Batavia, Ohio physician Mangesh Kanvinde, MD, paid $720,000 and agreed to be blocked from federal healthcare programs for 15 years over his role in a false claims scheme, the Justice Department said Oct. 20.
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How COVID-19 therapeutics stack up against BQ.1
When the FDA advised vaccine-makers in late June to engineer their boosters to target subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, at the time the “sister variants” accounted for a slight majority of infections. Four months later, new mutations, including BQ.1 and BQ.1….
Kelsey-Sebold breaks ground on 135,000-square-foot expansion that will add ASC
Kelsey-Sebold has broken ground on a 135,000-square-foot expansion of their Fort Bend Medical and Diagnostic Center in Sugar Land, Texas, which will add an ASC and a cancer center to the practice, according to an Oct. 20 report from Community Impact.
CDC’s push for quicker public health messaging faces obstacles
The CDC’s new plan to accelerate its response to health threats and simplify public messaging is already facing roadblocks, Politico reported Oct. 21
7 recent chief medical, nursing officer moves
Seven recent chief medical and nursing officer moves Becker’s has covered since Oct. 14:
Once federal funds run out, Pfizer’s vaccine may cost $110 per dose
With federal COVID-19 funds dwindling, Pfizer’s vaccine may cost between $110 and $130 per dose once it is sold commercially, a company spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal in an Oct. 20 report.
UMass Memorial Health nurses to see wage increases of up to 19.5%
Nurses working in hospitals owned and operated by Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health have approved new contracts that include significant wage increases, according to hospital and union statements shared with Becker’s.
Minorities face longer wait times for lung cancer treatment
UVA Cancer Center researchers found a five- to 11-day difference in wait time for lung cancer treatment between white patients and minority patients.
COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in New York as BQ.1 spreads
Health experts are carefully watching COVID-19 trends in New York amid signs the nation will face a winter surge. The state has seen an increase in hospitalizations over the last month.
Minnesota hospital spending $25M to switch to Epic
Fergus Falls, Minn.-based Lake Region Healthcare is spending $25 million to unify its three EHR systems with Epic.
