Category: ROOT

Northern Arizona U awarded $21M health equity grant  

Researchers at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff received a $21 million grant from the National Health Institute’s Minority Health Disparities division, KNAU reported Sept. 28.

Viewpoint: Nursing shortage solutions begin with valuing nurses more

Addressing the nursing shortage, which has been exacerbated by COVID-19, begins with acknowledging how much nurses have been undervalued, Leana Wen, MD, wrote for The Washington Post Sept. 28.

FDA rolls out new guidelines for how it will oversee health tech

The FDA released a final guidance Sept. 28 on what kinds of decision support software it intends to regulate. 

Magellan Health settles data breach lawsuit for $1.43M

Magellan Health will pay $1.43 million to settle a lawsuit over a May 2019 phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information of 273,000 patients, Top Class Action reported Sept. 28. 

9 recent heart study findings

Here are nine heart study findings covered by Becker’s since Sept. 15:

6 recent nursing home closures

Here are six nursing homes closures covered by Becker’s since Sept. 1:

5 numbers ASC execs need to know

Here are five numbers pointing to industry trends ASC execs need to know:

Oregon Health Authority sued over failure to provide mental health facilities

Three of the largest health systems in Oregon have sued the state over failure to provide adequate care for mentally ill patients, according to a Sept. 28 report from The Oregonian/Oregon Live. 

California physician to pay $2.3M for illegal drug distribution

Santa Ana, Calif.-based physician Mohammed El-Nachef, MD, pleaded guilty to defrauding California’s Medi-Cal system by prescribing medically unnecessary drugs to more than 1,000 patients, The Telegraph reported Sept. 28. 

What Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug win means

Biogen and Tokyo-based pharmaceutical company Eisai’s Alzheimer’s drug, which recently scored a win in a phase 3 trial by slowing cognitive decline by 27 percent among mild disease patients, has the potential to reverse the course of Alzheimer’s resear…