HCA opening eighth nursing campus
The new campus in North Carolina comes as health systems across the country deal with heightened turnover and staffing challenges spurred by the pandemic.
FDA staff supportive of Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines in young children
Agency scientists found the shots to be similarly effective in kids as in older teenagers and raised no major safety red flags, documents published ahead of a meeting of agency advisers this week show.
Kaiser Permanente, Arizona hospital hit with cybersecurity breaches
The two cyberattacks, which affected almost 770,000 combined patients, continues a dizzying trend of healthcare security breaches this year.
Most Medicare Advantage enrollees like their plans, survey finds
As the program has soared in popularity, however, it has attracted the attention of federal investigators, including an HHS OIG report finding inappropriate prior authorization and claims denials.
Despite rosier trust fund outlook, time running out to stabilize Medicare funding, researchers warn
Though it’s tempting to interpret the recent Medicare trustees report as good news, academics are arguing lawmakers can’t wait until hospital trust fund insolvency is imminent before taking action to bolster the program.
Regulators hit UnitedHealth, LHC with another request for information on $5.4B buy
Marrying LHC, which manages a sizeable share of the home health market, with Optum, one of the biggest physician groups in the country, has raised regulators’ eyebrows.
Florida health system sues bill-sharing ministry for non-payment
Orlando Health accuses Liberty HealthShare, a faith-based medical cost-sharing organization, of telling patients to conceal their membership in the group to get charity rates for medical services.
Oracle announces plans to create national health record database on heels of Cerner deal
“There’s a healthy skepticism that they’ll have the magic bullet to overcome any of the existing barriers to interoperability,” one data sharing expert said.
New Jersey judge puts RWJBarnabas Health hospital acquisition on hold
The FTC alleges that RWJBarnabas Health and Saint Peter’s compete head-to-head in New Jersey, particularly in the central part of the state.
BHSH hires Northwell Health executive to lead Beaumont Health
Benjamin Schwartz will take the helm at Beaumont Health, now part of a larger Michigan system following its merger with Spectrum Health.