Amid the ongoing shortage of local anesthetic drugs, the FDA has drafted new guidance for drugmakers, which could eventually help curb the supply issues.
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Vitreoretinal Consultants acquires Bronxville practice
New York City-based Vitreoretinal Consultants has acquired Retina Consultations in Bronxville, N.Y., adding physicians Charles Mango, MD, and Steven Bodine, MD, to its list of providers.
Largest healthcare data breach reported in '23 affects more than 4.2 million patients
More than 4.2 million patients were affected in the largest data healthcare data breach reported so far in 2023, HIPAA Journal reported March 15.
Feds fine a Florida children's health insurance site host for a 7-year hack
Jelly Bean Communications Design, which hosted and maintained a federally funded Florida children’s health insurance website, agreed to pay a $293,771 settlement to resolve allegations it provided deficient security controls to Florida Healthy Kids Cor…
Health systems lack the talent, bandwidth to scale AI into clinical workflows
Healthcare organizations lack the technical skills, bandwidth and staff to deploy and scale artificial intelligence into their clinical workflows, VentureBeat reported March 15.
Florida physician pays $225K to settle unlawful prescription allegations
George Barrio, MD, has agreed to pay a $225,000 settlement for allegedly prescribing opioids and other controlled substances unlawfully, the Department of Justice reported March 14.
West Virginia physician, former COO charged with $650K fraud
Francisco Ortiz, former COO of Morgantown, W.Va.-based Wedgewood Physicians, and James Mersing, MD, have been charged for allegedly stealing $650,000 from the practice, the Justice Department reported March 14.
Michigan Medicine, 2 other systems to deploy prescriptions with new drones
Michigan Medicine will use Zipline’s new drones to deliver prescriptions to patients’ doors, which will “more than double the number of prescriptions it fills each year through its existing in-house pharmacy,” the Ann Arbor-based system said March 15.&…
CVS Health backs digitizing autism care, leads $20M investment round
CVS Health Ventures led a $20 million series A investment round for SpectrumAI, a company working to create digital tools for clinicians treating autism with applied behavior analysis.
4,980 matches made for pharmacy residency programs
As the number of pharmacy residency program spots grow year over year, 4,980 people matched with 2,162 programs in the U.S., the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists said March 15.
