Hartford (Conn.) Hospital will receive a $15.5 million FEMA Public Assistance grant to reimburse it for costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hartford Courant reported Nov. 19.
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Board recall effort at Oregon hospital won’t proceed
Efforts by two unions seeking the ouster of Bay Area Hospital elected board members will not move forward due to lack of enough valid signatures of registered district voters.
What to expect in GI with 2023 CMS Physician Fee Schedule: Medscape
Medicare will expand its coverage of colorectal cancer testing with its 2023 physician payment rule along with budget cuts, which comes with benefits and disadvantages, Medscape reported Nov. 21.
States ranked by medical malpractice statute of limitations
Maryland has the longest statute of limitations for medical malpractice lawsuits, at five years after the occurrence of the injury, according to a Nov. 18 report from Forbes.
CRNA pay: 5 stats to know
Certified registered nurse anesthetists consistently outearn their advanced practice peers, according to Medscape’s “APRN Compensation Report 2022,” released Nov. 11.
Why anesthesia practices are struggling to collect payments
Anesthesia practices collecting patient payments is becoming increasingly difficult, Tony Mira, CEO of MiraMed Global, wrote in a Nov. 1 blog post.
Working in healthcare ‘tenuous at present,’ CEO says
Craig Sarine, CEO of University Surgical Associates in Chattanooga, Tenn., joined Becker’s to discuss what he wishes his co-workers knew about his job and the migration of procedures to the outpatient setting.
Inflation Reduction Act will restrict oncology drug development, Bristol-Myers Squibb CEO says
With tighter rules from the Inflation Reduction Act approaching, Bristol-Myers Squibb will cancel plans for some drug development programs and cancer treatments, the drugmaker’s CEO, Giovanni Caforio, MD, recently told the Financial Times.
Virginia physician to pay $3.1M to settle kickback allegations
Alexandria, Va.-based orthopedic surgeon Thomas Raley, MD, will pay $3.1 million and has been sentenced to three years in prison for referring drug prescriptions in return for illegal kickback payments, the Justice Department said Nov. 18.
Blood banks plead for donors
About two weeks after the American Red Cross issued a warning about a severe flu season hindering blood supply, multiple states are facing critical shortages.
