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GoodRx might pay $1.5M for sharing patient data

GoodRx Holdings illegally shared patient data to advertise on Facebook and Google, the Federal Trade Commission said Feb. 1, and the Justice Department filed a first-of-its-kind proposed order totaling $1.5 million against the prescription savings prov…

Cardiovascular Institute of the South strikes private equity partnership for national expansion

Houma, La.-based Cardiovascular Institute of the South has partnered with private equity firm Lee Equity Partners to launch a national platform called Cardiovascular Logistics. 

Mayo Clinic expands partnership with data privacy company TripleBlind

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has expanded its partnership with TripleBlind, a company that deidentifies patient data, to allow health systems and developers to collaborate on digital health solutions.

HCA Midwest Health names new CFO

Overland Park, Kan.-based HCA Midwest Health has named Miah Stutts as its new CFO.

CommonSpirit buys stake in Arabian hospital group

Dignity Health International, the international arm of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, has acquired a minority equity stake in RAK Hospital, one of the United Arab Emirates’ most acclaimed private hospitals, according to the Khaleej Times.

Iowa legislature considers capping medical malpractice damages

The Iowa Legislature is currently reviewing a bill that would place a cap on how much state residents can be awarded for non-economic medical malpractice damages, according to a Jan. 31 report from Siouxland Proud. 

Moffitt Cancer Center expands virtual care options

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center is looking to continue the expansion of its virtual care options after seeing a 5,000 percent increase in telehealth treatment in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fox13 Tampa Bay reported Feb. 1.

Las Vegas hospital sick leave policy prompts protest

Members of the Service Employees International Union Local 1107 picketed outside Las Vegas-based University Medical Center of Southern Nevada on Jan. 30 to protest certain sick leave rules at the facility, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. 

Oklahoma town looks to bring back medical services after closure of hospital

After the December closure of Clinton (Okla.) Regional Hospital, residents are placing their hopes of renewed medical services on a March 7 special election, Oklahoma Watch reported Feb. 1.

Federal, state governments cracking down on nursing home payments to affiliated companies

A string of recent lawsuits uncover a trend of nursing home owners moving money into their own pockets through corporate arrangements that are widespread — and legal — in every state, NPR reported Jan. 31.