Amazon has cleared a hurdle in acquiring primary care company One Medical by getting approval from the Oregon Health Authority. On December 28, the Health Care Market Oversight program of the OHA approved the transaction, with conditions. Approval was needed because One Medical operates five clinics in the Portland area.

Digital Health company Hint Health, which is involved in the direct primary care movement, has announced a partnership between Nextera Healthcare, Colorado’s first DPC provider and one of the fastest-growing DPC organizations in the U.S., and the company’s DPC network, Hint Connect.

The “Great Resignation” is evident in healthcare with hospital turnover on the rise, which brings with it its own set of costs and challenges that have hospital leaders looking at ways to reduce their turnover rates.

Naomi Fried, PharmStars’ founder and CEO, discusses the company’s spring 2023 cohort, and its call for applications to digital health groups across the world who focus on women’s health and health equity for underserved populations.

The Louisiana Department of Justice has given final approval to a deal in which LCMC Health has purchased three hospitals in Tulane, Louisiana from HCA Healthcare for about $150 million. The New Orleans-based nonprofit now boasts nine hospitals after acquiring Tulane Medical Center, Lakeview Regional Medical Center and Tulane Lakeside Hospital from HCA.

A staff report by two House committees points to alleged irregularities in the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm.

James Hury, deputy director and chief innovation officer at the Translational Research Institute for Space Health, explains what excites him about the future of space flight.  

Physicians are still seeing significant levels of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, with the viral threat straining hospital emergency rooms, according to survey data from InCrowd. Cases of the respiratory infection are expected to continue to climb during the winter months, the December 2022 report said.

The. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has announced a proposed rule entitled Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes.

The chief innovation officer for the Translational Research Institute for Space Health, James Hury, discusses the programs of greatest interest to the HIMSS audience, including collaboration opportunities.