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OIG Advisory Opinion Alert: Yet Another Favorable Decision for Medical Device Manufacturers

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On Thursday, March 16, the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued OIG Advisory Opinion (“AO”) No. Millions of people in the US suffer from heart failure each year, resulting in billions of dollars in healthcare costs.

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RxLightning Closes $17.5M Series A to Accelerate Growth and Remove Barriers to Essential Specialty Medications

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The round was led by LRVHealth , with participation from McKesson Ventures and existing investors Novartis ( dRx Capital ), Onco360 ( BrightSpring Health Services ), Hearst Ventures , and HealthX Ventures. Department of Health and Human Services.

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NATIONAL 94% of Organizations Experienced a Cyberattack in 2022 AHA blog: Strengthening crisis management in rural health care Biden signs bill ending Covid-19 national emergency Cancer drug shortages are creating dire circumstances for some patients CMS Releases FY24 IPPS Proposed Rule, Seeks to Boost Rates by 2.8%

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Vincent and Morehouse School of Medicine of Atlanta to launch partnership Fayetteville nonprofit to offer state’s first-ever medical respite program for the unhoused Mercy Arkansas Hospitals receive designation Sage Health to Open Third Central Arkansas Location UAMS snags $11.5M after cyberattack CHI St. after cyberattack CHI St.

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Some companies claim AI can help States warn of health care worker shortage as they prep for next pandemic How Do Rural Hospitals Survive When Facing Financial Instability? Dignity Health eyes 9th Arizona hospital A nursing shortage is hitting Arizona hard. Sheriff’s deputies had to help 3 of them escape.

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NATIONAL 79 percent have positive outlook for senior living and care: NIC 12 key legal issues impacting health systems AHA: 94% of hospitals financially impacted by Change Healthcare’s cyberattack A conversation about the HHS plan on AI in health care A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America.

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Health Provider News – February 10, 2023

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Dunleavy proposes extending Medicaid coverage for new mothers ARIZONA Banner Health pays $1.25M penalty over HIPAA failures from 2016 breach Arizona nursing school at risk of losing accreditation St. billion since pandemic U.S. billion since pandemic U.S. billion since pandemic U.S. billion since pandemic U.S. billion since pandemic U.S.