The FDA has issued early alerts for two high-risk medical device issues involving products from Intuitive Surgical and Insulet. Intuitive Surgical sent a notice March 11 advising customers to remove all 8 mm SureForm 30 gray reloads for curved-tip staplers…
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Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has been ordered to pay $108 million in a birth injury malpractice lawsuit, one of the largest jury awards in Pennsylvania in recent years, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported March 20. A Philadelphia jury found physicians at Einstein…
A former laboratory director at York (Maine) Hospital filed a lawsuit alleging he was fired after raising patient safety concerns, in violation of whistleblower protections and age discrimination laws, according to court documents reviewed by Becker’s. The lawsuit, filed March…
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists has appointed Samuel Calabrese as executive vice president and CEO, effective May 1. Mr. Calabrese will become the fifth CEO in the organization’s 84-year history, succeeding Paul Abramowitz, PharmD, who retired earlier this year,…
In this episode, Scott Ragland, Director of Centralized Staffing and Vendor Contracting at Henry Ford Health, discusses how his team transformed a decentralized staffing model into a strategic, governance driven workforce program. He shares the key pillars of effective contingent…
In this episode, Dr. Sameer Amin of L.A. Care Health Plan discusses how building durable community infrastructure, rather than short-term programs, supports continuity of care amid Medicaid enrollment shifts. He explains how investments in housing, food access, and care coordination…
A federal appeals court has revived a whistleblower lawsuit alleging four drugmakers overcharged for medications under the 340B program. In a 3-0 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Novartis and Sanofi must face claims…
Michigan physicians are urging state lawmakers to pass an agreement to keep the state in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, warning a lapse could disrupt care delivery and affect thousands of physicians practicing in Michigan under the agreement, Interlochen Public…
East Adams Rural Healthcare is moving forward with plans to keep its Primary Care Clinic in Ritzville, Wash., open amid ongoing legal and financial challenges at its Ritzville Hospital. During a March 17 board of commissioners special meeting, EARH CEO…
Nine percent of people who had ACA Marketplace coverage in 2025 are now uninsured, according to a KFF poll. The survey found healthcare costs were a major reason many enrollees either switched Marketplace plans or became uninsured. The KFF follow-up…