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Will Hawaii medical marijuana dispensaries be up and running by July 15?
The first eight Hawaii medical marijuana dispensary licensees have been named, but will any be able to open dispensaries on July 15, as the law permits? It's possible, some experts say. However, grow...
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PBN honors Hawaii's Best Doctors: Slideshow
Pacific Business News honored some of Hawaii's best physicians at a reception hosted by Jaguar Honolulu and Land Rover Honolulu at the dealership on Ala Moana Boulevard. The list of 458 doctors in 63...
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Durham health analytics firm Bivarus acquires The Jackson Group of Hickory
Durham health care analytics company Bivarus acquired The Jackson Group, a health care-focused measurement and consulting firm based in Hickory. Bivarus, which now employs 54 workers, will keep...
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Oregon's Health CO-OP teams with OHSU Partners
Oregon’s Health CO-OP, a smaller but growing health insurer, is teaming up with OHSU Partners to expand members’ access to providers next year. The CO-OP, which has 23,000 members, announced it has...
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Norton Healthcare plans to expand one of its hospitals
Norton Healthcare Inc. plans to expand the Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital in the Dupont area. The Louisville-based health care system filed a redevelopment plan with the city this week...
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Florida Hospital plans new ER that'll create 100 jobs
Looks like another freestanding emergency department is on the way to Orlando, bringing with it tons of new jobs. Florida Hospital has submitted plans to build a freestanding emergency facility near...
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Moda leaves another individual insurance market
Moda Health Plan will say goodbye to another market segment. The insurer, which just last Friday announced it had raised $165 million in needed capital by selling a handful of properties, revealed...
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Oregon bioscience industry packs a $10.3B punch
The bioscience sector in Oregon may not get as much attention as San Diego or Boston, but it accounts for a sizable chunk of jobs and wages. So reports a new study, which found the biotechnology and...
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Hickenlooper signs bipartisan state budget bill
Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday signed into law the $27.1 billion Colorado budget bill for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, inviting both the budget writers and the full trove of legislative...
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Island Urgent Care looks to open Kakaako clinic
Island Urgent Care is looking to open a fourth location in Downtown Honolulu’s Kakaako district, the company’s founder, Dr. Robert Ruggieri, told PBN Tuesday. The company's three other locations are...
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Health tech sector must anticipate public policy changes, former FDA chief says
There are plenty of moving parts in the health care technology sector and it’s crucial that those companies' business plans fall in line with governmental policies, an industry expert told conference...
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Maui state hospital exec on why he's stepping down as Kaiser takes over
Wesley Lo, Hawaii Health Systems Corp. Maui Region CEO, said Tuesday he is optimistic that Maui health care will improve as the state hospital region begins operating under a new manager, Kaiser...
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San Antonio medical center gets big funding infusion from feds
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $1 million to San Antonio’s CentroMed. The federal funds are part of the Health Infrastructure Investment Program and will be used to...
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Cardiac Insight raises $2.5M for sales push, FDA approval process
Kirkland-based Cardiac Insight has raised $2.5 million in Series C funding, bringing the total funding at the medical device company to about $13 million. The company plans to use the money to rev up...
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The cost of not thinking big enough about poverty and drug abuse in New Mexico
When Dr. Andrew Hsi worked to develop the first “Family Focused Medical Home” model of care in the 1990s, it was partly because he’d watched drug abuse affect more than just the addicted person. “You...
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DaVita enters into joint venture to grow in Asia Pacific region
DaVita Health Care Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA) has entered into a joint venture with a pair of major investment firms to expand its kidney-care services in the Asia-Pacific region. A 40 percent share of...
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TreeHouse recalling dozens of products that may contain tainted sunflower seeds
TreeHouse Foods Inc., an Illinois packaged food products maker with operations in Wisconsin, has recalled dozens of products sold at major grocery stores nationwide because they may contain...
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It’s official: Wentworth is CEO of Express Scripts
George Paz has officially retired from his role as CEO of Express Scripts Holding Co., the St. Louis region’s largest public company, passing the reins on to Tim Wentworth. Express Scripts had...
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Waianae, Hana health centers to get $1M each for expansion
Thanks to new federal funding, the Hana Community Health Center and Waianae District Comprehensive Health and Hospital Board will receive $1 million each for renovation and construction projects. The...
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Colorado health exchange won't need voters' OK to continue fee on policies
Colorado's online exchange for health-insurance coverage still has to come up with a plan for financial sustainability. But it won’t have to go to voters as part of it. A state House of Representatives...
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