Carroll County, Ga.-based family medicine physician Brent Harris, MD, has been sentenced to 12 months of probation after illegally accessing medical records, HIPAA Journal reported March 31.
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Montana clinic to cut physician pay amid 'unsustainable' losses
Billings (Mont.) Clinic plans to cut $4.5 million monthly through cost-saving measures, including physician pay cuts up to 5 percent and suspensions of company contributions to employee retirement plans, MTN News reported March 31.
Private equity & ASCs: 5 updates to know
Here are five private equity updates since Feb. 22:
Threatened Greenwood Leflore won't apply for emergency status to help keep it afloat
Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital won’t apply for rural emergency status to help preserve its future.
PIH Health outlook revised to negative as line of credit adds to woes
Whittier, Calif.-based PIH Health had its outlook revised to negative from stable amid what S&P Global described March 27 as an “uneven operating trend” including a negative performance through its most recent reported quarter.
Ozempic's No. 1 competitor could upend its success
While droves of patients experiencing obesity have turned to Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic for treatment, the drug Mounjaro from its competitor Eli Lilly is closely trailing its success, according to an April 3 report from The Wall Street Journal.
Coronavirus variant XBB 1.16 spotted in 18 US states
The new SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant XBB.1.16 has spurred increased hospitalizations and deaths in some countries. In the U.S., the dominant variant is still XBB.1.5, but health officials say other variants are on the rise.
UVA Health on quest to be nation's top public academic system, CEO says
K. Craig Kent, MD, serves as CEO of Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health and executive vice president for health affairs at the University of Virginia.
UCHealth aims to remove language barriers in prescription medications
Medication literacy and patient-centered labels have been linked to improved health outcomes. Now, Denver-based UCHealth has announced plans to take this a step further by implementing a program to translate prescription instructions into 26 languages.
How VillageMD plans to expand to rural America
VillageMD, which is majority owned by Walgreens, wants to expand to rural America and offer patients access to care seven days a week, Politico reported April 3.
