Nine months after the Federal Trade Commission launched an inquiry into pharmacy benefit practices, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability opened an investigation March 1.
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'Havana syndrome' not caused by foreign adversary, feds say
A new U.S. intelligence report has determined that “Havana syndrome,” a mysterious illness first identified in 2016, was not caused by the actions of a foreign adversary, The Washington Post reported March 1.
Indiana hospital goes live with new Meditech tool
Shelbyville, Ind.-based Major Health Partners went live with Meditech’s new Expanse Patient Care tool.
'We are in for continued disruption': Physician pay trends a Novant Health exec is eyeing
Physicians are seeing continued pay cuts in 2023, and many leaders are worried about the sustainability of small practices as the healthcare industry consolidates.
Texas' gold card prior authorization rule not worth its weight so far
Texas’ physician gold-card rule took effect in October, but providers are not seeing the results they hoped for, the American Medical Association reported March 1.
Community Health Systems estimates 1 million patients affected by data breach
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems said about 1 million of its patients may have been affected by a recent data breach.
Some innocent nurses may be caught up in degree scheme
Lawyers for some nurses in New York and Georgia maintain that their clients completed required coursework and legitimately earned their nursing diplomas, but are being lumped together in the national scheme involving the sale of thousands of bogus degr…
20 health systems reporting losses in 2022
Several health systems recently posted financial results for 2022, with many seeing higher expenses and losses from investments contributing to sizable net losses for the year.
Texas short 30,000 nurses as threat of hospital closures loom
Texas has reached historic workforce shortages with 30,000 unfilled nursing positions and 500,000 nurses expected to leave this year, CBS News reported Mar. 1.
10 states with the largest dips in travel nurse pay
The average weekly travel nurse pay in February in the U.S. was $2,917, down 22.17 percent from $3,748 during the same month in 2022, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.
