The ruling in a case involving furloughed hospital employees in Michigan will make it harder for employers to include confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in severance agreements, mlive.com reported.
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Why the FTC is cracking down on healthcare data sharing
The FTC is taking a heightened interest in protecting the privacy of health data online and is cracking down on companies such as GoodRx and Amazon as it looks to take a new approach to regulating data collection.
Mayo, Atrium + more building new innovation hubs
Here are three new healthcare innovation hubs being built:
Health IT investment plummets in Q4 to $451M
Venture capital investment in health IT fell to $451.3 million in quarter four, down almost 75 percent from 2021’s quarterly pace, according to a March 2 health IT report from market researcher PitchBook.
Pennsylvania physician charged for writing fraudulent prescriptions
Murrysville, Pa.-based emergency room physician Jessie Kunkel, MD, was charged for writing fraudulent prescriptions, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office said March 1.
From one store in Massachusetts to $105B healthcare giant: A timeline of CVS' disruption
CVS went from one store in 1963 to a $105 billion healthcare behemoth that has thousands of pharmacies, hundreds of clinics and an insurance company — and continues to grow.
Access to healthcare in New Mexico is 'drying up'
New data reveals that New Mexico is in need of nearly 10,000 healthcare workers — ranging from physicians to nurses — in order to “bring the state up to national standards,” Searchlight New Mexico found.
Idaho lawmakers push to allow optometrists to perform 3 surgeries
A new bill would allow specially trained optometrists in Idaho to perform three kinds of laser surgeries, ABC affiliate KIVI-TV reported March 3.
Health experts monitoring H3N2 virus uptick in India
An increase in cases of H3N2 influenza in India is drawing interest from health experts worldwide.
Unifeye Vision Partners: An acquisition timeline
Management services organization Unifeye Vision Partners was formed in 2017 by a partnership between private equity firm Waud Capital and Bloomington-based Minnesota Eye Consultants. Since 2017, Unifeye has grown to 42 clinic locations and 11 ASCs.&nbs…
