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AHA urges FTC to investigate certain pharmacy benefit manager practices 

AHA today urged the FTC to scrutinize commercial health plans that steer patients to third-party specialty pharmacies in which they have a financial interest.

ASHRM 2022 Virtual Conference

The ASHRM 2022 Virtual Conference delivers key takeaways from ASHRM 2022 Boston.
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Anthem Indiana’s ED “Downgrade” Policy Found to “Clearly” Violate Federal Law

An arbitrator has ordered that Anthem Insurance Company, Inc. (“Anthem”) pay a group of 11 acute care hospitals in Indiana (“hospitals”) $4.5 million as compensation for adopting a policy of processing claims for emergency services that the arbitrator found is a “clear” violation of federal and state law.

FDA issues update on COVID-19 treatments, hemodialysis machine risk

FDA issues updates on a COVID-19 monoclonal antibody and antiviral pill, and certain Fresenius Medical Care hemodialysis machines.

FDA: Medtronic heart device could malfunction 

Medtronic this week alerted health care providers to a defect in its Heartware Ventricular Assist Device System that may cause the internal pump to malfunction.

'Take Back Day' Saturday to dispose safely of prescription drugs

DEA offers posters and other materials to help hospitals and other partners promote the event in their community.

FDA alerts providers to airway device safety risk

The agency has received reports describing serious adverse events and deaths after ventilation failure using silicone-based electromyogram endotracheal tubes.

ASHRM Express - Risk Management Education

Registration is open for ASHRM Express 2022, a summer professional education program for emerging health care risk management professionals.

FDA issues duodenoscope safety recommendations 

The agency recommends health care facilities that still use fixed endcap duodenoscopes complete their transition to newer models that can lower infection risks.

FDA alerts providers to endoscope recall, reprocessing change

The Food and Drug Administration yesterday alerted health care providers to a recall and change in reprocessing methods for certain urological endoscopes made by Karl Storz.