The Phoenix VA Health Care System (Phoenix) and developer U.S. Federal Properties (Kansas City, Mo.) finished construction on a five-story VA outpatient clinic in Phoenix. Situated on 15 acres, the 275,000-square-foot Phoenix VA Outpatient Clinic includes multispecialty and telehealth services, an education center, pathology, and imaging. A full kitchen and canteen for staff and patients is located on the first […]
Sally Okai-Koi, Caregiver for Alliance Homecare, has been named a 2022 Frontline Honors honoree by Home Health Care News. To become a Frontline Honoree, an individual is nominated by their peers. The candidate must be a dedicated, high-performing frontline worker who delivers exceptional experiences and outcomes; a passionate worker who knows how to put their vision into action for the […]
Dive Brief: Universal Health Services’ profit halved in the second quarter compared to the same time last year amid a punishing operational environment, with operational expenses ticking up across every line item of its financial statement. Net income attributable to UHS was $164 million, compared to $325 million in the second quarter of 2021. That’s despite revenue rising on a […]
WHITE HOUSE/EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT National Security Advisor/Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, National Security Council (NSC) Jake Sullivan Senior Director for Development, Global Health, and Humanitarian Response/Special Assistant to the President, NSC Linda Etim Senior Director for Resilience and Response/Special Assistant to the President, NSC Caitlin Durkovich Senior Director for Global Health Security and Biodefense/Special Assistant […]
If you have medical insurance, chances are you’ve been utterly exasperated at some point while trying to find an available doctor or mental health practitioner in your health plan’s network. It goes like this: You find multiple providers in your plan’s directory, and you call them. All of them. Alas, the number is wrong; or the doctor has moved, or […]
Most Parents Open to Getting Their Young Child Vaccinated Haven’t Yet Spoken to Their Pediatrician Most parents of young children newly eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine are reluctant to get them vaccinated, including 43% who say they will “definitely not” do so, a new KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey finds The survey – KFF’s first since the U.S. Food and […]
Just four days after testing positive for COVID-19, President Biden met virtually with administration officials, labor leaders and business executives on legislation to boost the domestic semiconductor industry on Monday afternoon. His voice a bit raspy, Biden told reporters he is feeling “great” and hoped to be back to work in person by the end of the week. […]
The difficulties in relationships between Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and the home health care industry have only taken a temporary backseat due to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule for the sector. But nonetheless, it’s still something most providers are willing to – and wanting to – talk about. And LHC Group Inc. CEO Keith […]
The Washington, D.C., health department has announced that it has postponed administering a second dose of the monkeypox vaccine to residents, citing shortages and an increase in cases. “Given the rapid increase in monkeypox cases, and the very limited supply of vaccine, DC Health has decided the most urgent priority is providing first doses of vaccine to high-risk residents,” the […]
Cadence Design Systems offers computational technologies used in sectors such as communications, automotive, and aerospace and defense. The company is now adding drug discovery to its scope through a $500 million deal to acquire OpenEye Scientific, a privately held provider of simulation software used in computational drug design. OpenEye does not develop drugs but its software is used by […]