After Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. rerouted plans and partnered with a pharmacy benefit manager in September, the 1-year-old online pharmacy has grabbed two similar deals.
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Experts concerned over 'pandemic potential' if bird flu spills over to humans
In the U.S. alone, the H5N1 avian flu strain has killed nearly 58 million birds in the last year. While the virus currently poses a low risk to humans, experts are concerned about its pandemic potential if it were to make a sustained jump.
Possibility of strike looms at ProMedica hospital
Members of the Branch County Independent Nurses Association at ProMedica Coldwater (Mich.) Regional Hospital voted Jan. 18 to authorize their bargaining committee to call a strike, radio station WTVB reported Jan. 21.
'Not the same thing as ride-share': Transformation chiefs assess healthcare's digital shift
Healthcare lags other industries in its digital transformation, but as one transformation chief told Becker’s, this isn’t “ride-share.”
'Not the same thing as ride-share': Transformation chiefs assess healthcare's digital shift
Healthcare lags other industries in its digital transformation, but as one transformation chief told Becker’s, this isn’t “ride-share.”
Alabama hospital names new director of marketing
Dothan, Ala.-based SouthEast Health has named Mark Stewart as director of marketing, Dothan Eagle reported Jan. 23.
Want to do some M&A? That will cost you more
One of the main barriers to increasing merger and acquisition activity in the healthcare industry during 2023 may well be increasing antitrust oversight. Now you can add filing fees to the equation.
COVID-19 admissions down in 48 states
The rate of new COVID-19 hospitalizations is falling in every state but Alaska and Hawaii, spurring a sigh of relief from many clinical leaders.
Health tech company Innovaccer lays off 245 employees
Innovaccer, a healthcare cloud company that works with hospitals and health systems, has laid off 245 employees, or about 15 percent of its staff, Inc42 reported Jan. 24.
American Nurses Association membership exec Steve Fox details new programs to support nurses' mental health
With nursing burnout at an all-time high nationwide, the American Nurses Association is looking at solutions to provide support — one of which is through a free burnout prevention program for all members.
