Amgen to buy Horizon Therapeutics in year’s biggest biotech deal
After outlasting rival suitors Sanofi and J&J in deal talks, Amgen agreed to a deal that values the Ireland-based maker of rare and inflammatory disease drugs at about $28 billion.
CommonSpirit ransomware attack exposed personal information of 623K people, system says
This is the first time that the health system has disclosed the number of people potentially affected by the cyberattack earlier this year.
400 healthcare workers wage strike at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Southern California
Those striking include nursing assistants, surgical technicians, pharmacists and other front-line employees who want staffing, safety and wage concerns addressed in new contracts.
Variability in Medicare direct contracting savings illustrates promises, pitfalls of value-based care
Accountable care organizations’ net savings rates ranged from -29.4% to 29.2% in the 2021 Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model.
5 hospital shipping oversights that create financial waste
Shipping and receiving may not get much attention in busy healthcare environments, but there are untapped efficiencies that can come from a more robust and centralized strategy.
Centene reaches $17M settlement with Oregon
The payer has reached settlements with 13 states over allegations it overcharged Medicaid programs.
OSHA moves ahead with permanent COVID-19 standards for health workers
The submission for permanent COVID-19 safety standards comes after temporary pandemic requirements for medical facilities were withdrawn last December.
COVID-19 fell from top telehealth diagnoses in September
Telehealth use has remained steady this year and did not change nationally from August to September, accounting for 5.4% of all medical claims, according to Fair Health.
Payers, providers applaud new CMS prior authorization rule
Provider groups, including the AHA, asked the Senate to codify measures proposed by the CMS by passing bipartisan legislation imposing more prior authorization requirements on Medicare Advantage plans.
AdvaMed asks FDA to withdraw divisive draft guidance on LASIK surgery
Some comments were more positive, though, with the American Optometric Association calling the agency’s proposal “timely and beneficial.”