See how Tampa General's AquaFence withstood the wrath of Hurricane Helene safeguarding the hospital from a devastating 15-foot storm surge. Watch as Dustin Pasteur, VP of Facilities, ensures the region's only Level I Trauma Center remains fully operational in the face of extreme weather.
CVS Health is exploring options that could include a break-up of the company to separate its retail and insurance units, as the struggling healthcare services company looks to turn around its fortunes amid pressure from investors, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
A hospital, a laboratory, three lab employees, and a referring physician and his office manager have agreed to collectively pay more than $7.2 million dollars to resolve civil allegations that they defrauded federal healthcare programs in connection with laboratory tests that were not medically necessary or were tainted by violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. Physicians' Medical Center, LLC, a hospital in New Albany, Indiana, operated a clinical laboratory that was managed by the now-defunct United States Medical Scientific Indiana, LLC. DOJ says PMC violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims for laboratory services to Medicare, Kentucky Medicaid, and TRICARE, from December 2016 to September 2018.
Gov. Maura Healey formally seized St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton Friday, according to a statement released by her office. The move will allow patients to keep receiving care at St. Elizabeth's before Boston Medical Center becomes its official owner, Healey's office said. More than 60 patients are currently staying at the Brighton hospital for various treatments. Healey had announced plans in mid-August to take control of the property through eminent domain to keep the hospital open as a deal proceeded to transfer its ownership from bankrupt Steward Health Care to a new operator, Boston Medical Center.
As AI becomes more entrenched in medical workflows, its potential to revolutionize the healthcare industry grows, especially in resource-limited areas where access to radiologists is scarce.
Joe Kiani, former CEO of Masimo, resigned this week after investors voted and succeeded in removing him from the board. Bloomberg's Apple insider Mark Gurman thinks this might open the door to a potential compromise between the two companies to bring Masimo's tech back to the Apple Watch.