Most medical devices, including many implants, are being cleared for sale by the FDA without tests for safety or effectiveness, KFF Health News reported Dec. 21.
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The cost of respiratory virus season in 7 numbers
Upticks in respiratory virus activity, especially hospitalizations, are taxing to the nation’s healthcare system in terms of both costs and resources.
Hospitals with revenues under $500M likely to struggle this year
Despite a modest turning point for some hospital and health system margins in 2023, this year is expected to be another “make or break” year for much of the sector, particularly among smaller hospitals with annual revenues under $500 million, according…
Hospitals oppose Florida's plan to import drugs from Canada
Hospital pharmacies are criticizing Florida’s plan to import drugs from Canada, arguing the idea undermines the pharmacist-patient relationship and fails to be a “real solution.”
Ohio governor restricts transgender care after vetoing bill against it
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order on Jan. 5 banning anyone under the age of 18 from receiving gender-transition surgeries at any Ohio hospital or ambulatory surgical facility.
Mercy names 3 leaders to spearhead specialty service lines
Mercy, a multistate health system based in St. Louis, has selected three leaders as presidents of specialty service lines.
Supreme Court allows Idaho to reinstate abortion ban
After initial review, the Supreme Court has revived an Idaho abortion law that a federal trial judge partially blocked in 2022, NBC News reported Jan. 5.
GE HealthCare's newest acquisition
GE HealthCare will now use MIM Software technologies to further their innovation and AI-oriented patient-care mission.
Agilon Health CFO retiring
Tim Bensley, CFO of Austin, Texas-based Agilon Health, is retiring sometime in 2024.
Viewpoint: How hospitals may be violating inmate care rights
Many hospitals have a culture that too often neglects incarcerated patients’ rights and leads to worse outcomes, Dan Resnick, MD, an internal medicine resident at Atlanta-based Emory University School of Medicine, and Mark Spencer, MD, an internal medi…
