Health system M&A revenues hit $45B in 2022, mega mergers surge: 7 notes
Healthcare transaction revenues hit all-time highs in 2022, according to an analysis from Kaufman Hall.
Why XBB.1.5 will not get a Greek letter: WHO
The XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant does not warrant its own Greek letter name — at least not yet — because data suggests it is behaving similarly to other omicron sublineages in terms of transmissibility, severity, immune escape and its effect on intervent…
North Carolina hospital unveils new branding
Rocky Mount, N.C.-based Nash UNC Health Care has changed its name to UNC Health Nash.
Dr. Ije Akunyili appointed chief medical officer of RWJBarnabas hospital
Jersey City (N.J.) Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas facility, appointed Ije Akunyili, MD, chief medical officer.
Nicklaus Children's Hospital integrates genomic data into Oracle Cerner EHR
Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital implemented the ActX Genomic Decision Support platform into its Oracle Cerner EHR to provide clinicians with alerts on a patient’s genetics.
AdventHealth unveils 2023 balance sheet projections
Terry Shaw, president and CEO of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, outlined the 51-hospital health system’s projected balance sheet for 2023 during his presentation at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.
14 recent hospital, health system executive retirements
The following hospital and health system executives have announced plans to retire or retired at the end of 2022.
$640M URMC hospital project gets underway
Rochester, N.Y.-based Strong Memorial Hospital is undergoing a $640 million expansion that will add more than 650,000 square feet of hospital space, ABC affiliate WHAM reported Jan. 11.
5 health tech financial trends to know from 2022
U.S. health tech venture capital investment was healthy in 2022 despite an economic downturn, according to a Jan. 6 report from SVB, the parent of Silicon Valley Bank.
