The Oregon Justice Department has opened an investigation into Renton, Wash.-based Providence’s financial practices, The Oregonian reported Oct. 13.
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Aetna in the headlines: 9 updates in 30 days
Here are nine recent stories Becker’s has covered about Aetna and its parent company, CVS Health, in the last 30 days:
What 1 ophthalmologist would tell younger ophthalmology students
Roomasa Channa, MD, is a diabetic retinopathy researcher who was recently named on the inaugural 40 ophthalmologists under 40 list.
8 ophthalmology updates
From World Sight Day to new studies and practice expansions, here are eight ophthalmology updates Becker’s has reported on in the last 30 days.
Flu activity highest in Southern states: 8 notes from CDC’s flu report
The U.S. is seeing flu activity rise earlier than usual, with Southern states reporting the highest levels of activity, according to the CDC’s latest FluView report for the week ending Oct. 8.
Texas hospital names Whitney Bendel new CFO
Medical City Lewisville (Texas) hospital named Whitney Bendel its new CFO.
7 organizations that got USDA grants for EHR upgrades
The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave out grants Oct. 12 to four health systems and three other organizations to make EHR improvements as part of a $110 million spending package to boost rural healthcare.
A new name joins Forbes’ growing list of healthcare billionaires
The number of healthcare billionaires in the U.S. has grown from 29 to 30 as of Oct. 14, according to Forbes’ real-time net worth tracker.
RWJBarnabas boosts project productivity 43% with Epic implementation plan
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has received a perfect score from EHR vendor Epic for its EHR implementation project.
Penn State gets $600K to explore ‘deep learning’ for healthcare data
University Park, Pa.-based Penn State University has received a $599,883 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop machine learning algorithms that can better analyze messy healthcare data.
