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APRIL 22, 2022

GAO investigating private equity ownership of nursing homes. HHS Issues Warning to HPH Sector about Hive Ransomware. This nursing home chain reported the highest COVID death rate. Colorado Springs health clinic to pay settlement in fraud lawsuit. Order to Expire Requiring Masks in Nursing Homes, Hospitals.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

1 Madera Community Hospital to receive $2 million loan for operation costs Nurses protest ‘short staffing’ at Lynwood hospital in latest iteration of ‘hot labor summer’ Plans to build an Elk Grove hospital, announced nearly 4 years ago, are on hold.

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JULY 26, 2024

million Medicaid grant will expand mental health services in Kansas schools New staffing mandate has some Kansas nursing homes concerned about sustainability New study ranks Missouri, Kansas among worst states for women’s health care Freeman Health System announces plan to open SEK hospital UKHS St.

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JULY 26, 2024

million Medicaid grant will expand mental health services in Kansas schools New staffing mandate has some Kansas nursing homes concerned about sustainability New study ranks Missouri, Kansas among worst states for women’s health care Freeman Health System announces plan to open SEK hospital UKHS St.

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JUNE 3, 2022

Ransomware spurs weeks, months of IT downtime. AZDHS not protecting nursing home residents by reviewing complaints. Arizona Becomes 3rd State to Provide In-Home Care for Sick Children. Delaware physician group latest spine practice to suffer ransomware attack. Pritzker signs nursing home reform legislation.

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AUGUST 19, 2022

CISA warns of ransomware threat targeting healthcare, medical organizations. Nursing homes and long-term care facilities face increased turnover, look to new solution to attract workers. Rat infestation closes Veteran Affairs nursing home in Arizona. Deadline to Close Nursing Home Extended by 2 Months.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Full 4th Circuit to tackle Medicaid fraud standard under False Claims Act. On Average, Two Nurses Are Assaulted Every Hour, New Press Ganey Analysis Finds. Iowa nurse fired for incorrectly administering monkeypox shots. Lawsuit seeks to unmask nursing home owners who ‘defrauded’ creditors. Locals are skeptical.

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JUNE 7, 2024

Grassley questions Ascension’s use of private equity-controlled staffing firm Skilled nursing facility to get new owner St. facility Southern Research CEO talks biotech incubator, future of Birmingham medicine ALASKA Juneau’s hospital is bleeding cash. New data shed light. Ochsner St. million bird flu shots to U.S.

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

Vincent Partners With Park Plaza Mall on Community Health Programs Former Arkansas Medical Board Chair Brian Hyatt Arrested for Medicaid Fraud New Provider in Arkansas Focuses on No-Rush Health Care Walker Foundation Pledges $1M to UAMS Radiation Oncology Center Five nonprofits to split $5.9 Luke’s receives $1.5

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

government grant for maternal health care Alabama slides to 50th on nursing home and long-term care report card Ascension sells Alabama hospital Ascension St.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

government grant for maternal health care Alabama slides to 50th on nursing home and long-term care report card Ascension sells Alabama hospital Ascension St.

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JULY 28, 2023

million for rural hospital expansion Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse Phoenix Children’s Building New 44,000-Square Foot Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Firefighters oppose Banner’s planned $400M hospital There’s a growing nurse shortage in Arizona.

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JUNE 30, 2023

for physician referral scheme In Los Angeles, hospital CEO pay could be capped Kaiser Permanente ratings affirmed amid healthy financial profile Nurses vote ‘no confidence’ in California hospital administration, board Nursing facility, management company settle physician kickback allegations for $3.8M

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. California physician charged with $53M mail fraud and money laundering scheme. Owner of Chicago nursing home fined after 3 seniors died due to heat wave. Labor shortages close Kansas nursing homes. CALIFORNIA.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

CDC gives nursing home workers a big break – if they’re boosted. CMS Issues Additional Vaccine Mandate Guidance for Nursing Homes. Fitch Ratings: Kronos ransomware attack harms healthcare public finance sector. Nursing home staff shortages overwhelming hospitals nationwide. fraud case in Arkansas.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

NATIONAL 5 Stark law issues physicians are closely watching Anti-monopoly advocates urge FTC to block McKesson, Cardinal Health’s big-ticket oncology acquisitions Biden administration doles out $68.5M to resolve fraudulent lab testing allegations Lilly to invest another $4.5B to make breast cancer treatments safer St.

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APRIL 19, 2024

to Study Treatments for Vascular Abnormalities Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Nation’s First Ban on Gender-affirming Care for Minors Jason Demke Hired as COO at Mercy Hospital Fort Smit Pulaski Tech Awarded $5.7M

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JANUARY 21, 2022

5 states facing highest, lowest weekly nursing home COVID-19 positivity rates. Nursing home industry reacts to health care worker vaccine mandate. Ransomware: 2,300+ local governments, schools, healthcare providers impacted in 2021. Stretched Hospitals, Nursing Homes Fear Losing More Staff Over Vaccine Mandate.

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MAY 17, 2024

NATIONAL A deep dive into health system and health plan Q1 earnings Amazon building ‘modern pharmacy’ of the future: Medical Officer Breaking down the FTC noncompete ban, its impact on healthcare CISA, HHS warn healthcare of Black Basta ransomware attacks CMS extends Medicaid waivers to 2025 Could providers be liable in Change outage?

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

Here is what it will involve. billion on hospital acquisitions Wolfson Children’s Hospital ranked among best in 4 specialties, per U.S. billion on hospital acquisitions Wolfson Children’s Hospital ranked among best in 4 specialties, per U.S.

