Grocery delivery company Instacart has launched Instacart Health to allow healthcare providers to order food and medical supplies for patients as part of their prescribed meal plans or post-hospital discharges.
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AARP files lawsuit against Alden Group for neglect, preventable injuries
AARP Foundation and co-counsel attorneys filed a lawsuit against the Alden Group, one of the largest healthcare providers for older adults in Illinois, Sept. 27 for alleged “chronic and intentional understaffing” at its facilities.
The ‘looming’ disruptor of the ASC industry
ASCs nationwide are struggling to recruit and retain amidst the ‘Great Resignation’ and rising operating costs.
5 systems seeking chief quality officers
Below are five hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have recently posted job listings seeking chief quality officers.
Young physicians are less likely to be self employedÂ
On par with the trend towards physician employment, younger physicians are less likely to be self-employed, according to Medscape’s “Young Physician Compensation Report 2022.”
8 hospitals planning upgrades, expansions
The following eight hospitals or health systems have announced expansions since Sept. 21:
FDA to limit emergency review of COVID-19 tests
The FDA is transitioning back to traditional regulatory processes to sign off on new COVID-19 tests after clearing more than 430 for emergency use during the pandemic, the agency said Sept. 27.
Tenet, UnitedHealth, DaVita lose bid to end antitrust case
A Chicago federal judge has allowed an antitrust lawsuit to move forward against DaVita, Tenet Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group affiliates, according to Bloomberg Law.
More than half of physicians rate lack of healthcare access as top social issue
Fifty-one percent of physicians view healthcare access as the top social issue of 2022, according to Medscape’s “Physicians Rate Healthcare Access” report.
10 ASC, GI and ophthalmology donations in 2022
From a donation from the Gates Foundation, to the establishment of a pediatric gastrointestinal center, here are 10 ASC, gastrointestinal and ophthalmic donations Becker’s has reported on in 2022.
