The Ensign Group has expanded its portfolio through acquisitions of four post-acute care facilities across Arizona, Colorado and Kansas. The acquisitions were effective Dec. 1, according to three news releases from Ensign. Ensign Group invests in and provides skilled nursing…
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Miranda Garvin has been named president of UofL Health-Frazier Rehabilitation Institute in Louisville, Ky., effective Dec. 7. Dr. Garvin has nearly 15 years of experience in rehabilitation services and began her career as a physical therapist at Frazier Rehab, according…
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health notified federal regulators of a data breach that affected 1,984 individuals, according to a Nov. 26 filing with the HHS Office for Civil Rights. The health system reported the incident to the agency’s breach portal as…
The FDA has approved Augmentin XR, an oral antibacterial, under its Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher pilot program, marking the first approval granted through the expedited review pathway. The approval met the program’s target two-month timeline and fulfilled criteria by supporting…
San Francisco-based UCSF Health will launch a second neonatal transport team and fleet in January to expand access to critical care for infants across Northern California. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals in San Francisco and Oakland transported more than 400 critically…
In this episode, Brian Berkowitz, Chief Product Officer at Lyric, discusses how AI, data, and trusted intelligence zones can reduce administrative friction, strengthen collaboration between payers and providers, and build a more transparent and efficient payment integrity ecosystem. This episode…
Richard Becker, MD, has been appointed CEO of Aspen (Colo.) Valley Health, effective Jan. 26. Dr. Becker brings nearly 30 years of healthcare leadership experience to the role, according to a Dec. 9 health system news release shared with Becker’s.…
Laboratory and diagnostics companies are urging Congress to halt Medicare reimbursement cuts for hundreds of clinical tests set to take effect Jan. 31. CMS plans to implement up to 15% reductions to Medicare payments for about 800 clinical laboratory tests,…
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Eli Lilly will build a $6 billion new facility in Huntsville, Ala., to manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients for small molecule and peptide medicines, including the company’s oral GLP-1 candidate, orforglipron. The site will support domestic production of therapies and strengthen pharmaceutical…