CMS will pay 340B hospitals at average sales price plus 6 percent — rather than average sales price minus 22.5 percent — for all calendar year 2022 drug claims with modifier “JG,” the American Hospital Association said Oct. 20.
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New York ASC moving to larger facility, increasing staff by 66%
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based Dutchess Ambulatory Surgery Center is expanding and moving to a new location in town, Mid Hudson News reported Oct. 20.
MercyOne restoring EHRs, payroll systems after CommonSpirit cyberattack
West Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne started restoring its EHR and payroll systems weeks after a ransomware attack began immobilizing the IT networks of its parent company, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health.
Kaiser mental health workers approve contract after 10-week strike
Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers have approved a four-year contract with Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente.
Oracle Cerner, Validic partner on remote patient monitoring
Validic, a digital health company, is partnering with Oracle Cerner to bring Validic’s remote patient monitoring technology to Oracle Cerner clients.
HCA revenues, net income slip in Q3: 5 details
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare saw revenues of $14.97 billion in the third quarter of 2022, down from $15.28 billion over the same period last year, according to its financial report released Oct. 21.
Joint Commission unveils new certification for perinatal care
The Joint Commission collaborated with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to launch an Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care certification on Oct. 20.
Georgia hospital begins $65M expansion project
Piedmont Newnan (Ga.) Hospital celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 20 for its first phase of a $65 million expansion which will eventually add 50 extra beds.
Maine hospitals receive $25M COVID funds from state
Hospitals in Maine will receive an additional $25 million from state coffers to help them continue to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report in The Portland Press Herald Oct. 20. Payments to individual hospitals were p…
‘HealthTech is only just beginning’: OrthoIndy Treasurer on the impacts of health technology
Mihir Patel, MD, is treasurer of Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy.
