B Capital Group, the venture capital fund of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, raised $2.1 billion for its latest fund, with plans to target healthcare startups, Bloomberg reported Jan. 19.
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Virginia VA hospital rebrands, drops name of Confederate surgeon
The Department of Veteran Affairs is changing the name of Richmond, Va.-based Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, named for a surgeon who served under Confederate General Stonewall Jackson, to Richmond VA Medical Center, the Richmond…
ASCA to offer administrator development program
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has opened applications for its ASC Administrator Development Program.
Oregon hospitals, union at odds over proposed nurse staffing legislation
Oregon lawmakers will consider nurse staffing legislation this session that is opposed by hospitals but backed by the state’s largest nurses union, the Oregon Capital Chronicle reported Jan. 18.
University Hospitals Ventures: 8 things to know
Cleveland-based University Hospitals has a venture capital arm that works to bring new ideas and products to market through venture investment, technology transfer, adoption and pilots.
How much does an ambulance cost? It depends who owns it, study finds
Patients are more likely to receive costly surprise bills from privately-owned ambulances than publicly operated services, a study published Jan. 18 in Health Affairs found.
Oklahoma universities team up to commercialize virtual health innovations
Three Oklahoma universities are teaming up to commercialize their virtual health innovations.
South Carolina hospital denied Medicare payment
A district court on Jan. 18 affirmed HHS’ decision to deny Lancaster (S.C.) Hospital Corp. Medicare reimbursement for 1997 because it failed to submit information supporting the payment request, according to Bloomberg.
1,300 nursing homes had a 75% COVID-19 infection rate: 9 notes
An HHS report released in January found that more than 1,000 nursing homes had a 75 percent or higher rate of infection during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
3 biggest healthcare cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Third-party vendors made the healthcare sector most vulnerable to cyberattacks in 2022, as at least 55 percent of healthcare organizations suffered a data breach in the last 12 months due to vendors, Security Magazine reported Jan. 18.
