The motorcyclist had no pulse after the crash, but is now expected to survive, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, Florida, and Indiana.
President Trump reportedly is eyeing a proposal that would recommend reorganizing, and potentially renaming, HHS, sources familiar with the proposal have told Politico.
The role of the health system board is evolving to encompass more responsibilities than it did in the past, from compliance patient satisfaction to hiring, Alex Kacik reports for Modern Healthcare.
When a medical emergency occurs on a plane, it 'sets in motion a high-altitude calculation with human lives in the balance'—and airlines often have on-the-ground medical consultants ready to weigh in, helping pilots 'bypass' suggestions from onboard medical professionals to divert the flight, Ivan Levingston reports for Bloomberg.
Increases in prices for brand-name prescription drug covered by Medicare Part D drove up Part D spending on such drugs from 2011 to 2015, according to a report from HHS' Office of Inspector General released Monday.
The VA MISSION Act of 2018 allocates $5.2 billion to fund the Veterans Choice Program until it can be replaced with a new program, called the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP), but the law does not include funding for VCCP.
