Adam Rubenfire
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Industry mergers and acquisitions create challenges for hospitals with Jewish affiliations.
The hospital industry's inclination to buy and sell creates challenges for hospitals with Jewish affiliations. → Read More
Shortcut key strokes could prove deadly with health records
Frequently used keystrokes are supposed to offer a quick and easy way to replicate text. But careless copying and pasting could to lead to deadly errors in the healthcare industry. → Read More
LabCorp hospitals chief promoted to lead diagnostic segment
The head of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings' hospitals and health systems group will now lead the company's entire diagnostics segment. → Read More
Judge pares Express Scripts claims in Anthem drug pricing battle
A federal judge has dismissed two counterclaims by Express Scripts Holding Co. in a multibillion dollar lawsuit brought on by insurer Anthem over its drug charging policies. → Read More
N.Y. attorney general nets penalties from health apps for misleading consumers
Three popular health-related mobile apps have reached settlements with the New York Attorney General's office over allegations of misleading marketing claims and irresponsible privacy practices. → Read More
GAO to investigate possible manipulation of orphan drug incentives
Federal auditors are looking into whether the Orphan Drug Act still serves its intended purpose and whether drugmakers may be abusing its incentives to maximize profits. → Read More
New PBM programs bypass insurers to offer drug discounts directly to consumers
PBMs and tech startups are responding to underinsurance and the onslaught of high-deductible health plans by cutting out insurers in the quest to help patients lower their prescription drug costs. → Read More
Sharing Lean ideas to improve healthcare quality
If a hospital is facing a problem with quality or safety, chances are another facility is having the same problem. That's especially the case with hospital-acquired infections, which can kill over 100,000 patients a year. → Read More
Innovations: Helping track crash cart medications
Tech executive Kevin MacDonald says his Kit Check system allows hospital pharmacies to cut the time it takes to fill kits and trays by 70% to 90% while also virtually eliminating errors. → Read More
HHS makes it harder for clinical researchers to avoid sharing trial data
HHS on Friday finalized a rule that expands and clarifies what clinical-trial data legally needs to be made public. The goal is to help scientists, doctors and patients learn more about ongoing research and potentially ease access to experimental treatments. → Read More
Medical tech's starring role in hospital marketing campaigns
Abbott Vascular's Absorb stent is just one of many expensive devices that hospitals champion in pursuit of being known among consumers as offering the most advanced medical technology around. → Read More
Senator seeks FTC investigation into EpiPen prices
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a ranking member of the Antitrust Subcommittee, wants the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the “enormous increase in the price of EpiPens,” following a number of recent media reports regarding the devices' high cost. → Read More
Abbott gains approval for first fully dissolving artery stent
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first fully absorbable stent used to treat coronary artery disease. But physicians are likely to keep using metallic stents until later generations of biodegradable stents are released and more data are gathered on trial patients. → Read More
Providers shifting to higher-end CT scanners
The average price providers paid for CT scanners was up 34% in the three months ended in April compared with the same period the year before, driven by an increased interest in more advanced systems, according to the latest Modern Healthcare/ECRI Institute Technology Price Index. → Read More
Lack of competition leads to EpiPen pricing woes
An epinephrine auto-injector can mean the difference between life and death for 1 in 50 Americans who could suffer from an anaphylactic reaction. But the high cost of the devices can make it difficult for some patients to obtain them. → Read More
Hospitals surviving drug shortages by eliminating the middlemen
Hospital systems now routinely deal with an uncomfortable number of active drug shortages, so they're forging direct relationships with manufacturers and buying directly from the source when the usual channels dry up. → Read More
Specialized ambulances expedite stroke treatment
Cleveland Clinic and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have been leading clinical trials of mobile stroke units, which are enabling the hospitals to start stroke treatment before patients reach the hospital. → Read More
Hochman to lead new parent of Providence and St. Joseph Health
Catholic providers Providence Health & Services St. Joseph Health System have moved closer to creating a new, single organization that will operate 43 hospitals in six states. → Read More
Reading Health Physician Network gets new CEO
Dr. Amit Powar has been appointed as CEO of Reading Health Physician Network. The network is a part of the single-hospital Reading Health System in West Reading, Pa. → Read More
Newton to step down as Swedish Covenant CEO, replaced by COO
Mark Newton will soon step down as president and CEO of Chicago's Swedish Covenant Hospital after leading the hospital for over 15 years. Chief Operating Officer Anthony Guaccio will replace him. → Read More