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Tufts Medical Center strike support extends beyond hospital nurses
Patients and other unions came out to walk the picket lines alongside union nurses from Tufts Medical Center, saying they supported the hospital’s nurses in their protest of ongoing contract negotiations.
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Arizona’s MedPlast acquires San Antonio biotech company
Another San Antonio biotech company has been sold to an out-of-state buyer. The latest transaction involves Coastal Life Technologies, which has been acquired by Tempe, Arizona-based MedPlast Inc....
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From Oklahoma farm boy to health care giant: Friends remember Neal Patterson
"One last round after sundown.” The late Neal Patterson, co-founder and CEO of Cerner Corp., lived by his father’s words. At a memorial service Thursday, lifelong friend John Michael Williams...
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Business First names Champions of Health Care 2017
Some of the region's top health care professionals are being honored by Columbus Business First tonight as the 2017 Champions of Health Care.
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40 Under 40: Keri Yen Ng of Willow
Yen Ng has helped bring 40 cardiovascular, ear/nose/throat, and women’s health medical devices from elusive concepts into tangible realities.
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Phoenix therapeutic eyewear startup hires former GPEC exec, plans rapid...
Phoenix-based therapeutic eyewear startup TheraSpecs Co. has hired a well-known Valley executive as its first COO, with plans to bring the eyeglasses into new markets. TheraSpecs’ new Chief Operating...
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Schrader lambastes Senate health bill, unveils alternative to stabilize...
A group of U.S. House Democrats led by Rep. Kurt Schrader unveiled a multi-part plan to strengthen the Affordable Care Act by focusing on stabilizing the individual marketplace. Called Solutions over...
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Virginia Mason CEO: Repealing Obamacare would mean 'service reductions'
With a vote coming on the Senate's health care bill, Virginia Mason CEO Dr. Gary Kaplan says the debates in D.C. are just a distraction.
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Retrophin CEO: Martin Shkreli was 'the pied piper'
Who are the rats in this scenario? Retrophin Inc. chief executive Stephen Aselage told jurors in federal court in Brooklyn on Thursday that Martin Shkreli, the former pharma exec currently being tried...
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Site selected for $110 million NIOSH lab in Cincinnati
The research laboratory would employ about 550 people who now work at two separate but aging NIOSH laboratories in Greater Cincinnati.
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How to ... Be aware of pregnancy discrimination at work
You have an opening for a pretty intense position that will require the incumbent to attend some additional training, as well as put in some extra hours of work.
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MedStar loses round in D.C. Medicaid contract appeal
The decision will have a major impact on D.C. Medicaid recipients.
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Local disability services provider expands in Jackson
People with intellectual and development disabilities in the Jackson-area will soon have additional resources, thanks to a Memphis-based company's commitment. Support Solutions has completed...
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Conservis raises $9.5M for farm-management tech
The Minneapolis-based software company lined up the debt financing as it makes inroads into the tree nut market.
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Arizona-based health care firm drawn to Nashville
Activate Health is setting up shop in the Nashville area to serve a growing client pool in the South and Northeast, adding another player to Music City's $40 billion health care industry. Activate...
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Assisted-living facility may be built in existing medical office
A land use plan submitted to the Orange County Development Review Committee on July 13 proposes to locate a 240-bed, assisted-living facility on roughly 2 acres at 1287 N. Semoran Blvd. The applicant...
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Garmin scouts new avenues for wearable wellness market
Garmin International Inc. is scouting new business relationships in the wellness space.
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UCSF joins local urgent care clinics to expand system
In the latest fight over retail space and patients, UCSF is joining with a urgent care company to take on its competitors in the region.
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Bayfront market president and CEO ends post on a high note
Breaking ground for a new project at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg was one of the last jobs that fell to Kathryn Gillette as she ends her tenure as market president and CEO of the hospital. Bayfront,...
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Another Voice: A strange game for the insurance market
This is the scenario faced by health care companies. Insurers determine their rates and offerings based on many criteria, including enrollment volume and expected usage.
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