In February, Walgreens Boots Alliance entered into a $10 billion definitive agreement with private equity firm Sycamore Partners to take the company private. The total value of the deal could reach as high as $23.7 billion and is expected to…
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HHS began sending out dismissal notices on April 1 as part of an agencywide plan to lay off 10,000 full-time employees. On April 1, HHS began sending out dismissal notices as part of a sweeping plan to reduce the agency’s…
California legislators have introduced a bill that would allow certified anesthesiologist assistants to practice in the state. The bill, introduced by assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley), would allow a CAA to work under the direction and supervision of an anesthesiologist,…
AdventHealth is reimagining how ASCs can operate in harmony with — rather than competition against — their hospital counterparts. At the heart of this transformation is a strategic decision to manage ASCs as distinct entities with tailored operations, financial structures…
The shift of cardiology procedures to outpatient settings has not gained momentum as quickly as many expected. Roadblocks such as infrastructure limitations, regulatory hurdles and payer reluctance have slowed progress, even as cost and efficiency pressures continue to mount. Despite…
South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System will acquire 35 outpatient clinics and an ASC from Ascension Michigan, a division of St. Louis-based Ascension Health, according to an April 3 report from the South Bend Tribune. Beacon will also acquire four…
The San Jose, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara, Calif., metropolitan area is the highest-paying region for registered nurses to practice in, according to May 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. RNs working in the area…
CRNAs working in medical and diagnostic laboratories earn a higher annual median wage than those working in other practice settings, according to May 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. Practitioners working in labs can…
Nurse practitioners in California earn more than NPs in other states at an average salary of $173,190 per year and an average hourly wage of $83.26. Iowa has the highest hourly mean wage for the profession when considering the cost-of-living…
A jury in St. Louis has sided with Chesterfield, Mo.-based St. Luke’s Hospital and one of its anesthesiologists in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury and later died following…