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APRIL 26, 2024

in 256-Slice CT scanner Lifepoint reports $200M+ economic impact in Cen Ky St. health dept. processed 1.5 million Medicaid enrollees in 12 months; one month left in ‘unwinding’ University of Maryland Medical Center physicians unionize, a first in the state Emergency room wait times are worse than bad. health dept. processed 1.5

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

Here’s how to find quality care CEOs turn attention from recovery to growth ARKANSAS Statistics show many northern Arkansas locations considered maternity care deserts How broadband expansion is bolstering rural healthcare Arkansas leaders work to close gap between medical school graduates and in-state residencies Program in south Arkansas provides (..)

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APRIL 12, 2024

in billing fraud Arizona system names new CEO Banner Health CEO Peter Fine to retire after 24 years, handing the reins to health system president Four UArizona bioscience startups selected for Flinn Foundation program Gov. Connecticut’s ‘certificate of need’ law under scrutiny Hartford HealthCare’s Black & Red Gala raises $2.6M

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MAY 24, 2024

Chicago children’s hospital completes cyberattack recovery CommonSpirit posts $365M quarterly loss, -3.9% Chicago children’s hospital completes cyberattack recovery CommonSpirit posts $365M quarterly loss, -3.9% Chicago children’s hospital completes cyberattack recovery CommonSpirit posts $365M quarterly loss, -3.9%

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

to tackle brittle bone disease NEA nursing homes highlighted as best in the country NWA healthcare continues evolution despite challenges NWA, Fort Smith metro hospitals take on maternal mortality with statewide collaboration CALIFORNIA California Skilled Nursing Facilities, Owner and Management Company Agree to $45.6

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AUGUST 9, 2024

million Mercy Iowa City Creditors Finally Getting Paid Northwest Iowa hospital, MercyOne in Primghar, to close next month Steindler Orthopedic opens clinic in Cedar Rapids Radiologist breaks ground on $250M health campus CSA opens new location as it seeks to retain workers, deliver services Iowa nursing homes owe taxpayers $10.7

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JULY 8, 2022

CMS issues updated nursing home staffing compliance guidelines. Nurse pay jumps nearly 5%. Ransomware attack on finance company affects 600 hospitals, practices. Vendor Ransomware Attack Impacts 660 Healthcare Organizations. Dardanelle nursing home catches fire, no injuries reported. CALIFORNIA.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Luke’s recognized for quality maternity care Regents approve bylaws, renaming of Mercy as University of Iowa Health Care transition nears UI Hospitals and Clinics completes 10,000 robot-assisted surgeries UI Health Care to assume operations at Mercy IC Jan.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

5 states facing the worst nursing home COVID-19 outbreaks. Nursing homes nationwide nearing COVID-19 infection records. hospitals are hiring more foreign nurses. . Nursing homes need more COVID boosters, says AARP. Arizona hospitals are losing nurses. Short-staffed and COVID-battered, U.S.

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MAY 31, 2024

among 6 states in yearlong program to support student mental health Kentucky ranks #16 in mental health care deserts LOUISIANA Louisiana categorizes abortion pills as controlled substances Nest Health is helping provide healthcare at home in Louisiana Lawmakers tried to get a Bob Dean nursing home reopened under new owners.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

s Vanda Pharmaceuticals pays $100M for commercial rights to Johnson & Johnson company’s drug Hundreds of DC’s Medicaid nursing home patients sent to Maryland Medical facility in DC’s Ward 8 gets $22.5M NATIONAL AHA pushes back on HHS proposal to penalize hospitals for cyberattacks AHA urges Congress to oppose H.R.

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APRIL 1, 2022

Nursing Home Operating Expenses Could Balloon by $500K With Staffing Minimums in Place. Parkinson warns of new ‘enormous’ business problem for nursing homes; highlights staffing-minimum alternative. Apprentice program addressing the nursing shortage crisis in Alabama. California nurses begin strike.

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APRIL 14, 2023

But hospitals say they can’t afford to pay California hospital nurses to receive raises of up to 30% California pharmacist pleads guilty to multi-year Medicare fraud scheme Carmichael-based Eskaton pays $5.5 and Delaware Delaware struggles to investigate nursing homes, assisted living facilities.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Hospital discharge pressures build as nursing homes clamor for help. The nursing home staffing crisis right now is like nothing we’ve seen before. The nursing home staffing crisis right now is like nothing we’ve seen before. With a vaccine mandate looming, nursing homes face more staffing problems.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Meet the hospital mega-landlord at the center of the Yale-Prospect deal Prospect-YNHH deal nearing 1 year of waiting for CT approval Connecticut Hospital Association: ‘Collaboration is Vital to Protect Healthcare Access, Advance Affordability’ We tried to quantify how harmful hospital ransomware attacks are for patients. renovation St.

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JUNE 23, 2023

hospital cost review commission in doubt due to legal questions Patients, doctors laud ‘hospital at home,’ new model of care in NJ Mental health crisis in New Jersey: Issues faced by older residents 3 N.J. Maryland AG urges White House to strengthen HIPAA for people getting abortions Westminster startup raising $2.3M

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AUGUST 4, 2023

News Ranking DC DC-area hospitals ranked among best in the nation DC Health releases results of investigation into nursing home after 7News story about medication errors Inova Fairfax tops new U.S. to settle Medicare fraud claims Maine in top 10 for health care, No.

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