Category: Press Release

¿Cómo deben usar la inteligencia artificial (IA) las aseguradoras de salud? La respuesta a esta pregunta inusual de política pública, encuentra en un mismo bando al gobernador republicano Ron DeSantis, de Florida, y al gobierno demócrata de Maryland, los dos contra el presidente Donald Trump y el gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom. La regulación de […]

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — At around 2 a.m., 7-year-old twin brothers arrived at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Both had a fever, a cough, a rash, pink eye, and cold symptoms. The boys sat in one waiting room and then another. Two hours and 20 minutes passed before the two were isolated, according to Centers for Medicare […]

Ralph Abraham, MD, principal deputy director of the CDC, has resigned after three months in the role. Dr. Abraham stepped down effectively immediately to address “unforeseen family obligations,” according to a Feb. 23 statement from the CDC. “It has been an honor to serve alongside the dedicated public health professionals at the CDC and to […]

Powell (Wyo.) Valley Healthcare has promoted Lisa Wooten to CFO, the Cody Enterprise reported Feb. 23.  Ms. Wooten most recently served as the hospital’s controller, according to that report. She previously held leadership roles in purchasing and supply chain operations, including as materials management director.    “Lisa has been a dedicated member of our organization for […]

The FDA’s Breakthrough Devices Program is designed to accelerate development and review of devices that offer meaningful advances in care for serious or life-threatening conditions. With more than 1,200 devices designated since 2015, the program has become a central pathway for medtech innovation. Here are six takeaways from the program’s trajectory through the end of […]

Kettering (Ohio) Health has added $5 million in renovations to its Kettering Health Greene Memorial in Xenia, Ohio, bringing the total investment to $15 million. The Kettering Health Greene Memorial renovations are part of the health system’s plan to expand and invest in Greene County, Ohio. Kettering Health will also break ground on a Xenia-based, […]

Lawmakers in at least eight states have introduced legislation in the past year aimed at limiting wage garnishment for medical debt, KFF Health News reported Feb. 20. Bills introduced in Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Ohio and Washington build on efforts in other states in recent years and come as the Consumer Financial Protection […]

Smithfield, N.C.-based UNC Health Johnston is seeking state approval to expand bed capacity at two of its hospitals and to add a freestanding PET scanner. The system has proposed adding 35 acute care beds to UNC Health Johnston-Clayton (N.C.) and 28 acute care beds to UNC Health Johnston-Smithfield (N.C.), according to certificate-of-need proposals filed Feb. […]

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is suing nine liability insurers for breach of contract, alleging they have refused to cover any portion of its $556 million settlement with the federal government resolving False Claims Act allegations tied to Medicare Advantage billing practices. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and its Colorado affiliate filed the complaint Feb. 20 in […]

HHS’ Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy is offering $500,000 for health IT developers to turn raw EHR data into actionable insights for clinicians and patients. The EHIgnite Challenge, which launched Feb. 23, will grant $10,000 to each of nine winners for the first phase then prizes for finalists of $250,000, $100,000 and $50,000, with bonus […]