The best states for physicians to practice are not necessarily the best for nurses.
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COVID-19 admissions to remain stable through mid-November, CDC forecasts
Although COVID-19 hospitalizations ticked up slightly last week, national disease modeling paints a foggy picture of whether this metric will continue to rise as highly transmissible omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 spread nationwide.
Study participant died during Eisai’s Alzheimer’s drug trial
A volunteer died during an Alzeheimer’s drug trial run by Tokyo-based drugmaker Eisai and Cambridge, Mass.-based Biogen. Eisai said the cause of death is unclear.
Massachusetts health system requiring employees to get bivalent booster
Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Health Systems has issued a COVID-19 bivalent vaccine booster mandate for employees, public radio network WAMC reported Oct. 27.
VillageMD eyeing Summit Health in possible $5B-$10B merger
Primary care disruptor VillageMD, which is majority owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance, is eyeing a possible deal to merge with physician practice group Summit Health, in what would create a company valued at $5 billion to $10 billion, Bloomberg reporte…
Dr. Deepak Bhatt named director of Mount Sinai Heart
Deepak Bhatt, MD, has been appointed director of New York City-based Mount Sinai Heart, effective Dec. 1.
5 things for health system CFOs to watch this week
CFOs have their eye on the upcoming October jobs report and are watching what the Federal Reserve will do with interest rates, as consumer prices have not dropped as quickly as expected.
CDC: New York wastewater sampling finds wider spread of polio that paralyzed unvaccinated resident
Wastewater testing has found polioviruses genetically tied to a case that left an unvaccinated Rockland County, N.Y., resident paralyzed this summer in at least five of the state’s counties, according to a new CDC report.
Viewpoint: Feds shouldn’t profit from illegal pharmacy prior-authorization restrictions
The federal government wants to collect treble damages from Walgreens after a Virginia prior-authorization law was deemed illegal, but the money collection could incentivise more illegal requirements that would deny patient care, according to an Oct. 2…
Blount Memorial to sell Tennessee location, report says
Maryville, Tenn.-based Blount Memorial Hospital plans to sell one of its locations to counter mounting financial losses, according to an Oct. 31 report in the Daily Times.
