A 29-year-old employee of Hawaii State Hospital was found stabbed to death Nov. 13 at the facility, which is a behavioral health facility in Kaneohe.
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Kaiser target Geisinger reports $104M operating loss
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health, which is set to become the first health system incorporated into Kaiser Permanente’s Risant Health project, has reported an operating loss of $104.4 million for the nine-month period ending Sept. 30.
Express Scripts follows Mark Cuban's lead on drug pricing
The nation’s second-largest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, is leaning into Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs’ business plan by selling drugs priced by their acquisition cost, pharmacy dispensing and service costs.
Mount Sinai scientists send bioengineered heart muscle to space for stress study
Scientists from New York City-based Mount Sinai will send bioengineered human heart muscle cells and micro-tissues to space, according to a Nov. 14 news release shared with Becker’s.
Flesh-eating fungus expected to spread costs $1.5B in just 2 states
Already, Valley fever costs about $1.5 billion per year in Arizona and California, and experts anticipate the fungus that causes the illness will widen its reach in the country over the next few decades, The Washington Post reported Nov. 13.
What 5 hospitals pay their Epic talent
Health systems in California and New York are hiring for Epic-related roles that could pay more than $100,000 per year.
In wake of employee feedback, Georgia system shelves holiday decor policy
Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System has paused a policy restricting holiday decorations after pushback from workers, according to ABC affiliate WSB-TV.
The 'secret sauce' of healthcare AI at Duke Health
Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health is putting healthcare artificial intelligence to use in surgery scheduling and predictive analytics, DukeMed Alumni News reported Nov. 13.
Tenet's payer mix
On Tenet Healthcare’s third-quarter earnings call, CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, said the Dallas-based system is concerned about the degree of denial activity it is seeing from some health plans.
Avera Health plans to expand virtual nursing to 37 hospitals
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health has launched virtual nursing at two hospitals with plans to expand it across the system.
