Michael Barbera, MSN, RN, was named COO of HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital in Port St. Lucie, according to a Dec. 13 news release shared with Becker’s.
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Congresswomen float bill to curb anticompetitive hospital behavior
U.S. Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., on Dec. 13 introduced the bipartisan Stop Anticompetitive Healthcare Act, which would update the Federal Trade Commission Act to expand antitrust enforcement to nonprofit hospitals.
Trinity tests daily pay option to attract and retain workers
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health is experimenting with paying its employees by the day in a bid to recruit and retain staff, according to a Dec. 13 Grand Rapids Business Journal report.
'Not in the clear yet' on RSV: 4 physician survey notes
Emergency room and critical care physicians continue to see significant levels of respiratory syncytial virus activity, according to survey data published Dec. 14.
Sutter nurses plan 9-day strike
Members of the California Nurses Association are set to begin a nine-day strike Dec. 24 at Sutter Health’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, which has campuses in Oakland and Berkeley.
Healthcare billing fraud: 11 recent cases
From Dignity Health and two Tenet affiliates agreeing to a $22.5 million settlement, to a Florida physician getting more than three years in prison for his role in a $4.5 million scheme, here are 11 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has reported …
Tenet nurses ‘outraged’ by $1.78M settlement to resolve false claim allegations
The United States government issued a $1.78 million fine against Worcester, Mass.-based Saint Vincent Hospital after it overcharged Medicare for inpatient services, including cardiac surgeries. Nurses are “outraged” at the hospital’s leadership and its…
8 biggest moves from Meditech in 2022
From plans to integrate Google’s Care Studio into its EHR to inking a partnership with HCA Healthcare, here are eight of Meditech’s biggest moves in 2022:
12 cities hit hardest by inflation
The consumer price index jumped by 7.1 percent in November from a year earlier. But in a dozen cities, the 12-month change to the CPI was much greater.
11 health systems among best places to work in IT in 2023, per Computerworld
Several health systems made the list of Computerworld’s best places to work in IT for 2023, which was released Dec. 13.
