Akram Boutros, MD, who was fired as president and CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth, filed a new lawsuit against the health system alleging breach of contract, according to court documents shared with Becker’s.
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Practice settles with HHS for $23K after dentist reveals PHI in Yelp comments
A California dentist paid the HHS Office of Civil Rights $23,000 to settle claims that he disclosed protected health information about patients in response to negative Yelp reviews.
Clear sodas only for CommonSpirit patients
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health is removing dark-colored sodas from its hospital menus — but patients can still order “clear sodas” like Sprite and ginger ale, The News Tribune reported Dec. 15.
Bezos Expeditions, Gates Frontier back brain-computer interface company in $75M financing round
Bezos Expeditions, the investment firm of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Gates Frontier, Microsoft founder Bill Gates’ investment fund, joined in a $75 million series C financing round for Synchron, a brain-computer interface company.
Penn Medicine set to close hospice center
Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine Hospice at Rittenhouse, a part of Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine, is set to close in February as the health system moves toward home-based hospice care, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported Dec. 14.
10 biggest charity care updates of the year
The 10 biggest charity care stories Becker’s has covered this year:
Nuvance hospital looks to shutter inpatient mental health services
Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital, part of Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health, wants to end its inpatient mental health services as the hospital looks to refer patients to Danbury Hospital and boost its own outpatient mental health services, The Hour reported …
'The perfect fit, at the perfect time': OhioHealth to acquire 13th hospital on Jan. 1
Columbus-based OhioHealth will acquire Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, an 84-bed facility in Cambridge, Ohio, on Jan. 1.
11 called-off hospital deals
Nearly a dozen hospital mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, affiliations and partnerships were unwound or called off throughout 2022.
5 orthopedic industry numbers to know
Here are five numbers orthopedic surgeons and physicians should know:
