Tuesday, 15 March 2016

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J&J's Ethicon to buy surgical oncology devicemaker
Monday, March 14, 2016 6:32 PM
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon announced a deal to acquire NeuWave Medical, a privately held company that makes surgical oncology devices.


Kasich banking on Medicaid expansion in Ohio to give him a primary upset
Monday, March 14, 2016 5:22 PM
The Ohio governor is polling closely with the Republican front-runner, Donald Trump, and a win in his home state could shake up the race.


Genworth to settle lawsuit over long-term-care insurance unit for $219M
Monday, March 14, 2016 4:56 PM
Genworth Financial has settled a class-action lawsuit alleging misrepresentations over its long-term-care insurance business for $219 million. Genworth, the largest long-term-care insurance carrier, announced after the market close on Friday that it...


Tri-City CEO on the chopping block
Monday, March 14, 2016 3:45 PM
Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif., will decide Thursday whether to part ways with CEO Tim Moran less than two years after hiring him and just a few weeks after lauding his role in spearheading a partnership with UC San Diego Health.


ACA setbacks dampen Intermountain's finances
Monday, March 14, 2016 3:43 PM
The political division over Medicaid expansion and a nearly $400 million shortfall tied to the Affordable Care Act's risk-corridor program ate into the bottom line last year at Intermountain Healthcare, the integrated system that dominates Utah.


Contract labor soars at Trinity Health
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:28 PM
Soaring labor costs cut into Trinity Health's operating gains during the final six months of 2015. Contract labor costs at the Livonia, Mich.-based system nearly doubled to $100.4 million from $51 million during the prior year's same six-month...


HealthSpot's assets are up for sale
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:34 PM
The trustee in charge of the bankrupt telemedicine company "is accepting offers to purchase the assets of HealthSpot Inc.," according to a news release issued by the trustee, Myron Terlecky, a Columbus lawyer.


FDA will review first-ever dissolving heart stent
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:28 PM
A disappearing medical implant will get a closer look from the Food and Drug Administration this week. The FDA meets on Tuesday to review Abbott Laboratories' first-of-a-kind heart stent that dissolves into the body after helping to clear...


Blog: 'Difficult' patients more likely to be misdiagnosed
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:05 PM
Medical residents dealing with "difficult" patients were 42% more likely to get the diagnosis of a complex medical case wrong and 6% more likely to get it wrong on simpler cases, found a study published in BMJ Quality & Safety, a journal...


Providence partners with biomedical research group to study genomics, population health
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:04 PM
Providence Health & Services has formed an affiliation with the Institute for Systems Biology, an organization that's exploring the connection between a patient's genetic makeup and health improvement. Its co-founder and president, Dr. Leroy Hood,...


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