More than 60 women filed a class-action lawsuit accusing a former Boston-based Brigham and Women’s physician of sexual abuse, WBUR reported Oct. 11.
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85% of Washington hospitals report negative margins
While losses may have slowed slightly, hospitals in the state of Washington have reported an overall operating margin of -4.6% for the first half of 2023, an “unsustainable” level, according to the Washington State Hospital Association.
ProMedica to close 2 home health sites, trim another
Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica plans to close two home health locations and significantly scale back operations at a third as part of its strategy to exit the home healthcare business.
New AI tool designed to predict COVID-19 strains
Researchers at Boston-based Harvard Medical School and University of Oxford in England have created an AI tool to forecast which COVID-19 strains will grow in dominance, according to an Oct. 11 article in Nature.
Union calls for removal of New Jersey system CEO from board
The Rutgers AAUP-AFT faculty/graduate worker union is calling on New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to rescind RWJBarnabas Health President and CEO Mark Manigan’s appointment to the Rutgers Board of Governors.
Ascension to rebound from $3B loss, negative outlooks
St. Louis-based Ascension is focused on rebounding from a $3 billion operating loss (-5.6 percent operating margin) in fiscal year 2023 amid negative outlooks from two ratings agencies.
Walgreens to cut $1B in costs
Walgreens is setting out to cut at least $1 billion in costs as it prepares to welcome its new CEO.
How Instacart is delivering the next healthcare disruption
Grocery delivery company Instacart is expanding its number of partnerships with hospitals and health systems to incorporate medical expertise and benefits into their services, aiming to enhance patient access to nutritious food and promote a healthy li…
Mount Sinai, UC San Diego receive $8.5M for data hub
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the University of California San Diego were awarded $8.5 million to create a data integration hub.
Who will run 'hospitals at home' if CMS' waiver expires?
Mark Howell, director of policy for the American Hospital Association, said if CMS’ waiver for hospital-at-home programs isn’t extended, a lot of the programs would shut down and only payer-providers could keep them going, Time reported Oct. 10.
