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Nursing home owner Bob Dean sued again — now for misusing HUD funds

Nursing home owner Bob Dean, who recently settled a class-action lawsuit for $12.5 million, is being sued by the U.S. government for allegedly misallocating $4 million in Federal Housing Administration funds.

Anesthesiologist highest paying job for 2023: US News

Anesthesiologist was named the highest paying job in the U.S. for 2023 according to a new report from U.S. News & World Report. It joins 14 other healthcare jobs in the top 25. 

Hospital sector will face sustained challenges in 2023; bankruptcies likely: 5 things to know

While hospitals largely avoided the growing trend of healthcare bankruptcies in 2022, the ending of COVID-19 protections will add to ongoing labor expense and inflationary challenges and mean much of the sector will remain under pressure, according to …

7 things ASC leaders are excited about 

Nine ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss what they’re most excited about in 2023.

How to predict anesthesia revenue in 2023

There are three distinct categories that impact anesthesia provider revenue, Tony Mira, CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, wrote in a Jan. 3 blog post — case volume, care acuity and net yield per billed unit. 

Top 25 buyer's markets for the 2023 housing rebound — Phoenix projected at No. 1

After stimulus packages powered a frenetic housing market early in the pandemic, 2022 saw high home prices and mortgage rates push prospective buyers out.

6 systems launching, expanding nursing programs

Here are six organizations opening or expanding nursing programs: 

Partnership drops heart readmissions 50%, researchers say

Puyallup, Wash.-based MultiCare’s Pulse Heart Institute partnered with DispatchHealth to reduce congestive heart failure patient readmission to 6.8 percent, according to a recent white paper.

Martha Stewart, a sword and a pineapple: Her Pfizer ad

TV personality Martha Stewart is helping Pfizer promote its COVID-19 vaccine. 

Trinity Health plans to institute virtual nurses across its 88 hospitals in 26 states

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health plans to roll out virtual nurses at its hospitals around the state of Michigan — and nationwide.