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Mass General Brigham merging departments from 2 hospitals

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is combining the clinical departments and academic programs from its Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital into single departments. Both hospitals are based in Boston. 

Federal appeals court sides with 340B contract pharmacies

On March 12, a federal appeals court upheld an Arkansas law, ruling that drugmakers cannot restrict 340B program offerings from community and specialty pharmacies. 

Cedars-Sinai expands to new global market

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has expanded its international footprint to Singapore.

Safety — not violence — should be the expectation in healthcare, 4 leaders say

Violence, to a certain degree, has for years been expected among those working in healthcare, multiple experts recounted to Becker’s. But increases in the number and severity of such incidents since the pandemic have prompted hospital leaders to rethin…

Children's Minnesota debuts 'modesty gowns'

On the second day of Ramadan, Children’s Minnesota debuted “modesty gowns” for pediatric hospital patients, which will be offered as part of a partnership with Henna & Hijabs, a Minnesota-based and Black-, Muslim-, woman-led company.

Jefferson Health unveils $762M Philadelphia outpatient center

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has completed its $762 million Honickman Center in Philadelphia, part of a more than $1 billion urban development project in the city’s East Market.

Eli Lilly, Amazon partner on weight loss drug delivery

Eli Lilly has tapped Amazon Pharmacy as a partner to deliver select medications including weight loss drugs directly to consumers’ homes.

New Mexico reports 1st bubonic plague death in 4 years

Officials with the New Mexico Department of Health confirmed that a man has died following hospitalization with the bubonic plague.

HFMA pushes back on 'irresponsible' price transparency report

The Healthcare Financial Management Association is pushing back on the latest report from PatientRightsAdvocate.org, calling it “irresponsible” and “incorrect.” 

Mass General Brigham AI RCM spinoff lands $40M

CodaMetrix, a spinoff of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham that uses artificial intelligence for health system revenue cycle management, closed a $40 million Series B funding round.