healthcare

Health care compliance due diligence essentials for private equity investment

Violin17/05/2023 105 Views

May 16, 2023 – This is the third piece in our series on private equity investment in health care — which explores why conducting due diligence in a health care purchase requires special attention, particularly for private equity firms entering the sector for the first time. The first piece focused on compliance precautions and the second focused on enforcement trends.

This piece details the questions that should be asked to uncover compliance concerns and the red flags that should give a private equity investor in health care pause. If private equity moves too quickly to turn a profit, fundamental regulatory

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Health Care

Mayo Clinic Board postpones $4 billion decision until fates of contested bills are resolved – Post Bulletin

Violin13/05/2023 58 Views

ROCHESTER — Since the fate of two bills opposed by the Mayo Clinic is still up in the air, the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees has opted to delay finalizing decisions about an estimated $4 billion investment.

This story begins on May 3, when Kate Johansen, Mayo Clinic’s vice chair of external engagement, sent an email to Gov. Tim Walz and state lawmakers threatening to consider planned construction projects described as “four times the size of the investment in US Bank Stadium,” if the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act (KNABA) and the Health Care Affordability Board bills are enacted.

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Health Care

Crispy Sticky Asian Chicken Wings

Violin10/05/2023 42 Views

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Health Care

The Gig Economy Comes For Nurses: At What Cost?

Violin09/05/2023 50 Views

As health care entities around the country face staffing shortages, hospitals have started to turn to apps to fill nursing shifts. New apps allow hospitals to engage nurses as independent contractors to fill open shifts, allowing nurses to bid on shifts and select hours that match their schedule. Apps allow nurses to work as independent contractors and engage directly with the hospital as opposed to employees of the hospital or a nursing staffing agency who then engage on their behalf to staff the hospital. the Wall StreetJournal recently reported on these apps, crediting their rise to nurses retiring or leaving

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Health Care

No fines issued by hospitals under Ontario’s new long-term care law: province, OHA

Violin01/05/2023 49 Views

No one has been fined in Ontario so far under a new law that can require patients to pay a daily $400 penalty if they refuse to move from a hospital to a long-term care home not of their choosing, the province and its hospitals say.

But families and advocates argue the threat posed by the law is pushing patients into nursing homes they wouldn’t otherwise choose.

The law, which went into effect in September, can move discharged patients into nursing homes they did not consent to. Patients in southern Ontario can be moved to homes up to 70 kilometers

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Health Care

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care continues to deal with cyberattacks: ‘Significant impact’ to members

Violin30/04/2023 57 Views

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is continuing to deal with the fallout from a cyberattack that has sparked a “significant impact” to members and providers, the local health care giant said Wednesday.

Point32Health, the parent organization of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, on April 17 identified a cybersecurity ransomware incident that has affected Harvard Pilgrim Health Care systems.

Nine days later, the Canton-based company is still dealing with the aftermath of the cyberattack.

“The ransomware incident impacting Harvard Pilgrim Health Care systems, which we identified on April 17, remains an active incident,” Point32Health said in a statement. “Out

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Health Care

Health officials warn of deadly fungus in New Jersey

Violin26/04/2023 62 Views

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A potentially deadly fungus is spreading in health care facilities across the country at “an alarming rate,” according to renewed warnings from the CDC.

New Jersey is a hot spot for this fungus and health officials are renewing warnings because it’s resistant to treatment.

The CDC says nation-wide cases tripled in a three year period.

The fungus is called Candida Auris, it mainly affects hospitals and nursing homes and can be serious and fatal for people with weakened immune systems.

“This is a very important problem, it’s a concerning problem that impacts the lives of millions of

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Health Care

Want to sue your doctor? You’ll be up against a powerful group with billions of dollars

Violin22/04/2023 85 Views

On the stand in one of his recent medical negligence trials, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Tracy Hicks addressed his unrelated appeal of a decision to limit his privileges at a Metro Vancouver hospital.

“I didn’t really want to win one way or the other,” he said of his legal battle with Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock, BC, according to a 2020 court transcript.

“I wasn’t really interested or not. I just thought I would do it — and it was financed by CMPA [the Canadian Medical Protective Association].”

Hicks ultimately lost hischallenge at BC’s Hospital Appeal Board, sealing his removal

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