Health technology company Turquoise Health published its first “Price Transparency Impact Report” Oct. 18, which found that nearly 5,000 hospitals and 80 insurance carriers have posted negotiated rates.
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Atlanta hospital reports 30% more patients 4 days after Wellstar closure
Four days after Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center closed its emergency department, nearby hospitals’ patient volumes are steadily rising.
CDC takes more action in response to Uganda’s Ebola outbreak: 4 updates
The CDC has activated its emergency response structure in response to Uganda’s Ebola outbreak, which has infected at least 54 people and killed 39, agency officials said during an Oct. 12 call.
The fast rise and fall of COVID-19 billionaires
In a little less than three years, 58 entrepreneurs saw their wealth multiply at a rapid clip given their ties to businesses that met pandemic-born needs — and they just as quickly saw those new fortunes crumble, according to an Oct. 17 Bloomberg analy…
HCA donates $15M to American Heart Association for stroke initiative
HCA Healthcare and HCA Healthcare Foundation donated $15 million to the American Heart Association as part of its partnership for a national stroke initiative, an HCA spokesperson told Becker’s.
Dr. Valentin Fuster named president of Mount Sinai Heart
Cardiologist Dr. Valentin Fuster was named president of Mount Sinai Heart on Oct. 18.
9 hospitals seeking CEOs
Here are nine hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.
COVID-19 tied to worse outcomes for trauma patients, even if asymptomatic
Even when asymptomatic, trauma patients with COVID-19 may be at greater risk of complications compared to those without the infection, according to new research from LAC+USC Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Florida hospital nurse contracted monkeypox from needlestick, CDC says
A Florida hospital nurse was exposed to monkeypox through a needlestick in July, representing the nation’s first confirmed case from a healthcare exposure, the CDC said Oct. 17.
Ground broken for Texas ASC, cancer center
Construction work on the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s upcoming McAllen Academic Medical Campus is underway, Valley Central reported Oct. 15.
