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UChicago Medicine, AdventHealth finalize joint venture

University of Chicago Medicine and AdventHealth began 2023 with closure of their joint venture, leaving UChicago Medicine with controlling interest in four AdventHealth hospitals in Illinois. 

Hazel Hawkins closing home health services department

Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is closing its home health services department effective Jan. 31. 

5 Google healthcare job openings

Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are five open positions as of Jan. 10:

244,300 patients potentially affected in colonoscopy prep retail site data breach

Captify Health, a colonoscopy prep-focused management services company, notified about 244,300 patients that their personal information may have been compromised during a data breach of the company’s colonoscopy prep retail site, Bank Info Security rep…

Physician debt should be considered among diversity efforts, study suggests

Black medical residents are much more likely to have any type of debt than other racial and ethnic groups, according to a new report from Health Affairs.

Cervical cancer killing more women 65 and older, researchers say

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found an increase in the number of California women 65 and older who are diagnosed with late-stage cervical cancer and dying from the disease.

Nursing homes clear hurdle in 'de-densification' lawsuit

A group of nursing homes are celebrating a Massachusetts Superior Court judge ruling that granted a temporary injunction of a “de-densification” law, halting its enforcement, the Boston Business Journal reported Jan. 5.

CVS Health's VC arm invests $100M in Carbon Health

Days after announcing a mass layoff, Carbon Health secured $100 million in series D funding from CVS Health Ventures Jan. 10.

CVS Health's VC arm invests $100M in Carbon Health

Days after announcing a mass layoff, Carbon Health secured $100 million in series D funding from CVS Health Ventures Jan. 10.

VillageMD names Dr. Stuart Levine new president of value-based care

Primary care disruptor VillageMD, which is majority owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance, has appointed Stuart Levine, MD, as its president of value-based care.