Patients who use an insulin pump’s mobile app are reporting software issues with the app’s former and current versions, the FDA said Aug. 12.
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New York governor dedicates $646M to recruit, train healthcare workers
Gov. Kathy Hochul has awarded $646 million over a three-year period to three workforce investment organizations to train and recruit thousands of mental health, social care and healthcare workers in the state.
Steward hospital sale hearing delayed again
Financially troubled Dallas-based Steward Health Care has once again pushed back the sale hearing date for its hospitals in Arkansas, Louisiana and Massachusetts.
CMS' drug price cuts to save $7.5B in 2026: 5 things to know
CMS expects its Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program to reduce healthcare costs by $7.5 billion in 2026.
Mark Cuban to publish Cost Plus Drug contracts
“Transparency,” a growing buzzword in the pharmaceutical industry, is making another premiere at Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co.
HCA hospital taps COO
Patrick McVey, BSN, RN, has been appointed COO of HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital in Fort Walton Beach.
HSHS hospital taps chief administrative officer
Timothy Layman, DNP, RN, was named chief administrative officer of HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, Ill.
First Walgreens pharmacists look to unionize
The first group of Walgreens employees are seeking to join a new national union of retail pharmacy professionals, MedPage Today reported Aug. 12.
Cleveland Clinic accused of discrimination over DEI initiatives
Cleveland Clinic is being accused of illegally discriminating based on race by operating a program to prevent and treat strokes in minority patients, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 14.
Healthcare bankruptcies slow after 5-year high
Healthcare bankruptcies hit a five-year high in 2023, which saw 12 hospitals and health systems file for bankruptcy, but have slowed over the last three quarters, according to a report published Aug. 14 by Gibbins Advisors, a healthcare restructuring c…
