It’s not easy to get patients, providers, payers, vendors and regulators to agree on any one aspect of healthcare delivery. But the CDRH recently managed to get everyone to settle on a working definition of transparency.
Back in October, a mobile cardiac imaging provider and its CEO agreed to pay $85 million to settle allegations they had participated in a kickback scheme. This latest DOJ complaint focuses on a former executive not named in that initial settlement.
One of the world's leading heart hospitals is seeing significant growth. This represents the first time it has hired four new cardiothoracic surgeons in a single 12-month period.
The proposed 4 E’s strategy is based on a hierarchy of effectiveness, suggesting that, while initial steps like education are crucial, they must be complemented by more robust measures to ensure durable change.
Wasserman will now lead the full team of over 6,700 IT staff in providing the organization’s infrastructure, cloud services, automation, data engineering, software development and clinical technology initiatives.
Specific demands are forthcoming, but union leaders aim to negotiate for improved wages, benefits and working conditions, reflecting concerns similar to those raised by healthcare workers nationwide.