Starting Oct. 1, CMS began allowing public and private insurers to pay “street medicine” providers for services delivered where homeless people might be staying, KFF Health News reported Oct. 16.
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Why health systems are relying more on interim leadership
Amid leadership turnover, hospitals and health systems have various choices in terms of filling executive positions, such as appointing a successor from inside the organization or selecting an external — or internal — professional to take th…
Bon Secours Mercy Health downgraded
Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health had its long-term bond rating downgraded from “A1” to “A2,” Moody’s said Oct. 5.
C-suites realign as new hospitals enter the picture
Growth is a major priority for health system CEOs. The idea of “strength in numbers” is reflected in a lengthening list of transactions and acquisitions — often including the incorporation of a smaller health system into a larger, more stable one. Ofte…
Catholic Health prevails in Medicare fraud case
Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Catholic Health of Long Island will not have to defend allegations it fraudulently diverted a nursing home’s service payments to another facility while certifying compliance, according to an Oct. 16 Bloomberg report.
Common antibiotic may be linked to neurological dysfunction, study says
Researchers found very little difference in the outcomes of patients hospitalized with acute kidney injuries who received different antibiotics — cefepime or piperacillin-tazobactam — as treatment, according to the study published Oct. 14 in JAMA. …
CDC FluView shows slight uptick in hospitalizations, 5 other notes
Last week, 1,127 patients with laboratory-confirmed flu cases were admitted to a hospital, according to CDC data ending Oct. 7.
The top 5 cardiology subspecialties by pay
Electrophysiologists were the top paid cardiology specialty in 2022, according to a MedAxiom report.
Waystar files for proposed IPO
Waystar, a healthcare payment technology provider, took a step closer to becoming a public company.
UCLA debuts data hub for improved outcomes in Latino health
The University of California Los Angeles has launched the Latino Policy and Politics Institute Latino Data Hub to improve healthcare outcomes for the Latino population in California.
