A sprawling movement built around concerns over the food supply and drug industry profiteering is poised to shake up health policy in the new Trump administration — and is already stoking disinformation concerns.
Rula announced that its network of more than 10,000 mental health providers will now be available to Amazon customers through Amazon's Health Conditions Programs. Rula connects patients with mental healthcare professionals and offers extensive support during multiple steps of a patient's mental health experience. The digital health provider's network covers more than 80 clinical specialties across 50 states and Washington, D.C. Health Condition Programs allows customers to tap into digital health benefits offered through their employer or insurance carrier.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office will not pursue criminal charges against former MetroHealth CEO Dr. Akram Boutros for receiving bonuses totaling $1.9 million, a spokeswoman said. The hospital's board of trustees maintains that the bonuses were unauthorized. The prosecutor's office made the determination after reviewing Tuesday's state auditor office’s investigation into whether the board approved the bonuses. The state auditor report, requested by the prosecutor's office about two years ago, was inconclusive on the question of whether the bonuses were unauthorized.
Baystate Health is laying off 134 employees in management positions, about 1% of its workforce. The not-for-profit says the layoffs across all of its hospitals will improve efficiency and reduce costs without affecting bedside care. And that it's still recruiting and hiring physicians, other providers and caregivers. The announcement comes nearly six weeks after CEO Peter Banko issued a statement saying Baystate has had more than $300 million in operational losses in the past few years. This week Baystate said its 'weakened financial position' is 'severely limiting its ability to invest' in staff and meet community needs. And by making these changes and others it'll be able to invest $1.2 billion into the organization in the next six years. Medicare and Medicaid patients make up most of Baystate's revenue- and it says neither adequately covers the cost of care.
Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN), in partnership with International Medical Corps, deployed two teams of nurse volunteers to Asheville, N.C. to support the Hurricane Helene recovery.
The fourteen nurses who volunteered on the Asheville RNRN deployment cared for residents who had arrived at shelters and clinics in the immediate aftermath of the unprecedented storm.
KCCI Investigates spoke to seven nurses who have worked for MercyOne in the last year. They all brought up similar concerns about patient safety.
Those worries ranged from not getting medication to some patients on time to being able to listen to patients’ needs, the seven nurses KCCI Investigates spoke to said.