Here are four recent updates from CVS Health: 1. CVS Health subsidiary Omnicare has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. The filing follows both broader financial difficulties and a July…
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UnityPoint Health – Blank Children’s Hospital has partnered with Children’s Nebraska’s Criss Heart Center to open a new pediatric cardiology clinic. The Blank Children’s Cardiology clinic is located on the Iowa Methodist Medical Center and Blank Children’s Hospital campus in…
When private insurers began cutting QZ reimbursements to 85%, they framed it as “alignment” and “standardization.” Strip away the euphemisms and you find an old story: a margin-play that offloads risk and cost onto hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and the…
North American Partners in Anesthesia has appointed JoAnna Nicholson, JD, as its new senior vice president and chief legal officer. According to a Sept. 29 news release, Ms. Nicholson is returning to NAPA after her previous role as chief legal…
Springfield, Ill.-based Prairie Cardiovascular has added Summit Pandat, MD, a cardiologist and electrophysiologist, to its O’Fallon, Ill., practice. Dr. Pandat specializes in diagnosing and treating heart rhythm disorders and has extensive experience in electrophysiology procedures, including arrhythmia mapping and ablation,…
Unifeye Vision Partners, a Dallas-based operator of ASCs and ophthalmology practices, has appointed Mark Garvin as CEO. He succeeds Martin Rash, who will remain with the company as executive chairman. Mr. Garvin previously held senior leadership roles at Phoenix-based Banner…
Stronger CPR skills, fewer disruptions: How Trinity Health Muskegon redefined resuscitation training
Traditional CPR certification models often leave clinicians unprepared. Skills can fade just 90 days after training, and high staff turnover only undermines teamwide competency. Trinity Health Muskegon tackled the problem head-on. After shifting to a quarterly, low-dose CPR training program,…
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The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine has reprimanded the license of James Arcoleo, MD, a cardiovascular disease specialist, citing his failure to file a mandated report and conduct undermining public confidence in the profession. Dr. Arcoleo, who has been…
A record number of East Lansing-based Michigan State University College of Human Medicine students presented at the Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids — a sign of growing interest in the specialty amid ongoing workforce concerns. Students,…