Industry Wire #205

August 28, 2024 Jake Fishman 0 min read
  1. MGB allows full practice authority to NPs for homecare. 
  2. UnitedHealth and Trinity Health of NE settle network dispute.
  3. UCSF Health opens $228M “all-in-one” outpatient center.
  4. Pfizer jumps into DTC pharma trend with PfizerForAll launch.
  5. Louisiana medical center wired $226K to fake vendor.
  6. Santa Clara County acquires hospital from HCA Healthcare.
  7. Hospitals with the longest and shortest ED visit times.
  8. Johns Hopkins and CareFirst BCBS launch AI accelerator.
  9. NJ to erase $100M in medical debt, Ochsner forgives $366M.
  10. Montana’s St. Peter’s Health to fork over $10.8M for false claims.
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