Sutter Health, a 27-hospital system based in Sacramento, Calif., has named Eboney Hadnott, PharmD, as its vice president of ambulatory pharmacy. Dr. Hadnott, who announced the news Sept. 23 on LinkedIn, most recently served as the network director of ambulatory…
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The Department of Justice revised its manual Sept. 18 to support its fight against fraud under the False Claims Act through more clearly outlined standards to promote fairness and effective enforcement. The first change in the manual reinstates and expands…
Public threats by hospitals or insurers to end network contracts are concentrated in markets where neither side dominates, according to a study published Sept. 23 in Health Affairs. The study, by researchers at Brown University in Providence, R.I., examined 14,918…
St. Louis is the best U.S. city for people with disabilities, while Juneau, Alaska, is the worst, according to an analysis published Sept. 23 by WalletHub. The personal finance company compared 182 cities, including the 150 most populated U.S. cities…
For years, sophisticated AI detection tools made banking an inhospitable place for fraud. Healthcare filled the gap. Mehmet Oz, MD, CMS administrator, said at the Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit that dynamic is now driving one of his highest…
Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based North Star Health Alliance’s full-time equivalents count has decreased from approximately 1,221 to 1,048 since the system sought Chapter 11 protection in February. “That reduction reflects a combination of organizational restructuring as well as normal employee turnover through…
Three members of the family behind the medical supply company Medline joined the Forbes 400 — an annual ranking of the wealthiest Americans — for the first time this year. Their addition came alongside several other notable changes, as the…
North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner is urging state and federal regulators to closely scrutinize the proposed combination of Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals and Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health, arguing the deal could reduce competition and raise healthcare costs. The…
Mass General Brigham’s AI intake tool gets patients to a physician the same day. Its CFO is fine losing money on a third of its AI spending. And not one executive Becker’s spoke with over two days at the Somerville,…
Health systems are not the only groups pushing back against a CMS proposal to restrict remote patient monitoring. In July, CMS pitched banning Medicare payments for remote patient monitoring services carried out by third-party companies. As proposed, starting Jan. 1,…