Maryland pharmacists will gain expanded authority to participate in opioid use disorder treatment under a new state law taking effect July 1. House Bill 838 eliminates the requirement that authorized prescribers submit prescriber-pharmacist agreements to the applicable health occupations board.…
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Stryker has filed a motion to dismiss a consolidated class-action lawsuit stemming from the March 11 cyberattack that disrupted its business operations. Eight current and former Stryker employees sued the medical device maker within 48 hours of the company’s announcement…
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Cleveland Clinic’s revenue cycle team collected more than $15 billion in U.S. net patient revenue in 2025, employs more than 3,800 FTEs and operates at a cost to collect of 2.92%. But despite those metrics, one costly problem continues to…
Omar Lateef, DO, president and CEO of Rush University System for Health and Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, plans to retire in June 2027. Dr. Lateef will remain in his role during the transition before returning to clinical practice…
Anthony Knighton was appointed president of Walnut Ridge, Ark.-based Lawrence Healthcare, according to a post on the health system’s Facebook page. Mr. Knighton brings more than 25 years of healthcare experience and 12 years of leadership experience to the role,…
UC Berkeley (Calif.) researchers have developed an AI model that identifies sudden cardiac death risk from standard electrocardiograms more accurately than current clinical tests, according to a study published in Nature. The team trained the algorithm on more than 440,000…
Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital President and CEO John Quinlivan is hopeful that a solution can be reached to save the financially struggling facility as the clock ticks down to a potential July 1 closure. Jackson Hospital, which sought bankruptcy protection…
Walgreens will begin supporting eligible Medicare beneficiaries through the new Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program at about 8,000 pharmacies when the initiative launches July 1. More than 56 million patients in the Medicare network may be eligible for the program, according…
HCA Healthcare’s St. David’s South Austin (Texas) Medical Center has closed select areas of the hospital, including the kitchen, after discovering what it called “pest activity” during a renovation project. On June 24, the Austin-American Statesman reported receiving an anonymous…