Mark Funt, MD, a Vermont physician, died in a snowmobile crash March 10, the Village Times Herald reported.
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Providence investing in virtual physical therapy
Renton, Wash.-based Providence is partnering with in-home physical therapy provider Luna to expand its home-based physical therapy services.
Chicago health system CEO to step down
Michael Zenn is set to step down as CEO of University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics in May and move into the new role of senior advisor for enterprise strategic initiatives within the university’s office of the vice chancellor for health affairs.
Health Catalyst to power gastroenterology-focused clinical registry
Data analytics company Health Catalyst is working with GI Quality Improvement Consortium to reduce registry data entry burden for its gastroenterology-focused clinical registry.
Anesthesia Business Consultants changes name after merger
Anesthesia Business Consultants has changed its name to Coronis Health, now operating as a part of the medical billing and outsourcing company, according to a March 14 press release sent to Becker’s.
Brand awareness, improving communities: Why 3 health systems sponsor MLS teams
Health system leaders told Becker’s their sponsorships of Major League Soccer teams go beyond just marketing their organizations and are intended to improve the health of the communities they serve.
HCA hospitals make 6 executive changes
HCA Healthcare, a for-profit hospital operator based in Nashville, Tenn., has made leadership changes at several of its hospitals in recent weeks.
The new ASC hot spots
Florida, California and Texas have long been hot spots for ASC openings, but other states experiencing high population and economic growth also could be ripe for new ASCs.
Covenant Health scraps health system acquisition
Tewksbury, Mass.-based Covenant Health has called off its plan to acquire Day Kimball Healthcare, a health system based in Putnam, Conn., The Connecticut News Project reported March 14.
US sues Rite Aid for allegedly filling 'unlawful' opioid prescriptions
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Rite Aid, claiming the retail pharmacy chain filled hundreds of thousands of “unlawful” prescriptions of controlled substances, including opioids, from May 2014 to June 2019.
