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New Steadman Clinic location was expected to take 70% of its partner hospital's 2022 surgical revenue

A new 65,000-square-foot Steadman Clinic ASC that is affiliated with Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital, Vail (Colo.) Health and Gainesville, Fla.-based Orthopedic Care Partners opened in Basalt, Colo., in April, with neighboring Aspen Valley Hospital expec…

City of Hope reveals significant losses in 2022

Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope reported overall losses totaling $705 million in 2022 as the healthcare system struggled with declines in the value of its investment arm. The figure compared with a net gain last year of $787 million.

New York attorney general sues nursing home for alleged $22.6M Medicaid, Medicare fraud scheme

New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing Rehabilitation in Woodbury for allegedly diverting over $22.6 million in Medicaid and Medicare funds to the owners’ pockets.

Eli Lilly's diabetes drugs in short supply: FDA

The FDA added Eli Lilly’s diabetes drugs Mounjaro and Trulicity to its list of medications in short supply Dec. 15. 

HHS proposes new HIPAA rule for sending attachments for prior authorizations

HHS has proposed a new rule under HIPAA that would allow providers to electronically transfer attachments and sign documents to streamline prior authorizations and other healthcare claims transactions.

Ground broken on 39K-square-foot Arizona medical office building

Ground was broken earlier this month on a 39,000-square-foot medical office building in Gilbert, Ariz., according to a Dec. 18 report from AZBigMedia.

12 New Year's resolutions physicians can make to improve their practices

While people all over the country are setting resolutions for the new year, dermatologist Joseph Eastern, MD, has suggested 12 resolutions that physicians can make to improve their practices going into 2023 in a Dec. 15 Medscape report. 

Top digital health trends of '22, according to Stanford, Froedtert, MUSC Health execs

Healthcare continued its digital transformation in 2022, with sizable shifts toward artificial intelligence, digital front doors and remote patient monitoring, as well as big moves from outside disruptors and EHR vendors.

UPMC launching new ambulatory services division

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is launching a new division of community and ambulatory services to expand access to ASC services, according to a Dec. 15 news release from the health system. 

Former hospital executive joins digital health startup founded by Jefferson Health, General Catalyst

Benjamin Maisano, the former chief digital and innovation officer of Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System and former chief technology officer of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System, has joined digital health startup Tendo.