Academic health systems are opening their own longevity medicine programs amid growing demand for preventive care, The New York Times reported Oct. 16. Since last fall, Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai, Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine and New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine have…
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A top CMS official wants provider suspensions to quadruple in the next six months as part of a broader anti-fraud push that includes new exclusion authority and AI tools, Nextgov/FCW reported Oct. 15. CMS Deputy Administrator Kimberly Brandt discussed the…
Generation X workers are less likely than other generations to say their primary jobs provide long-term financial security, according to a survey from Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The survey found that 57% of Gen X workers said their primary jobs…
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, both based in Boston, will transition to a new care model for breast cancer services, effective Oct. 19. Outpatient breast oncology services will be provided at Dana-Farber, while breast cancer surgical…
A surgical team at Cleveland Clinic became the first in Ohio to perform an ex vivo intestinal autotransplantation. The procedure involved removing an abdominal tumor, the pancreatic head and small intestine as one unit, then reimplanting the small intestine after…
The FDA has issued Olympus Corporation a warning letter over issues primarily involving the medical technology company’s quality management system and related processes. The Oct. 7 letter was based on observations from FDA inspections of Olympus facilities in the U.S.,…
The FDA has launched an initiative to develop a new regulatory framework for rare disease drugs and biologics, as only about 5% of rare conditions have an FDA-approved treatment. The Rare Disease Framework Initiative will consider the nuances of each…
About 19% of private-sector hospital employees were not participating in employer-sponsored retirement plans as of March, according to data released Sept. 25 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data shows 94% of private-sector hospital workers had access to retirement…
Ben Melson Sr. has been named executive vice president and CFO of Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, according to an Oct. 15 LinkedIn post from the system’s president and CEO-elect Alec King. He will serve in the role through…
The American Hospital Association has launched a website to help hospitals and health systems prepare for electronic prior authorization requirements that take effect Jan. 1, 2027. Major provisions of CMS’ 2024 Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule begin on that…