The California Cancer Care Equity Act was signed into law Sept. 27, expanding access to specialized care to Medi-Cal patients with complex cancer, according to the Cancer Care is Different Coalition.
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Physician pay is decreasing in these specialties
Physician pay is decreasing in four specialties, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare’s 2022 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”
‘Paying homage to the rich history:’ Inside Beaumont, Spectrum’s rebranding process
Corewell Health, the new name for the combined Southfield, Mich.-based Beaumont Health and Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health represents much more than a rebranding process; it is the culmination that captures both of the organizations’ historie…
Wyoming VA hospital accused of covering up patient death
A hospital owned by the Veterans Administration is facing an $11 million lawsuit that accuses its staff of covering up a patient’s death, radio station KTWO reported Oct. 19
IU School of Medicine breaks ground on $230M medical education, research building
Indiana University School of Medicine broke ground in downtown Indianapolis on a $230 million medical education and research building.
Office of Inspector General urges CMS to evaluate home-based telehealth
The HHS Office of Inspector General urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to evaluate how the use of telehealth affected the quality of home healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kaleida Health to add 500 jobs
Members of two unions have approved a contract with Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health that adds 500 jobs.
More than 1,600 people hospitalized for flu last week: 7 FluView notes
For the week ending Oct. 15, 1,674 patients with laboratory-confirmed influenza were admitted to a hospital, according to the CDC’s latest FluView report.
Wisconsin hospital to get new name, Epic EHR system
Elbow Lake, Minn.-based Prairie Ridge Healthcare will rebrand to reflect its affiliation with Fergus Falls, Minn.-based Lake Region Healthcare.
New student enrollment down for health professions, clinical sciences in 2022
U.S. workers and professionals are considering alternative options to formal higher education, and the number of students seeking degrees in healthcare reflects the downward trend of overall college enrollment.
