The FDA said Walgreens has addressed violations related to drug listing deficiencies for one of its products, according to a Dec. 19 close-out letter. The agency previously cited Walgreens in September 2023 for discrepancies in the electronic listing file of…
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In this episode, Chris Gay, CEO and Co-Founder of Evry Health, joins Jakob Emerson to discuss how technology, scale, and business model alignment can dramatically reduce prior authorization friction. He shares why Evry Health’s approach delivers faster decisions, lower denial…
A mutated version of an influenza A strain is dominating this year’s respiratory virus season, driving a record number of cases in some areas of the country. More than half of states reported “high” or “very high” levels of flu-like…
Phoenix (Ariz.) Children’s Hospital has secured more than $3.2 million in grant funding to support new research in pediatric neurology, cardiology, lung disease and infectious disease. The Arizona Biomedical Research Centre awarded $750,000 to support gene-targeting therapies for neurodevelopmental disorders…
Physicians at hospital-owned practices are more likely to take advantage of telehealth than their peers in private practice, the American Medical Association found. Here are four figures from the Dec. 29 article: 1. At hospital-owned practices, 79.7% of physicians use…
In this episode, Nathaniel Beers, CEO of Blythedale Children’s Hospital, joins the podcast to discuss caring for children with complex disabilities and the importance of meeting patients where they are. He shares how partnerships with school systems help improve quality…
ICU Medical has issued a Class I recall for certain 150 mL IV Gravity Burette Sets after discovering some devices are missing an internal shut-off valve, increasing the risk of uncontrolled fluid flow. The recall affects two types of 23-inch…
Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, N.Y., has received a $20 million grant to upgrade its EHR system. The Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Grant will allow the hospital to transition to a single, unified platform across its clinics and specialty…
Mark Cuban, co-founder of Cost Plus Drugs Co., and Optum CEO Patrick Conway, MD, sparred over drug prices, pharmacy benefit managers and a range of other healthcare issues during a Dec. 16 conversation in Washington, D.C. hosted by Johns Hopkins…
Helen Arteaga Landaverde, PhD, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, has been appointed deputy mayor of health and human services in New York City. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appointed her to the role, where she will expand and improve access to…