Columbus, OH

A bill calling for the establishment of physician-owned hospitals would improve access to healthcare in rural areas, the American Medical Association wrote in an Aug. 14 article. The Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act would allow the creation of certain physician-owned hospitals, as outlined in the article.

Physician-owned hospitals could boost rural healthcare: AMA

Some patients are dose splitting their GLP-1 injection pens as they struggle to pay thousands of dollars for the diabetes and weight loss medications, The Atlantic reported Aug. 15. Type 2 diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, as well as weight loss medications such as Zepbound and Wegovy, can cost...

High costs prompt patients to tamper with Ozempic, Mounjaro

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Kaiser Permanente, the nation's largest nonprofit integrated health care provider, has announced the rollout of a new assisted clinical documentation tool across its 40 hospitals and more than 600 medical offices. The tool, powered by Abridge's ambient listening technology, is designed to enhance the efficiency of clinical documentation and improve the patient care experience.

Kaiser Permanente to deploy new AI-enabled documentation tool to help doctors take notes

Legislators have done good work enforcing hospital price transparency, but quality comparison tools are still lacking, Alex Friswold, a medical student at Boston-based Harvard Medical School, and David Bernstein, MD, a resident at four Boston hospitals, wrote in an opinion piece published Aug. 14 in the Harvard Business Review. Recently,...

Patients need a hospital quality comparison tool: Viewpoint

Health systems are increasingly leveraging EHR systems for more than just storing patient data. Cleveland Clinic is using its Epic EHR system to bolster patient safety and caregiver well-being. It is doing this through an integration within its EHR that features alerts when unsafe situations arise, offering guidance to caregivers on how to navigate challenging encounters.

Health systems push EHRs beyond patient records

Arizona State

Flagstaff, AZ

The American College of Surgeons has removed Flagstaff (Ariz.) Medical Center's Level 2 Trauma Center verification after an onsite review and renewal application. FMC, which is part of Flagstaff-based Northern Arizona Healthcare, must make five specific improvements, as a hospital can only be noncompliant with three or fewer standards to earn or maintain a verification status, according to an Aug. 9 statement from NAH shared with Becker's.

Arizona hospital's Level 2 trauma status at risk

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Illinois State

Rockford, IL

Paula Carynski, MSN, RN, president of Rockford, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center, will retire Jan. 31. Ms. Carynski has been with the hospital for 39 years and has held the leadership role for 11 years, according to an Aug. 13 news release from Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare. Prior...

Illinois hospital president to retire

Mail-order pharmacies run well-coordinated supply chain operations to ensure medications are safely delivered to patients' doorsteps, but extreme temperatures are complicating the process, The New York Times reported Aug. 13. Pharmacists and physicians told the Times that high temperatures inside delivery trucks could cause certain medications such as insulin or...

Heat spells trouble for mail-order medications

Kissimmee, FL

Kissimmee-based HCA Florida Osceola Hospital named JoAnne Masongsong, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer, effective Sept. 3. She will oversee the hospital nursing team and the emergency departments, as well as the women's services and critical care units, according to an Aug. 8 news release from Davie-based HCA Florida Healthcare. Ms....

HCA Florida hospital taps chief nursing officer

THE Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services earlier this week conducted a revisit survey of the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp., resulting in favorable findings in the areas of quality of care and patient safety, CHCC said. The revisit survey at the CNMI's only hospital was conducted from Aug. 12-14, 2024. CHCC...

CMS survey finds CHCC compliant with standards

XiFin is introducing the Pharmacy Payor Rate Transparency Monitor. XiFin, a provider of healthcare information technologies and services, announced that it has unified its products under the XiFin banner to bring the marketplace a more powerful integrated solution that provides greater end-to-end flexibility and functionality for managing clinical services. The...

OmniSYS is now XiFin Pharmacy Solutions

Camden, NJ

Cornelius, NC

Morristown Minute

CAMDEN, N.J. – Lisa Smith, 61, of Cornelius, North Carolina, has admitted to her role in a fraudulent scheme involving over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Smith pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden federal court on July 17, 2024, to a charge of bank fraud conspiracy.

Woman Pleads Guilty to $3.5M COVID Relief Scam

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Travis Moore of Indeed shares insights on top priorities for workers, and what employers should be doing to attract and keep talent. Indeed, the company known for helping people find new jobs, has taken a growing interest in healthcare, as Travis Moore can attest. Moore is director of Indeed’s healthcare...

The ‘Indeed Nurse’ talks about what healthcare workers are seeking

Seven health organizations are using Cancer Moonshot funds to reimagine and advance cancer surgery, Politico reported Aug. 14. On Aug. 13, the Biden administration announced $150 million in research funding awards as part of its Cancer Moonshot initiative. The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health awards will support research teams across the country toward the development of surgical technologies, imaging systems and tools for removing tumors.

7 organizations to use $150M to reimagine cancer surgery

UPI News

A new brain-computer interface is allowing a man with ALS to speak to others once more, with his brain providing the words and a computer giving them voice.

Brain-computer tech enables mute man with ALS to 'talk' again

Georgia State

Dublin, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice have announced that a 42-year-old man from Dublin, Georgia, has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years for Fentanyl Distribution

Jersey City, NJ

Essex County, NJ

NEWARK, N.J. – Efrin Wade, a former correctional officer at Essex County Correctional Facility (ECCF), has admitted to accepting $14,000 in bribes to smuggle contraband, including tobacco and a cell phone, into the facility for inmates. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Correctional Officer Guilty of Smuggling Contraband: $14K in Bribes Accepted

Indianapolis, IN

Medicare Advantage has grown rapidly in recent years, with 32.8 million people (54% of the eligible Medicare population) now enrolled in an MA plan. Health systems are grappling with various challenges within the program, such as excessive prior authorization denial rates and slow payments from insurers, but some organizations have positioned themselves for success.

1 health system's secret to Medicare Advantage success

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Moving radiology, other services out of hospitals could save up to $147B

Shifting radiology, imaging and other services out of the hospital could save the U.S. health system up to $147.7 billion in 2019 dollars annually, a recent...

Moving radiology, other services out of hospitals could save up to $147B

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