Osage Beach, Mo.-based Lake Regional Health System is closing two pharmacies in the Lake of Ozarks area, LakeExpo reported Oct. 27.
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Northwell Holdings invests $1M in company founded by RWJBarnabas surgeon
Northwell Holdings, the venture capital arm of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, has invested $1 million in medical device company Lazzaro Medical, which offers robotic surgery tools for tracheal repair.
Former New Jersey hospital employee claims she was fired for ending relationship with CEO
A former employee of Hudson Regional Hospital in Secaucus, N.J., has filed a lawsuit against the facility and its CEO, alleging she was fired for breaking off her relationship with him, The Jersey Journal reported Oct. 25.
ASC that closed due to ‘adverse business conditions’ struggling to collect payments
The Surgery Center of Fort Collins (Colo.) is working on collecting past due bills more than two months after it announced it was closing for good, according to BizWest reported Oct. 26.
Georgia spine ASC to implement AI-powered management tools
Spine Center Atlanta partnered with Ospitek, which provides artificial intelligence tools for patient pathway management and business intelligence.
Viewpoint: Aggressive medical debt collection should be a ‘never event’
Aggressively collecting medical debt should join the list of medical “never events,” like leaving a sponge inside a patient or operating on the wrong limb, an Oct. 27 JAMA Forum article argues.
North Carolina system cuts 200 jobs
Fayetteville, N.C.-based Cape Fear Valley Health is eliminating 200 positions, according to an Oct. 27 report from The Fayetteville Observer.
‘Won’t let them use our hospitals as piggy banks’: Union puts Prospect Medical Holdings ‘on notice’
The union representing workers at Rhode Island community hospitals are putting the owner “on notice” about concerns over a possible sale, The Providence Journal reported Oct. 27.
Teladoc’s Q3 revenue exceeds company expectations
Teladoc reported a 17 percent revenue increase to $611 million in the third quarter, up from $522 million in 2021.
Woman accused of posing as RN in 7 South Carolina facilities
A 37-year-old woman is accused of practicing medicine as a registered nurse without a license at seven South Carolina nursing and assisted living facilities over the course of 16 months.
