Author: Dorron Blumberg

Lee Health Auxiliaries Commit more than $1.1 Million in 2020

Posted by | Dec 11, 2020 | |

December 11, 2020 – The Lee Health Auxiliaries of Lee Memorial Hospital/HealthPark Medical Center/Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, Cape Coral Hospital and Gulf Coast Medical Center announced commitments totaling more than $1.11 million for Fiscal Year 2020 to benefit Lee Health patients, their families, staff, physicians and the Southwest Florida community. This continues the Auxiliaries’ legacy of compassion, service, and support.

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Tenet to Acquire Portfolio of Surgery Centers from SurgCenter Development

Posted by | Dec 10, 2020 | |

December 10 2020 – Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced that it will acquire a portfolio of up to 45 ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) (the “Portfolio”) from SurgCenter Development (SCD). The Portfolio will be operated by Tenet’s United Surgical Partners International (USPI) subsidiary as part of its industry-leading ambulatory surgery platform.
 
 

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Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital Participates in Clinical Trial to Test Radiation Therapy Treatment in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Posted by | Dec 9, 2020 | |

 The first and only clinical trial in Palm Beach County utilizing low-dose radiation  
herapy for patients with severe respiratory symptoms

December 9, 2020 – Patients admitted with COVID-19 at Boca Raton Regional Hospital may now enroll in a clinical trial to test a potential new treatment for the disease. The trial is named PREVENT due to its expectation of rapidly reversing the ravages of pneumonia associated with COVID-19 and preventing progression.
 

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SOUTH FLORIDA HEALTHCARE COMPANY TO LAUNCH NEWEST TYPE OF MEDICARE ENTERPRISE

Posted by | Dec 9, 2020 | |

CMS Approves Genuine Health Group’s Application To Participate In Direct Contracting Payment Model 
 
November 23, 2020 – Genuine Health Group, the rapidly growing Miami-based healthcare company that partners with primary care physicians to deliver value-based care, has received approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to launch a Direct Contracting Entity, which will be called Genuine Direct. The Direct Contracting payment model is the newest innovation from CMS to help drive down healthcare expenditures while simultaneously improving health outcomes and increasing health options for Medicare beneficiaries. Direct Contracting Entities (DCEs) must be willing to cover a percentage of healthcare costs – or take on risk – for the population of Medicare patients they care for. 
 

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