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New York system pays settlement to resolve alleged employment discrimination

New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals has agreed a settlement with the Justice Department to resolve an alleged violation of the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act when it rejected a worker’s valid work authorizat…

ThedaCare's team approach to tackling claims denials

Like many health systems across the country, Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare has been seeing an increasing rate of claims denials. 

Former network security COO pleads guilty to hacking Georgia hospital

On Nov. 16, a cybersecurity contractor admitted guilt for unlawfully accessing the computer systems of Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Gwinnett Medical Center back in 2018, Law360 reported.

Tech issue limited medical record access at Memorial Hermann, Texas AG says

The Texas attorney general’s office has concluded its investigation into Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System regarding a policy that allegedly prevented parents from accessing their children’s medical records once they become teenagers. 

Cleveland Clinic to double community health workers

Cleveland Clinic plans to double the staff for its Center for Community Health Workers over the next month to develop more patient advocates who receive specialized training in health equity. 

Biden signs stopgap bill to avert shutdown

President Joe Biden has signed a stopgap funding bill that will delay a potential government shutdown until early 2024, NPR reported Nov. 17. 

Dana Farber, Maine hospital partner on cancer care

Portland, Maine-based Northern Light Mercy Hospital is partnering with Boston-based Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

Weill Cornell Medicine names COO

Cathy Garzio was named executive vice provost and COO of New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine.

50 top hospitals for vascular care: Healthgrades

Fifty hospitals were selected as the top in the nation for vascular care, according to a Healthgrades ranking released Oct. 24.

Rite Aid countersues DOJ: 5 things to know

Rite Aid has countersued the Justice Department in a pursuit to halt the government’s lawsuit, filed in March, that claims the drugstore chain knowingly filled hundreds of thousands of illegal opioid prescriptions.