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California hospital launches ‘fast track’ emergency department

Los Angeles-based CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, one of the highest volume emergency rooms in Los Angeles County, has opened a fast track emergency department to expedite care. 

Market share of the 10 largest payers

UnitedHealth Group is the insurer with the largest market share, according to a September report from ValuePenguin. 

Virginia physician to pay $50K for violating the Controlled Substances Act 

Richmond, Va.-based physician Salman Akbar, MD, agreed to pay $50,000 in penalties for issuing prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, the U.S. Justice Department said Sept. 29.

Northwell Holdings: Key things to know

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has a venture capital arm that invests in innovative early-stage companies, develops and commercializes internal innovations, and brings new products and medical devices to market.

CFO to CEO pipeline hits new peak

Companies are looking for — and promoting — CFOs with CEO qualities, Fortune reported Sept. 29. 

Michigan State U, Henry Ford Health, Brown U launch suicide prevention research center

East Lansing-based Michigan State University, Detroit-based Henry Ford Health, and Providence, R.I.-based Brown University established the National Center for Health and Justice Integration for Suicide Prevention Sept. 29, the universities shared in an…

Obama: US has ‘more of a disease care system than a healthcare system’

Precision medicine research is advancing, but the U.S. healthcare system is not nimble in its implementation of new technologies, according to former President Barack Obama. 

Microsoft uses AI to predict missed medical appointments

Microsoft says it has an artificial intelligence tool that can predict missed healthcare appointments.

Healthcare for homeless stretching San Francisco resources thin: study

The same small group of San Francisco, Calif.-residents — most of them homeless — frequently cycle through the city’s hospitals and criminal justice system. The cost is high and the health outcomes are poor, according to a recent study reported Sept. 2…

Atlanta Medical Center to close ED in October

Wellstar Health System is closing the emergency department at Atlanta Medical Center Oct. 14 before the hospital shuts down Nov. 1.