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Strategy
Will a 'National Patient Safety Board,' Modeled After the NTSB, Actually Fly?
Stakeholders warn that public reporting would compromise data integrity by leading hospitals to scrub records to hide bad events.
Strategy
BJC HealthCare, Saint Luke's Health Explore $10B Merger
The Missouri-based health systems hope to complete the deal by the end of the year.
Supply Chain
HDA Chief Gauges Resiliency of Healthcare Supply Chain in 2023
The president and CEO of the Healthcare Distribution Alliance says the supply chain is adapting to the "new normal."
Telehealth
DEA Extends Telemedicine Prescription Waivers by 6 Months
Backtracking from an earlier proposal that drew heavy criticism, the agency is extending pandemic waivers for the use of telemedicine...
Revenue Cycle
No Surprises Act Called Out as Top Management Risk
A new report calls out the risk found within the No Surprises Act, including the civil monetary penalties for each...
Strategy
How a 2019 Florida Law Catalyzed a Hospital-Building Boom
The state dropped a requirement that companies obtain government approval to open new hospitals.
Finance
Sibley Hospital, Johns Hopkins To Pay $5M In Stark Law Settlement
The Stark Law violations allegedly took place between 2008 and 2011.
Pharma
Social Media Is Fueling Enthusiasm for New Weight Loss Drugs. Are Regulators Watching?
Competition to claim a $100 billion market for drugmakers has triggered a wave of advertising that has provoked public health...
Post-Acute
Healthcare Transparency Act Targeting Private Equity Deflect Bigger Issues, AHCA Leader Says
Less than 5% of the nation's nursing homes are owned by private equity firms.
Technology
Coalition Unveils Guidelines for Responsible AI Use in Healthcare
The Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) includes Stanford, the Mayo Clinic, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, Google, and Microsoft, and is overseen...
Technology
'Tsunami of Criticism' Follows DEA's Proposed Telemedicine Prescribing Rules
Several groups have issued critical reviews of the DEA's proposed revision of rules regarding telemedicine prescriptions of controlled substances. Some...
Nursing
Temp Nurses Cost Hospitals Big During Pandemic. Lawmakers Are Now Mulling Limits.
No substantial federal action has occurred, so states are trying to take the next step. But the resulting regulatory patchwork...