Henry Powderly
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has closed its cardiothoracic intensive care unit after at least one patient was confirmed to have developed a fungal infection as a result of mold being found in the unit.
Medicare Advantage premiums will fall by 31 cents in 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said on Monday amid surging enrollment to the privately managed program.
Foundations focuses on treating adults who suffer both from drug addiction and mental health disorders. It will serve as the substance abuse treatment division of Universal.
Georgia's Northside Hospital and Gwinnett Medical Center will merge, the healthcare providers announced Thursday, creating a combined health system that includes 1,400 beds and would employ more than 3,500 physicians.
Healthcare mergers are much more intricate in the post-reform world, as systems are more apt to buy clinics, physician practices and digital tools than hospitals, a new report by Accenture claims.
Hospital operator Sutter Health last week said personal information on more than 2,500 patients was improperly emailed by a former employee in 2013, representing a possible breach of patient data.
HHS said $350 million will go to 1,184 health centers across the country to pay for programs that improve their population's access to medical, dental, behavioral, pharmacy and vision care. The remaining $150 million will fund renovation, expansions or new construction to 160 health centers in the country.
Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling on Monday said it would cost the healthcare provider, formally known as the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, tens of million of dollars over the next two to three years as the newly named company embarks on a massive campaign to educate the public about its new moniker.
The name for the health system, one of the largest in the United States, better reflects its geographic position in the New York metropolitan market, downplaying its North Shore of Long Island roots.
Standard & Poor's has changed its outlook on nonprofit healthcare from 'negative' to 'stable,' the credit agency reported this week, as a flood of mergers and increased utilization due to Medicaid expansion continues to lift the sector.