[ad_1] The Texas Medical Association filed a second lawsuit against the federal government’s surprise billing arbitration process Thursday. An August rule on the independent dispute resolution for surprise […]
Moody’s: Envision Healthcare at risk for bankruptcy, loan defaults
[ad_1] Moody’s Investors Service added to Envision Healthcare’s financial woes by downgrading the outpatient surgery and physician staffing company’s debt on Wednesday. “The ratings downgrade reflects Moody’s view that Envision’s capital […]
Medicare, Medicaid split visit policy questioned by providers
[ad_1] Providers want the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to change a forthcoming policy on reimbursement for hospital visits when both a physicians and non-physician providers see […]
Airica Steed named MetroHealth’s president, CEO
[ad_1] The board of the MetroHealth System has selected Airica Steed to serve as the next president and CEO of the health system, effective Jan. 1. Steed, currently […]
Northwell Health fundraising campaign has surpassed $1 billion goal
[ad_1] Brian Lally, the system’s chief development officer, said the additional $400 million in philanthropy would support health equity initiatives, employee wellness, a new outpatient facility on Manhattan’s […]
University of Michigan and nurses union reach tentative contract deal
[ad_1] Michigan Medicine and the union representing about 6,200 nurses have reached a tentative agreement, more than two months after their contract expired, according to a news release […]
TPG Capital to invest in ClaimsXten if bought from UnitedHealth Group
[ad_1] If ClaimsXten changes hands as part of UnitedHealth Group’s proposed $13 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare, there’s already a CEO waiting in the wings and a research […]
Medical device sterilizers seek alternatives to ethylene oxide
[ad_1] Alex Kacik: Every surgery requires a sterile instrument or device. Many companies that sterilize medical products have been using a chemical called ethylene oxide, which has been […]
Puerto Rico’s healthcare supply chain reacts to Hurricane Fiona
[ad_1] As Hurricane Fiona reached Puerto Rico late Sunday night, flooding the archipelago and tipping its battered energy grid into a blackout, healthcare industry leaders and government agencies […]
COVID-19 tests in 2020 compromised due to FDA’s authorization process
[ad_1] Changes to the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency authorization process compromised COVID-19 test quality at the start of the pandemic, Health and Human Services Department inspectors found. […]