The New Jersey Department of Health has asked CarePoint Health to provide state officials with its “disaster plans” amid the three-hospital system’s ongoing financial challenges, News12 New Jersey reported Feb. 12.
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Norton Healthcare acquiring Kentucky medical group
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare is acquiring Bowling Green (Ky.) Internal Medicine and Pediatric Associates, the Bowling Green Daily News reported Feb. 8.
Unlocking the potential of retail-health system alliances: Viewpoint
Healthcare is facing significant challenges, including rising costs, inconsistent quality and unequal access, but collaboration between retailers and health systems could be a powerful solution to tackle these issues, according to a recent Harvard Busi…
Senator to HSHS CEO: Consider delaying Wisconsin hospital closures
Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin told Hospital Sisters Health System CEO Damond Boatwright she is disappointed in the “abrupt announcement” of two hospital closures in the state and that the Springfield, Ill.-based system should consider a delay.
Needle-moving innovations from 86 health system execs
Becker’s asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their organization’s areas of growth for the next few years.
WellSpan taps virtual care company for primary care, behavioral health
York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health has tapped KeyCare, an Epic-based virtual care company, to help expand its virtual primary care and behavioral health services.
Pennsylvania physician sentenced in patient death
A Pennsylvania physician was sentenced to 22 years in prison for overprescribing controlled substances that resulted in the death of a patient.
Judge rules Harvard not responsible in stolen human remains case
A Suffolk Superior Court judge has dismissed families’ lawsuits against Boston-based Harvard Medical School related to its morgue scandal involving the theft of human remains from bodies donated for medical research, multiple media outlets reported.
54% of physicians would take pay cut for better work-life balance: 5 survey findings
Many physicians feel conflicted in their personal lives due to the demands of the job, and more than half say they would take a pay cut for a better work-life balance, according to Medscape’s “2024 Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report.”
HCA realigns C-level chains of command
HCA Healthcare is changing reporting structures and hierarchies among its senior executives.
