Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Health Systems has issued a COVID-19 bivalent vaccine booster mandate for employees, public radio network WAMC reported Oct. 27.
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VillageMD eyeing Summit Health in possible $5B-$10B merger
Primary care disruptor VillageMD, which is majority owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance, is eyeing a possible deal to merge with physician practice group Summit Health, in what would create a company valued at $5 billion to $10 billion, Bloomberg reporte…
Dr. Deepak Bhatt named director of Mount Sinai Heart
Deepak Bhatt, MD, has been appointed director of New York City-based Mount Sinai Heart, effective Dec. 1.
5 things for health system CFOs to watch this week
CFOs have their eye on the upcoming October jobs report and are watching what the Federal Reserve will do with interest rates, as consumer prices have not dropped as quickly as expected.
CDC: New York wastewater sampling finds wider spread of polio that paralyzed unvaccinated resident
Wastewater testing has found polioviruses genetically tied to a case that left an unvaccinated Rockland County, N.Y., resident paralyzed this summer in at least five of the state’s counties, according to a new CDC report.
Viewpoint: Feds shouldn’t profit from illegal pharmacy prior-authorization restrictions
The federal government wants to collect treble damages from Walgreens after a Virginia prior-authorization law was deemed illegal, but the money collection could incentivise more illegal requirements that would deny patient care, according to an Oct. 2…
Blount Memorial to sell Tennessee location, report says
Maryville, Tenn.-based Blount Memorial Hospital plans to sell one of its locations to counter mounting financial losses, according to an Oct. 31 report in the Daily Times.
Florida medical board pursues ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The Florida Board of Medicine on Oct. 28 voted to start drafting a rule that would ban gender-affirming care for minors in the state, making it the first medical board in the U.S. to pursue such action, NBC News reported Oct. 29.
Memorial Sloan Kettering CIO leaves for Hearst
Atefeh “Atti” Riazi, the former senior vice president and CIO of New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, has been named CIO of Hearst.
Health systems zero in on exec teams
At least half a dozen health systems announced changes to their executive ranks in the past month.
