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Four states have joined a federal whistleblower lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy, alleging the company of overbilling state Medicaid programs for prescription drugs.  Attorneys general from Connecticut, ...
Cameron Hernandez, MD, has been appointed president and COO of Mount Sinai Queens in New York City. Dr. Hernandez has served as the hospital’s executive director and COO since 2021, according to an ...
Marty Bonick, president and CEO of Brentwood-based Ardent Health, saw his total compensation rise to more than $6.9 million in 2024, according to a proxy statement filed with the Securities and ...
A new investigation from ProPublica revealed significant disparities in sepsis rates for women experiencing miscarriage complications in Texas, reflecting hospitals’ differing approaches to ...
Collateral effects on non-target tissue are worse with pulsed-field ablation than with radiofrequency ablation, according to a study published April 24 in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.  The ...
Peter Bowman-Davis has been appointed chief AI officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, Politico reported April 30, citing internal HHS documents and a department official who spoke on ...
A new fixed-dose combination therapy pairing obicetrapib with the cholesterol-lowering drug ezetimibe significantly reduced low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels in patients whose ...
The FDA has been in discussions with OpenAI regarding the agency’s use of artificial intelligence, Wired reported May 8, citing sources familiar with the talks. Here are four things to know: ...
Cleveland-based MetroHealth has refuted claims made in a lawsuit filed by Airica Steed, EdD, RN, who was terminated as president and CEO of the health system in August 2024. Ten things to know: 1. In ...
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health reported a net income of $41.3 million (2.8% margin) in the first quarter, up from $27 million (1.9% margin) in the first quarter of 2024, according to financial ...
When examining artificial intelligence in healthcare, Eric Cheng, MD, CMIO of UCLA Health Sciences, takes a systemic, data-driven approach. In a recent interview on the “Becker’s Healthcare Podcast,” ...
Resident physicians, interns and fellows at Massachusetts General Brigham have reached a tentative labor contract with the health system. The three-year agreement, reached May 6, would cover more than ...