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The Institute for Safe Medication Practices will build the first state-required medication error reporting system for community pharmacies in California following its selection by the California Board ...
Members of two unions are set to begin a five-day strike May 12 at locations within Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth. Six things to know: 1. The strike affects approximately 900 service and tech and ...
Forth Worth-based Cook Children’s Health Care System, one of Texas’s largest pediatric Medicaid managed care providers, is in a battle to retain its Medicaid contract with the state after being left ...
Karen DeSalvo, MD, Google’s chief health officer, is retiring after five years in the role. “It has been such an honor to be able to bring the full force of Google to the world of health. There is no ...
Dale Gold, MD, is stepping down as chief medical informatics officer for CommonSpirit Health’s Mountain Region to join Kaiser Permanente Medical Foundation. In a May 2 LinkedIn post, Dr. Gold said he ...
Medicine has become the first in the U.S. to use a fluorescent imaging system that identifies cancer cells after a lumpectomy.  The new technology aims to prevent repeat surgeries by catching residual ...
The American Hospital Association is urging CMS to adjust its newly established drug price negotiation program, arguing the agency’s current approach conflicts with 340B programs.  In a May 1 open ...
Persivia, a leader in AI-driven digital health solutions, today announced the successful completion of a $107 million recapitalization with Aldrich Capital Partners, a growth equity firm focused on ...
U.S. medical device companies are starting to feel the financial pressure from the current imposed tariffs, with Baxter International and GE Healthcare reporting millions in projected costs. Here are ...
Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare is ending its radiology network service offerings. The medical group has reached an agreement with El Segundo, Calif.-based Radiology Partners to facilitate ...
On July 7, certified registered nurse anesthetists in West Virginia will be allowed to administer anesthesia in cooperation with — rather than under the supervision of — a physician. The new CRNA ...
Berlin, Md.-based Atlantic General Hospital signed a definitive agreement to merge with Salisbury, Md.-based TidalHealth.