CMS has published its annual payment updates for physicians, the Medicare shared savings program and outpatient and home health services for 2023.
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ChristianaCare launches direct-to-employer business arm
Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare launched ChristianaCare Business Health Solutions, a direct-to-employer business unit that markets the system’s products, services, and capabilities to businesses and industries throughout the U.S.
Administrator of the Week: Amanda Sosnosky, a multipractice leader
Amanda Sosnosky, RN, administrator of Orthopedic Surgery Center of Green Bay (Wis.) and Orthopedic Surgery Center of the Fox Valley (Elgin, Ill.), is Becker’s Administrator of the Week.
Pediatric virtual mental healthcare startup Brightline cuts workforce by 20%
Brightline, a pediatric telemental health startup that has raised over $200 million, including from health systems and other healthcare organizations, has laid off a fifth of its staff.
US COVID-19 admissions tick up: Where they’re highest, rising fastest
The U.S. has seen a modest increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations over the last two weeks, according to HHS data compiled by The New York Times.
Missouri investigating if federal law was violated in emergency abortion denial
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is investigating a Joplin hospital after a woman was denied an emergency abortion at the facility, department spokesperson Lisa Cox confirmed to Becker’s Nov. 1.
‘Our March 2020’: Capacity crisis, labor shortages collide at children’s hospitals
Labor shortages are complicating children’s hospitals’ ability to address capacity issues amid a severe surge in patients with respiratory syncytial virus.
2 updates on the future of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments
As vaccine-makers reroute their COVID-19 therapy and vaccine plans for the future of the pandemic, drugmakers are testing potential avenues with human proteins and intranasal options.
Parkridge East Hospital names new CFO
East Ridge, Tenn.-based Parkridge East Hospital named Jackson Crabtree as the new CFO.
Physicians want to keep up, they just don’t have the time: report
Physicians overwhelmingly want to keep up with new clinical data to improve experiences for them and their patients, a Doximity report found. The problem is they are often too overwhelmed to do so effectively.
