Over the past decade, hospital jobs have grown in most major U.S. cities — but not all of them, according to a Dec. 1 analysis from Sechel Ventures.
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Texas hospital executive, physicians agree to pay $880K to settle kickback allegations
A former executive of Little River Healthcare — a critical access hospital in Rockdale, Texas, — and three physicians have agreed to pay $880,199 between them to resolve False Claims Act allegations, including alleged violations of the Anti-Kickback St…
New Jersey hospitals no longer in divert status after Ardent attack
Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, N.J., and Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, N.J., are no longer refusing ambulances after a cyberattack on Ardent Health Services caused the hospitals to divert them, patch.com reported Dec. 4.
Senators call out US Anesthesia Partners for alleged role in anticompetitive scheme
Two U.S. senators say it’s time for U.S. Anesthesia Partners and its parent company, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, a private equity firm, to pay the piper following the Federal Trade Commission’s anticompetitive scheme lawsuit in late September.
CVS CIO exits
CVS Health CIO and Executive Vice President Roshan Navagamuwa has left the company to pursue a new role, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.
Why non-union pharmacists are protesting
A tectonic shift in mindsets is inciting non-union pharmacists and other healthcare workers to protest, The New York Times reported Dec. 4.
Potential treatment for rare spine cancer discovered by California researchers
Researchers at Santa Monica, Calif.-based Providence Saint John’s Health Center published new findings from a clinical trial that shed light on a possible treatment for a rare spine cancer.
Mount Sinai taps chief of pulmonary hypertension
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System named Raymond Benza, MD, director of pulmonary hypertension.
Mood may affect flu shot protection, evidence suggests
Some research suggests a positive mindset when receiving a flu shot may lead to greater levels of protection.
Inside the tech revolution at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's new hospital
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is gearing up for a leap into the future of pediatric healthcare with the opening of the Arthur M. Blank Hospital on Sept. 29, 2024.
