1. 2 patients deemed ‘dangerous’ escape from Washington psychiatric hospital
Anthony Garver, 28, and Mark Alexander Adams, 58, have escape from Lakewood, Wash.-based Western State Hospital, an 800-plus-bed psychiatric hospital, according to CNN. On the afternoon of April 7, police caught Mr. Adams in Des Moines, Wash., but Mr. Garver remains at large.
2. Texas hospital OR staff recorded mocking sedated patient
A woman recorded the conversations that took place while she was sedated for a medical procedure at a Texas hospital and was shocked at what she heard when she pressed play afterward.
3. Amid aggressive pushback, Allergan, Pfizer call off proposed $150B merger
U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer scrapped its proposed $150 billion takeover of Ireland-based Allergan Wednesday after the federal administration took aim at deals that would move companies overseas to save on taxes, according to the Washington Post.
4. Banner Health operating income plummets 51.2%
Banner Health reported an increase in revenue in 2015, but rising expenses and a loss on its accountable care organization caused the Phoenix-based system’s bottom line to dip.
5. Cerner faces overtime lawsuit
Cerner, based in Kansas City, Mo., employs nearly 17,000 people. The health IT vendor could be facing a class action lawsuit over lack of overtime pay, according to a The Kansas City Star report.
6. NYC Health + Hospitals now live on Epic at Elmhurst, Queens hospitals
The April 2 Epic EHR go-live at New York City Health + Hospitals took place as planned at two of the health system’s hospitals.
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