Brockton, Mass.-based Good Samaritan Medical Center suffered a power outage caused by a plumbing issue Oct. 7 that disrupted services at the hospital, according to a Brockton 25 News report.
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Optum, Uber partner
Some Medicare Advantage beneficiaries will have coverage for Uber app purchases, including rides to physician visits and healthy foods, due to a new partnership between Optum and Uber.
Strike set at 4 Prime hospitals
Members of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals and Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West are set to launch a strike Oct. 9 at four Prime Healthcare facilities in Southern Califo…
AHA asks CMS to stop telehealth rule
The American Hospital Association is asking CMS to stop a pending requirement that healthcare providers list their addresses if they’re providing telehealth from their homes.
Healthcare discounts absent from Amazon's next Prime day
Amazon Prime customers looking to get a deal on healthcare will have to wait.
U of Utah Health adds new C-suite role
Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health named Peter Weir, MD, its inaugural chief population health officer.
5 hospital rebrands
Hospitals in Illinois, Florida, Virginia, Arizona and Nebraska have all recently launched rebranding campaigns.
DEA extends controlled substance prescription via telehealth
The Drug Enforcement Administration extended certain COVID-19 era rules to allow healthcare providers to continue prescribing certain controlled substances via telehealth through the end of 2024, The Hill reported Oct. 6.
Maryland senator to head state hospital group as CEO
Maryland state Sen. Melony Griffith will resign at the end of October to become president and CEO of the Maryland Hospital Association.
Hospital staff 'rusting out'
Hospitals have been focused on combating clinician and employee burnout after the stress of the pandemic and continued workforce shortages. But another challenge is popping up among healthcare workers that is just as challenging: rust-out.
