Cypress, Texas-based podiatrist Amr El-Khashab, DPM, agreed to pay $90,000 to resolve allegations he submitted false claims, the U.S. Justice Department said Jan. 3.
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Kootenai suffers 2022 losses but expects bounce-back to profit in 2023
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health is projecting full-year 2022 losses of approximately $45 million but is also forecasting a return to profit this year and beyond, the healthcare system reported in a filing Jan. 4.
New study gives truth to trope: Women are more empathetic
Women have long been considered the more empathetic gender. New research confirms that notion, Fortune reported Dec. 28.
1 Pennsylvania ZIP code saw 885% hike in buprenorphine use
The 155 ZIP code, which encompasses Somerset, Pa., noted an 885 percent increase in hospitals and pharmacies dispensing one opioid use disorder treatment from 2010 to 2020, one study found.
OSF's most impactful innovation projects of 2022
In 2022, OSF Innovation and OSF OnCall, the digital health divisions of Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare, launched 10 different initiatives using digital technologies and data with the aim of providing more convenient access and improved patient outco…
12 blood pressure drugs back-ordered, partly because of carcinogen
Three drugmakers each have four blood pressure drugs in short supply after some were recalled in 2022 because of the presence of nitrosamine, which the FDA has labeled as a “probable human carcinogen.”
Kentucky medical office building sold for $8.7M
Capital Real Estate Group-U.S. Healthcare Investment Sales sold a four-building medical office portfolio in Lexington, Ky., for $8.75 million, according to a Jan. 4 press release sent to Becker’s.
56k-square-foot medical office to be constructed in Minnesota
The Apple Valley (Minn.) Planning Commission has recommended the approval of a planned 56,595-square-foot medical office building on the city’s largest piece of undeveloped land, according to a Dec. 30 report from the Sun This Week.
US News changes law school ranking after backlash from top contenders
U.S. News & World Report — the organization famous for rankings, from universities to hospitals to diets — is changing its rating system in its next law school edition.
Duke Health, Nference partner on analytics research, medical discoveries
Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health has partnered with data analytics company Nference to advance the academic health system’s research and medical discoveries.
