Gov. Patrick Morrisey said West Virginia has finalized the sale of four long-term care facilities to Marx Development Group, a privately held, full-service real estate development firm based in Fresh Meadows, N.Y. The $60 million sale includes Hopemont Hospital in…
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Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has signed an agreement to acquire Las Vegas-based Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging. The outpatient radiology imaging company has 12 locations across the Las Vegas Valley, according to an Oct. 30 Intermountain news release. The integration…
Boca Raton, Fla.-based West Boca Medical Center has invested more than $35 million into hospital upgrades, South Florida Hospital News reported Nov. 3. These investments include renovating the emergency department, enhancing women’s services by upgrading obstetrics ED and the comprehensive…
In this episode, Dr. Jerilyn Morrissey, Chief Medical Officer, and Kaltrina Berisha, Vice President of Product Management at CorroHealth, discuss how AI and agentic systems are transforming clinical documentation integrity. They explore the evolution from paper records to intelligent digital…
This episode recorded live at Becker’s 31st Annual The Business and Operations of ASCs features Helen M Lowenwirth, MBA, CASC, Administrator, East Side Endoscopy, LLC. She discusses the continued migration of procedures from hospitals to ASCs, the role of AI…
This episode recorded live at Becker’s 31st Annual The Business and Operations of ASCs features Helen M Lowenwirth, MBA, CASC, Administrator, East Side Endoscopy, LLC. She discusses the continued migration of procedures from hospitals to ASCs, the role of AI…
Multiple Medicare administrative contractors representing 24 states have proposed limiting coverage for some chronic pain procedures and therapies. A proposed policy revision published Sept. 25 suggests restricting coverage for peripheral nerve blocks — an anesthetic used to block pain signals…
Kimberly-Clark, the maker of household brands such as Huggies and Kleenex, will acquire Kenvue, the consumer health company behind Tylenol, in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $48.7 billion. The deal comes as Kenvue faces federal scrutiny and litigation over the…
HHS has commanded state Medicaid programs to investigate the eligibility of hundreds of thousands of program enrollees based on their immigration status amid the federal government’s immigration crackdown, KFF Health News reported Nov. 3. Officials representing five state Medicaid programs…
At least 15 states have passed laws establishing or expanding prescription drug affordability boards since 2017, with a growing number authorizing upper payment limits for high-cost medications, according to a July 23 policy tracker from the National Academy for Health…