Today's Top 20 Articles
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Malicious bug on Mission Health website rerouted financial info to hacker
Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health has mailed patients letters indicating that their financial information may have been stolen, according to local ABC affiliate WLOS.
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Drugmakers, distributors nearing $50B opioid settlement
The country's three largest drug distributors and two manufacturers have agreed with several states on the framework of a $50 billion settlement to resolve thousands of opioid-related lawsuits, according to The New York Times.
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Oregon medical center EHR encrypted in ransomware attack
Milwaukie, Ore.-based Monterey Health Center announced Oct. 11 that it is notifying patients their protected health information may have been exposed because of a ransomware attack.
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Catholic Health offers buyouts to employees amid declining revenue
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health has offered buyouts to some of its nonclinical employees amid cost-cutting attempts and declining revenue, according to The Buffalo News.
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Viatrexx recalls injectable vials due to sterility issues
Viatrexx is recalling 19 lots of its 10 mL sterile injectable vials of various products because they were manufactured in a way that cannot guarantee sterility.
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Turf war erupting over MUSC's expansion
Several health systems are objecting to Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina's plan to build a new hospital in Berkeley County, arguing it would put them in financial jeopardy, according to The Post and Courier.
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Walgreens, Centene and RxAdvance partner on cloud-based PBM
Walgreens Boots Alliance, insurer Centene and pharmacy benefit manager RxAdvance are partnering on a cloud-based pharmacy benefit platform.
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Purdue Pharma's Beverly Sackler dead at 95
Beverly Sackler, matriarch of the family that owns Purdue Pharma, has died, according to The New York Times.
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Torrent plant linked to tainted blood pressure drugs, FDA says
The FDA has named Torrent Pharmaceuticals one of the main culprits behind the manufacturing of tainted blood pressure medicines.
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AI could pave way for more effective flu shots
Researchers at Berg, a Boston-based pharmaceutical startup, are using artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop predictive ways to fight the flu, Time reports.
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Gar Atchison to lead UP Health System-Marquette
Gar Atchison has been appointed CEO of UP Health System-Marquette (Mich.) and market CEO of UP Health System, based in Marquette, according to WLUC-TV, a dual NBC/Fox affiliate.
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Senate Democrats want to force a vote on healthcare
Senate Democrats plan to use the Congressional Review Act to force Republicans to vote on healthcare, The Hill reports.
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57,000 Kaiser Permanente workers in California OK new contract
Fifty-seven thousand workers in California have have ratified a four-year contract agreement with Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, according to the union that represents them.
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AdventHealth's arrangement with guardian called conflict of interest
Rebecca Fierle, a former Orlando, Fla.-based professional guardian under criminal investigation, had an unheard-of billing relationship with AdventHealth, industry experts told the Orlando Sentinel.
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Tenet says bankrupt Pennsylvania hospital owner needs to pay up
Tenet Business Services and Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions filed a motion Oct. 15 in Delaware bankruptcy court, requesting a judge enforce an order requiring a bankrupt Pennsylvania hospital owner to make payments for services provided, according to Law360.
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Ascension to sell 2 Wisconsin hospitals
Ascension Wisconsin has entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding to sell two Wisconsin hospitals to Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System.
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New York hospital's nurse recruitment violates trafficking law, union says
A union is accusing Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center of trafficking law violations related to its program to recruit nurses from the Philippines to work in the hospital.
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Feds charge pain clinic chain's owner in $38M billing fraud case
The owner of a Tennessee-based pain clinic chain and three employees have been charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and several counts of healthcare fraud for allegedly submitting $38 million in fraudulent claims government payers, according to the Department of Justice.
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Boston strong: Safety-net hospital raises $450M, defying expectations
Despite facing unique fundraising challenges because it is a safety-net provider, Boston Medical Center defied expectations and raised $450 million in six years, according to The Boston Globe.
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Big malpractice verdicts becoming more frequent, report finds
The average loss incurred from professional liability claims continues to increase due to a rising frequency of large medical malpractice verdicts, according to a new report published by Aon Plc. and the American Society for Health Care Risk Management.