The American Hospital Association is urging the FDA not to move forward with a proposed rule to treat laboratory-developed tests as medical devices, saying the move would disrupt innovation and potentially increase hospital costs.
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Sentara now sole owner of 17 urgent care centers
Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health is the new sole owner of Velocity Urgent Care, marking the end of the health system’s joint venture relationship for the 17-site company.
Connecticut hospital's neuroscience center gets $430M facelift
The topping out of a $430 million two-tower Neurosciences Center project is being celebrated at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health.
Good news for frequently downgraded Buffalo health system
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health has received a Moody’s Investors Service upgrade following a string of downgrades over the last two years, Buffalo Business First reported Dec. 1.
HHS urges healthcare orgs to nix vulnerability
The HHS is urging healthcare organizations to patch a new vulnerability affecting NetScaler ADC, formerly Citrix ADC, and NetScaler Gateway.
Corewell Health caught in MOVEit breach
Patient information may have been compromised at Corewell Health as the communications software company the organization uses was hit by the massive MOVEit breach that affected companies around the U.S.
Lawmakers probe FDA's decongestant decision
House Republicans are investigating the FDA’s regulation of a common decongestant found in over-the-counter cold medicines that the agency recently determined to be ineffective, The Hill reported Dec. 4.
A busy week of mergers and acquisitions
The last week of November was a busy one for hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions.
Connecticut approves labor, delivery closure at Hartford HealthCare hospital
Windham (Conn.) Hospital, part of Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare, received approval from the state to end its labor and delivery services after a three-year process, the Connecticut Mirror reported Dec. 1.
California lawmaker warns of 'unintended consequences' of healthcare worker minimum wage
A California lawmaker is speaking out about what she says are “unintended consequences” for hospitals related to a new law that will gradually raise healthcare workers’ hourly minimum wage to $25.
