Clinetic, a clinical research software company spun out of Durham, N.C.-based Duke University, raised $5 million in a series A financing round, Triangle Business Journal reported Aug. 21.
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Physician sentenced to prison for unlawfully prescribing 100k pills
A South Carolina physician was sentenced to five years in prison for unlawfully prescribing a couple more than 100,000 pills of controlled substances.
Maryland system's new partnership to improve outcomes for emergency trauma patients
Every passing minute matters for patients in need of emergency blood transfusions and now Maryland’s first responders in partnership with the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore will carry whole blood on board for air-lifted patients, ac…
World renown cardiologist dies at 85
Albert Waldo, MD, a longtime professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and cardiologist at the University Hospitals Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute has died Aug. 17 after a brief illness, according to an Aug. 22 news…
Fire damages Medline plant in Pennsylvania
Firefighters in Monroe County, Pa., spent more than seven hours at the scene of a fire that broke out at one of Medline’s manufacturing plants Aug. 19.
Judge: Pennsylvania physician group can't enforce surgeon's noncompete clause
A Pennsylvania judge ruled that Scranton-based Commonwealth Health’s physician group cannot stop a former surgeon from working for a local competitor, The Times-Tribune reported Aug. 21.
New competitors battle hospitals for physicians
A growing number of organizations are seeking to recruit physicians from a limited pool of candidates, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2023 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”
CommonSpirit to get NFL team naming rights
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health will get the naming rights to be the official healthcare partner of the NFL’s Denver Broncos, the Colorado Sun reported.
36 ACOs to know | 2023
ACOs, or accountable care organizations, are physician- and health system-helmed groups that identify healthcare delivery savings. These organizations often partner with Medicare programs while also assisting private insurance patients.
Corporate hospitals and insurers draw battle lines: Viewpoint
Insurers and large health systems share blame for the high costs of healthcare, policy analyst Paul Keckley, PhD, said in an Aug. 21 article on his website.
