Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has largely completed a move into new headquarters downtown, part of a $14 million office building renovation that was started just as the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Hartford Courant reported Oct. 31.
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CVS Health, Walgreens each to settle all opioid cases for $5B
For $5 billion, CVS Health will settle all lawsuits — some that have lasted more than a decade — accusing the retail pharmacy chain of fueling the opioid epidemic. Walgreens also plans to settle its lawsuits for $4.95 billion over the next 15 years.&nb…
2 patients held staff hostage at Arizona hospital, police say
Two patients at the Phoenix-based Arizona State Hospital were arrested after barricading themselves and three employees in their treatment unit on Oct. 31, AZCentral reported.
CMS releases final payment rules for 2023: 15 takeaways
CMS has published its annual payment updates for physicians, the Medicare shared savings program and outpatient and home health services for 2023.
ChristianaCare launches direct-to-employer business arm
Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare launched ChristianaCare Business Health Solutions, a direct-to-employer business unit that markets the system’s products, services, and capabilities to businesses and industries throughout the U.S.
Administrator of the Week: Amanda Sosnosky, a multipractice leader
Amanda Sosnosky, RN, administrator of Orthopedic Surgery Center of Green Bay (Wis.) and Orthopedic Surgery Center of the Fox Valley (Elgin, Ill.), is Becker’s Administrator of the Week.
Pediatric virtual mental healthcare startup Brightline cuts workforce by 20%
Brightline, a pediatric telemental health startup that has raised over $200 million, including from health systems and other healthcare organizations, has laid off a fifth of its staff.
US COVID-19 admissions tick up: Where they’re highest, rising fastest
The U.S. has seen a modest increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations over the last two weeks, according to HHS data compiled by The New York Times.
Missouri investigating if federal law was violated in emergency abortion denial
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is investigating a Joplin hospital after a woman was denied an emergency abortion at the facility, department spokesperson Lisa Cox confirmed to Becker’s Nov. 1.
‘Our March 2020’: Capacity crisis, labor shortages collide at children’s hospitals
Labor shortages are complicating children’s hospitals’ ability to address capacity issues amid a severe surge in patients with respiratory syncytial virus.
