[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. […]
My Michigan Health promotes Lydia Watson to president, CEO
[ad_1] MyMichigan Health will promote longtime healthcare administrator Lydia Watson to president and CEO to replace the late Diane Postler-Slattery, who died in a plane crash with her […]
First time panel recommends anxiety screening for U.S. adults
[ad_1] U.S. doctors should regularly screen all adults under 65 for anxiety, an influential health guidelines group proposed Tuesday. It’s the first time the U.S. Preventive Services Task […]
Trinity Health acquires North Ottawa Community Health System
[ad_1] Trinity Health, the nation’s fifth largest health system, is finalizing its acquisition of the assets of the rural community hospital North Ottawa Community Health System in Grand […]
AMA-AHA surprise billing lawsuit dropped
[ad_1] The American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association have ended one legal challenge to the federal surprise billing arbitration process but have plans to try again, the organizations […]
Walgreens to acquire Shields Health Solutions
[ad_1] Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to spend $1.37 billion to acquire the remaining 30% of specialty pharmacy company Shields Health Solutions that it didn’t already own. In September […]
DOJ evaluating next steps in blocking UnitedHealth-Change Healthcare merger
[ad_1] The U.S. Department of Justice is weighing whether to appeal a federal judge’s decision that deny its legal challenge to UnitedHealth Group’s $13 billion proposed acquisition of technology […]
Opinion: Reimagining healthcare payment models
[ad_1] The two not-for-profit organizations we lead represent hundreds of large employers and other healthcare purchasers, which together provide health insurance for about half of all Americans. For […]
St. Vincent Charity in Ohio to lay off almost 1,000 workers
[ad_1] St. Vincent Charity Medical Center in Cleveland will lay off 978 employees as it stops inpatient and emergency services, according to a notice filed with Ohio authorities. […]
