Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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EEOC finalizes rule to implement pregnant worker protection law
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a final rule April 15 to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. -
FTC slaps Cerebral with $7M fine for privacy violations
Cerebral has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission $7 million due to the telemedicine company sharing consumers' private health information and other sensitive data with advertisers without permission. -
Tenet portfolio 'transforms' amid USPI growth
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare is accelerating its portfolio transformation towards a more value-based care enterprise with a leading specialty care platform, the company said in a proxy statement filed April 12 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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RIP Medical Debt rebrands, broadens goal
RIP Medical Debt, which has helped to relieve more than $11 billion since its founding in 2014, has rebranded as Undue Medical Debt. -
AI helping UC San Diego physicians draft more empathetic responses
UC San Diego Health has been piloting the use of generative artificial intelligence in its Epic EHR system to help draft responses to patient messages and found that the tool is assisting physicians in drafting more empathetic responses. -
Northwest Texas breaks ground on $14M freestanding ED
Amarillo, Texas-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System broke ground on a new $14.4 million emergency department location April 12 in Amarillo. -
Norton Healthcare receives $20M donation for Parkinson's programs expansion
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare has received a $20 million donation to expand its "Just Imagine" campaign that supports Parkinson's disease research and programs.
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Cleveland Clinic, Advocate Aurora back letter to lawmakers over CMS concerns
The Washington, D.C.-based National Rural Health Association and several health systems, hospitals, academic health centers, and state hospital associations have called on lawmakers to help restore the partnership between CMS and states to align with laws passed by Congress and to allow states to properly fund Medicaid programs based on their specific state and local requirements. -
HCA hospital names CEO
HealthOne — a Denver-based branch of HCA Healthcare — has named Ryan Thornton, BSN, RN, president and CEO of its North Suburban Medical Center in Thornton, Colo. -
Kansas system taps CEO from New York
Community HealthCare System in Onaga, Kan., has named Kerry Herbine CEO, effective in May. -
New York City reports rise in leptospirosis cases
Last year, New York City saw 24 cases of human leptospirosis — the highest number in a single year. Six cases have been reported so far this year, the city's department of health and mental hygiene said in an April 12 health advisory.
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Biotech CEO sentenced for $28M fraud scheme
The CEO of biotech company Decision Diagnostics Corp., Keith Berman, was sentenced to seven years in prison for a securities fraud scheme that resulted in about $28 million in investor losses and obstruction of a related U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation. -
Tampa General plans men's health center after $6.5M gift
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital is planning to open a new center focusing on men's health after receiving a $6.5 million donation from Jagadamba Chivukula, MD, and Krishna Chivukula. -
30 most diverse US cities
Maryland and Texas are home to the five most diverse cities in the United States, according to an April 15 analysis from WalletHub. -
17% of cardiologists may leave medicine due to burnout
Seventeen percent of cardiologists said their burnout was so severe that they may leave medicine, according to a Medscape report. -
Froedtert and ThedaCare's 1st 100 days as a combined 18-hospital system
Imran Andrabi, MD, is more than 100 days into his role as president of the newly combined 18-hospital system in Wisconsin formed by Froedtert Health and ThedaCare, and he's quick to note this timeline. -
18% of oncologists consider leaving medicine due to burnout
Eighteen percent of oncologists said their burnout is so severe that they may leave medicine, according to a Medscape report. -
US healthcare's 'mind-numbing burden': Advocate CEO
The biggest challenges American health systems face are largely out of their control, according to Eugene Woods, CEO of Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health. -
US should prep for smallpox's return, experts say
Smallpox, the only human disease to be fully eradicated, could reappear in the U.S. and across the globe, researchers said in a new report. -
Amid syringe probe, FDA places import alert on China-based manufacturer
The FDA said U.S. healthcare workers should avoid all plastic syringes manufactured by Jiangsu Shenli Medical Production as the agency investigates multiple syringe suppliers.
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