Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Health Systems has withdrawn its COVID-19 bivalent vaccine booster mandate for employees, according to a statement shared with Becker’s.
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Hospital pharmacists urge CMS for reimbursement
In an effort to secure clearer reimbursement rules for pharmacists who provide COVID-19 services, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists met with CMS Nov. 7 during a discussion focused on Medicaid services.
Monument Health awarded 2022 ECRI Safety Excellence Award
Rapid City, S.D.-based Monument Health received the 2022 “Safety Excellence Award” from nonprofit patient safety organization ECRI.
MaineGeneral proposes $36M cancer center expansion
Augusta-based MaineGeneral is proposing a $36 million expansion to its Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care to address an increasing number of cancer cases, Bangor Daily News reported Nov. 7.
8 things self-employed physicians like the least about their jobs
Managing staff is the thing that self-employed physicians dislike the most about their jobs, according to Medscape’s 2022 “Self-Employed Physicians Report.”
How 740 self-employed physicians feel about their income
Over half of self-employed physicians are satisfied with their income, according to Medcape’s 2022 “Self-Employed Physicians Report.”
4 recent updates from spine ASCs
Here are four developments from spine-focused ASCs since Sept. 29:
Utah Jazz owners donate $20M to pediatric cancer research
The majority owners of the Utah Jazz NBA team said they will donate $20 million towards childhood cancer research at Intermountain Healthcare’s Primary Children’s Hospital locations. The news came during the Nov. 7 Jazz game against the Los Angeles Lak…
West Virginia hospital opens retail pharmacy
Appalachian Regional Healthcare recently opened a retail pharmacy on the campus of its Summers County Hospital in Hinton, W.Va., which pharmacy director Leann Umberger said is “the last piece of the puzzle for healthcare.”
Express Scripts to shell out $3.2M in prescription drug pricing case
Express Scripts agreed to settle for $3.2 million in a Massachusetts case that accused the pharmacy benefit manager of overcharging for some injured workers’ prescriptions.
