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Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has agreed to pay $14.8 million to resolve allegations it violated the Civil Monetary Penalties Law, according to the HHS Office of Inspector General. The OIG claimed the hospital provided improper financial benefits…
Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University has laid off 59 Knight Cancer Institute employees across multiple research projects. According to a statement shared with Becker’s, 30 employees were laid off from the Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center and 12…
Ramco Healthcare Holdings, the landlord of two Chicago-area hospitals that closed in August 2025 and March 2026, respectively, has filed a lawsuit against the facilities’ operator, Resilience Healthcare, alleging financial mismanagement. Ramco’s lawsuit comes one week after Resilience had filed…
The federal government launched a behavioral health research initiative, with $50 million allocated to match state investments in psychedelic research, including psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound being studied to treat serious mental illness. Research interest in psilocybin is growing, particularly for…
In this episode, Brian McKillop, President of Physician Solutions at AMN Healthcare, discusses why proactive workforce planning, leadership accountability, and integrated staffing strategies are essential to navigating uncertainty and reducing provider burnout in today’s healthcare environment. Learn more about optimizing…
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CMS and the FDA have launched a new coverage pathway to expedite Medicare access to certain medical devices. The Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device coverage pathway is designed to accelerate access to FDA-designated Class II and Class III…
Andrew “Drew” Emery has been appointed market CEO of Tucson, Ariz.-based Northwest Healthcare. In the role, Mr. Emery will oversee strategic operations across the market’s network of facilities and work with hospital CEOs and CAOs to align performance and care…
An experimental gene therapy restored at least some level hearing in most patients with a rare form of inherited deafness, a study found. The study, published April 22 in Nature, evaluated 42 children and adults with autosomal recessive deafness 9,…