Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. has received $121 million from university trustee Kimberly Querrey and the Louis Simpson Trust to expand its biomedical research and executive education program.
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Avera Granite Falls ending labor and delivery services
Avera Granite Falls (Minn.) Health Center is ending labor and delivery services as it moves to a shared regional model for this care, according to a news release shared with Becker’s Oct. 19.
HHS to probe CVS, Walgreens over post-Roe drug access
HHS will investigate whether retail pharmacies, including Walgreens and CVS, have complied with federal law since the Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade has sent shockwaves in pharmacies for the past four months.
Froedtert Health’s VC arm: 6 things to know
Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health has a venture capital arm called Inception Health that invests in promising digital health ideas.
How physician pay cuts could affect ASCs
With CMS’ potential 4.42 percent physician fee cut looming, that decision likely will have implications in the ASC industry.
Remote workers reclaim 60M hours of commute time every day
Remote workers in the U.S. are reclaiming 60 million hours each day previously spent commuting, according to an Oct. 18 analysis of the American Time Use Survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Plan identifies action items to improve workforce well-being
U.S. healthcare needs to prioritize positive working environments and culture, support mental health, and fight to reduce the associated stigma to reduce the potential loss of workers, according to an Oct. 18 report from the California Medical Associat…
Where states stand on telehealth policy
As states continue to adopt more robust telehealth policies, each state has a unique approach to how telehealth is treated by Medicaid programs, private payer laws and professional requirements, according to an October telehealth policy report by the C…
Medical City Fort Worth appoints chief medical officer
Medical City Fort Worth (Texas) has named Bret Burton, MD, chief medical officer, the hospital said Oct. 19.
8 EHR changes that can save physicians time, reduce burnout
By taking five minutes to make eight changes to the way a practice’s EHR functions, physicians can save one to two hours a day, reducing burnout, according to an August report from the American Medical Association.
