Michael Kasper, CEO of DuPage Medical Group, unexpectedly passed away Saturday at the age of 46, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Florida, Illinois, and Ohio.
CMS could be overpaying Medicare Advantage (MA) plans by billions of dollars because of how it calculates MA payment rates, according to Kaiser Family Foundation analysis released Tuesday.
About three in five pregnancy-related deaths are preventable—a statistic that suggests providers could play a key role in reducing pregnancy-related deaths, according to a CDC report released recently.
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, Monday morning gave birth to a baby boy, and while the duchess initially planned to deliver her baby at home, The Daily Mail reports she was "whisked off" to a hospital in secret.
With an EHR-based surveillance screening tool, Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, Maryland, reduced sepsis mortality by 65%, Christopher Cheney reports for Health Leaders Media.
FDA in a study published this week found that a number of the active ingredients found in popular sunscreens are absorbed into the bloodstream at levels higher than the agency recommends, prompting FDA to request further research on the safety of sunscreens.
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