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Sam Hazen named CEO of HCA Healthcare; Harry Brockus tapped as CEO of Carle Richland Memorial Hospital
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Shawn Vincent named CEO of Loyola Medicine in Illinois and Jody Prather chosen as chief strategy officer of Baptist Health in Louisville.
Obituary: Former CEO of Billings Clinic Nicholas Wolter, M.D.
A nationally-recognized leader in hospital/physician relations and clinical integration, Nicholas Wolter, M.D., former CEO of Billings Clinic in Billings, Mont., died Sept. 7.
NASEM to develop new opioid prescribing guidelines
The Food and Drug Administration today awarded a contract to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to develop evidence-based guidelines for appropriate opioid analgesic prescribing for acute pain resulting from specific conditions or procedures.
Maryland receives waiver to implement reinsurance program
The departments of Health and Human Services and the Treasury today approved a Section 1332 waiver for Maryland to implement a five-year reinsurance program for its individual health insurance market beginning in 2019.
CMS outlines budget neutrality policies for Section 1115 waivers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today in a letter to state Medicaid directors outlined its current policies related to budget neutrality for Medicaid demonstration projects authorized under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act and provided states insights into the agency’s decision-making process.
Walmart and Anthem to sell reduced-cost Medicare Advantage plan drugs
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: Parkland survivor interns at hospital that saved her life; emergency departments seize opportunity to treat opioid withdrawals; black men more likely to get preventive treatments if black doctors tell them to; and health systems form Medicaid Transformation Project.
Throwback Thursday: First Person Oral History with William D. Petasnick
William D. Petasnick, while a student at the University of Wisconsin in the 1960s, formed a lifelong mentorship and pursuance of a career in health care after speaking with Wisconsin General Hospital Superintendent Edward Connors on the topic of the newly passed Medicare program.
AHA to host webinar Aug. 27 on preventing violence in the workplace
The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative and AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust’s Hospital Improvement Innovation Network Aug. 27 at 12 p.m. ET will host a webinar on preventing violence in the workplace.
Study: Ohio’s Medicaid expansion has led to better health, more employment
Nearly half of Ohio’s Medicaid expansion new enrollees reported improvement in their overall health status since enrolling in Medicaid, compared to 3.5 percent who said their health had worsened, according to a report released by the state’s Department of Medicaid.
HHS issues RFI on 21st Century Cures Act EHR Reporting Program
The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a request for information seeking input on reporting criteria for the Electronic Health Record Reporting Program required by the 21st Century Cures Act.