Marriottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours opened a new medical office building on its Richmond (Va.) Community Hospital campus Jan. 10.
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FDA takes wary approach on trials with cutting-edge drugs: WSJ
The FDA is increasingly hesitant on allowing drugmakers to test their cell and gene therapy candidates in human trials, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 10.
Number of MyChart messages drops after hospitals start billing for them, study finds
MyChart messages declined at San Francisco-based UCSF Health after the health system started billing for them, though clinicians rarely charge patients for them, a JAMA study found.
Healthcare executives launch care company to combat rural health disparities
Brian Mathis and Kari Severson Snaza are launching Oasis Health Partners, a value-based primary care company.
2 OrthoAlliance practices partner to provide outpatient care
Orthopaedic Associates of Zanesville and New Albany-based JIS Orthopedics, both in Ohio, have partnered to provide outpatient orthopedic care in Cambridge (Ohio) Surgical Suites.
Optum partners with 2nd healthcare system in a matter of days, adding almost 2,000 employees
Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Optum secured its second partnership agreement in a matter of days with a healthcare system to take over its revenue cycle management and information technology operations.
Mass General anesthesiologist switches to climate friendly sedatives
Sam Smith, MD, an anesthesiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, has switched the kind of anesthetic gas he uses at work every day to cut down on his environmental impact, according to a Jan. 10 report from WBUR.
The demographic most prone to 'quiet quitting'
College educated men between the ages of 25 and 39 led the “quiet quitting” movement in the U.S. between 2019 and 2022, according to a Jan. 9 report from Bloomberg.
Wyoming hospital projects scrambling for federal funds, report says
There are too many hospital projects chasing too little government funding in Wyoming, a hospital CEO has complained after an application for federal funding for expansions and updates at his location was tabled, a Jan. 10 Buffalo Bulletin report…
M&As to pick up steam in 2023 as hospitals adapt to tougher conditions
Health system mergers and acquisitions dipped in the second half of 2022 as hospitals looked to address urgent challenges including staff shortages, inflation and the rising costs of labor, supplies and energy.
