New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has clarified the name of a defendant in a lawsuit that alleges Alta Vista Regional Medical Center in Las Vegas, N.M., engaged in false advertising and overcharging patients, the Taos News reported Feb. 22.
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Tennessee legislators push for larger scope of practice for physician assistants
Tennessee legislators are pushing for a bill that would lessen restrictions on physician assistants, ABC affiliate WATE reported Feb. 21.
CMS has issued almost 500 warnings for price transparency noncompliance
CMS has issued nearly 500 warnings and 230 requests for corrective action to hospitals not complying with price transparency laws as of January 2023, two of the agency’s leaders wrote in Health Affairs.
'I don’t see a significant uptick in ASC acquisitions this year,' administrator says
While the healthcare industry is consolidating, the ASC industry remains mostly fragmented — with some ASC chains focusing on smaller ASCs rather than accumulating substantial market share.
CDC to probe aftermath of Ohio train derailment
The CDC is sending epidemiologists and environmental health scientists to the area in Ohio where a train derailed in early February, Politico reported Feb. 21.
Climbing norovirus infections have physicians on alert
Norovirus rates continue to climb after the CDC recently reported 15 percent of test results for the virus are coming back positive nationwide — the highest rate since March, ABC News reported Feb. 10.
Meet the nurse hospitals won't hire
Katie Duke, a nurse practitioner who is the host of a podcast called “Bad Decisions,” an Instagram influencer, brand ambassador for Figs scrubs and a stand-up comedian, is not getting hired by hospitals, The Washington Post reported Feb. 21.
A hospital 'bat phone': How Yale New Haven's home hospital program works
When patients get discharged from a Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health campus and into the health system’s hospital-at-home program, medical equipment, tech devices and internet are already set up in their homes, the Hartford Courant reported Feb. 21.
Florida physician has medical license restricted for driving under the influence
Theresa Payne, DO, has had her license restricted following multiple instances of driving under the influence, Greene Publishing reported Feb. 21.
HCA Florida Capital Hospital saw 'more patients than the pandemic' during Tallahassee IT incident
Tallahassee, Fla.-based HCA Florida Capital Hospital served a record number of patients during the Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare IT security incident.
