At least eight hospitals in the U.S. have brought back mandatory mask rules as COVID-19 admissions tick up.
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CMS names 10 drugs for price negotiations
Four Type 2 diabetes drugs are in CMS’ lineup of the 10 drugs that face price negotiations between the agency and their makers.
AHA asks CMS to address high-deductible health plans
The American Hospital Association said it supports CMS’ plan to limit short-term “junk” health plans but is calling on the government to address other gaps in coverage that subject patients to unaffordable cost sharing.
Hospitals, health systems making IT exec changes
Here are four hospitals and health systems making changes to their IT executive teams as reported by Becker’s since Aug. 11:
Top 9 EHRs for community hospitals, per Black Book Research
The Sunrise EHR from Altera Digital Health was named the top EHR for community hospitals by Black Book Research.
Georgia system names 4 executives
Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System has appointed a new chief medical officer, chief nursing executive, administrator for Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow and vice president of Georgia Heart Institute.
4 notable nurse layoffs in 2023
A difficult financial climate for health systems means not even registered nurses — in high demand amid a nationwide shortage — are immune from layoffs.
Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases
From a Michigan physician paying $6.5 million to settle allegations he billed for unnecessary services, to a Georgia laboratory owner being sentenced to prison for his role in a $463 million scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s r…
Epic in the last 30 days
From deepening its relationship with Microsoft and Nuance to releasing a new online app gallery, here are seven updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in August:
1st new parasitic infection found in Australian woman's brain
A 64-year-old Australian woman had an 8-centimeter roundworm extracted from her brain in the world’s first case of the new parasitic infection.
