Telehealth company eMed has partnered with CVS Caremark to offer a GLP-1 benefit model that lets employers subsidize weight loss medications without covering the full cost, Axios reported Feb. 16. The arrangement allows eligible employees to purchase GLP-1s online through…
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Topeka, Kan.-based Stormont Vail Health has named Aaron Wootton vice president of IT and CIO, effective Feb. 23. In this role, Mr. Wootton will oversee all information systems operations across the health system. Mr. Wootton has more than 20 years…
Douglas Koch has exited his role as CEO of Kearney (Neb.) Regional Medical Center. Scott Smith, MD, was appointed interim president and CEO, effective Feb. 12, following Mr. Koch’s departure, a spokesperson for Lincoln, Neb.-based Bryan Health said in a…
Telehealth use for primary care has leveled off after growing significantly amid the pandemic, Epic researchers found. Here are four things to know from the EHR vendor’s Feb. 17 study of 411 million primary care visits between July 2022 and…
Fitch downgraded Marshall, Mo.-based John Fitzgibbon Memorial Hospital’s ratings to “D” from “C” and withdrew the hospital’s issuer and bond ratings following a payment default, the ratings agency said Feb. 13. The downgrades stem from the hospital’s failure to make…
Marshfield Medical Center-Wisconsin Rapids Campus will open to patients March 1. The campus includes the soon-to-open hospital and Marshfield Clinic Wisconsin Rapids Center, according to a Feb. 16 health system news release. The hospital will include inpatient beds, an emergency…
Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare’s nonprofit public charity, Prime Healthcare Foundation, acquired Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare on Feb. 16. The foundation received Maine’s approval to acquire Central Maine Healthcare in late November after sharing plans to acquire it in January 2025. …
Humana’s healthcare services division CenterWell has completed its acquisition of MaxHealth, a Tampa, Fla.-based primary care network focused on adults and seniors, the company said Feb. 13. MaxHealth operates 54 primary care clinics, four specialty/ancillary clinics and 24 affiliated clinics…
Cleveland Clinic recently became the first health system in the U.S. to use a new robotic-assisted surgery system for prostatectomy. The FDA approved the Hugo RAS system in December. The system includes modular arms that let surgeons select operating angles…
HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill and General Counsel Mike Stuart plan to step down from their roles, Politico reported Feb. 13. The two senior leaders are being offered other positions within the administration, a person familiar with the matter told…