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De-escalation of treatment shows promise for some cancers

More oncologists are utilizing de-escalation in oncology treatment of some cancers with promising results, CNN reported July 5.

Streamlining Compliance: Enhancing Contract Lifecycle Management with Integrated Gift Tracking

U.S. healthcare entities are required to track all non-monetary compensation (i.e., gifts) to affiliated providers and ensure that the total value of these gifts does not exceed the annual limit provided by the Department of Health and Human Services. …

FDA approves 1st gene therapy for hemophilia A

The FDA approved the first gene therapy treatment for adults with severe hemophilia A.

After ICU discharge, Alzheimer's patients' risk of dying doubles: Study

Older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia are twice as likely to die within a month or during the year following discharge from an intensive care unit compared to patients discharged from the ICU who do not have ADRD, according to a st…

AI tool expedites pancreatic cancer care at Northwell

In the month since oncologists at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health began using iNav — an artificial intelligence-enabled diagnostic tool developed in-house — people with pancreatic cancer have been getting “connected to care, days, if not wee…

Supreme Court expands workers' religious protections: What hospitals should know

All employees may request accommodations, including time off from work, when an employer’s schedule interferes with the worker’s religious beliefs and practices, the Supreme Court ruled June 29. 

'Strongest in the country' hospital price transparency bill moves forward in Ohio

The Ohio House of Representatives passed H.B. 49, a bill designed to increase hospital price transparency, by a vote of 90-5.

Jefferson hospital closes ER

Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park (Pa.) closed its emergency room at the end of the day June 30, local news outlet 6ABC reported June 30.

11 highest-paid healthcare CEOs: Their paths to the top

Pay is one perk of becoming a healthcare CEO, but it takes time and dedication to reap. 

Exeter Health, Beth Israel Lahey to combine July 1

The long-awaited incorporation of Exeter (N.H.) Health Resources into Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health is now official after all regulatory approvals were confirmed.