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Ballad Health says it's reducing healthcare costs as it reports $55M loss

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health, which is under examination from the Tennessee attorney general’s office, said it is meeting certain legal requirements related to the care it provides both in the state and in Virginia, where it also operates.

Bots deliver time back to pharmacists

Drones, robots and automated technologies are increasingly deployed across the healthcare landscape to speed workflows and improve efficiency. For pharmacists, amid a nationwide staffing shortage, tech is allowing them to work at the top of their …

Ambulatory pharmacies: A plethora of problems and opportunities

Pittsburgh-based UPMC’s Center for Connected Medicine teamed up with KLAS Research to survey 25 health system pharmacy leaders whose systems operate an average of seven ambulatory pharmacies each. 

5 recent exec moves at Kaiser Permanente

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has made multiple changes to its regional executive ranks as of late. 

WVU Medicine reports $81M operating income

Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has reported $81 million in operating income as of Sept. 30 as revenues totaled $4.4 billion.

Nurses receive 1% of healthcare philanthropy

The healthcare sector as a whole received $333.3 billion in philanthropic donations between 2015 and 2022. But despite nursing being one of the largest groups of clinicians, nurses received only 1% of those donations, according to a Nov. 15 report rele…

Judge dismisses case alleging Iowa system shared patient information with Facebook

A patient who sued the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics for allegedly sharing medical information with Facebook might seek to settle after a judge threw out the case, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Nov. 14.

HCA's payer mix

Here is a look at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s payer mix through the first three quarters of 2023, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing: 

Thermo Fisher Scientific to close Alabama plant, lay off 97 workers

Biotechnology company Thermo Fisher Scientific will be closing its plant in Auburn, Ala., and laying off 97 employees, ABC affiliate WTVM reported Nov. 14. 

Froedtert purchases Ascension's stake in health plan

Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health has closed on an agreement with Ascension Wisconsin to purchase sole ownership of Network Health, an insurer offering commercial and Medicare plans in 23 Wisconsin counties.