Much like the agreement the agency made with Express Scripts, CVS Health’s Caremark will be required to recognize purchases made through TrumpRx, the federal government’s direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical marketplace.

Leaders of academic hospitals and deans of their affiliated medical schools often rely heavily on each other, and theirs is not a relationship of convenience. 

Forensic pathologist watching from afar: “It’s possible that the doctor didn’t have much experience with the ‘warm and dead’ rule for child drowning cases, or that hospital protocols for declaration of death were not followed—or both.”

A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General shows most of the money comes from a small number of huge cases, where the federal government was able to reclaim hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicare and Medicaid funds being abused by criminal defendants.

Pop quiz. What 3-digit number would you call if a mental-health crisis were unfolding right in front of you? 

New Jersey’s Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis blamed the incident on compromised login credentials. Its clients include some of the largest health systems in the state.

ER physicians make accurate diagnoses and sound clinical decisions even when feeling exasperated with problem patients who persistently act up and verbally lash out. That doesn’t mean these episodes have no effect on life in the ER. 

A report from Trilliant Health looking at payer data found that, as prescriptions for the popular weight loss drugs spike, so rises the number of approved benefits. 

Led by Massachusetts and California, the plaintiffs say CMS ignored the will of Congress by strictly defining a “medically frail” exemption that would allow a person access to safety net medical coverage.

Researchers pointed to the many benefits of cardiology conferences and emphasized that they do not think these events are directly leading to patient deaths. However, they wrote, "increased attention on staffing during meetings is warranted."

"These cuts ignore the burden that rising practice costs are placing on ... radiology practices and our healthcare system," one imaging society told Radiology Business.