California law now requires that all acute-care hospitals and skilled nursing facilities in the state have comprehensive workplace violence prevention plans, making California the first state to require hospitals have these plans in place, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, Massachusetts, and Nebraska.
South Dakota is the best state to practice medicine, according to a new analysis from WalletHub—but other states might be better fits for doctors depending on their priorities.
Adam Boehler, the founder and former CEO of Landmark Health, beginning this week will serve as the new deputy administrator and director of CMS' Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon in an annual letter to stakeholders outlined six "critical problems and issues" that JPMorgan, Amazon, and Berkshire Hathaway will focus on under a joint venture to launch a health care company.
Several industry stakeholders expressed concern about the proposed payment cuts, with the American Hospital Association (AHA) saying the cuts could threaten Medicare beneficiaries' access to EDs in urban communities.
Vitamin supplements are widely used in the United States, especially among adults ages 65 and older—but there's scant evidence that they work to prevent chronic diseases, Liz Szabo writes for Kaiser Health News.
