The FDA revised its list of medical device shortages spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic on March 16 to update more than a dozen products returning to normal supply levels in 2023.
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Cleveland Clinic hospital is 1 of 4 in the nation to implement new labor and delivery model
A new labor and delivery model was recently implemented at Cleveland Clinic Akron General in Ohio, making it one of only four other hospitals in the nation to take the approach.
AAAHC names 2023 quality improvement award winners
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has named the 2022-2023 winners of its annual Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Award, according to a March 21 press release sent to Becker’s.
$23B+ spent on 2022 physician group deals shaping the industry
Physician group deals remained at elevated levels throughout 2022, according to VMG Health’s 2023 mergers and acquisitions report released March 21.
Highmark Health's IT company reports more than $1B in revenue
Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health’s IT services company, enGen, reported more than $1 billion in revenue for the fiscal year of 2022 as demand for services increased.
Labor costs to be biggest single issue for healthcare going forward, S&P says
While demand for healthcare services is robust, the biggest question mark remains over the sector’s ongoing struggle with labor costs, S&P said in a March 21 report.
Biogen's ALS drug candidate shows mixed results; FDA panel to weigh in
An FDA advisory panel is scheduled to discuss tofersen — Biogen’s investigational drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which failed to pass its primary endpoint in a late-stage trial — on March 22.
DOJ dismisses appeal challenging UnitedHealth-Change Healthcare's $7.8B merger
The Justice Department has withdrawn its appeal to block UnitedHealth Group’s $7.8 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare, Reuters reported March 21.
AHA: 12 ways Congress can support the healthcare workforce
As the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions begins to develop bipartisan legislation to curb the healthcare workforce crisis, the American Hospital Association is urging it to take precise measures to sustainably address the “natio…
Top 20 teaching hospitals with cardiovascular residency programs in 2023, per Fortune
Philadelphia-based Penn Presbyterian Medical Center has been named the top teaching hospital with a cardiovascular residency program in 2023 by Fortune and healthcare improvement and technology company Premier.
