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The Latest in Health News from Lathams Pharmacy     Section Page News - Modern Healthcare House bill seeks to protect providers from pandemic liability lawsuits Mon, 10 May 2021 21:59:21 EDT A House bill seeks to shield providers from certain liability due to pandemic guidelines. Labs preparing for increase in POC, homest testing post-pandemic Mon, 10 May 2021 21:37:20 EDT Laboratories, especially large national labs, have for a number of years been focusing more on patient convenience in response to factors including increased interest in wellness and health monitoring applications and a need to compete for consumers as health insurers moved away from exclusive lab contracts. Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12 Mon, 10 May 2021 21:19:48 EDT Most COVID-19 vaccines worldwide have been authorized for adults. Pfizer's vaccine is being used in multiple countries for teens as young as 16, and Canada recently became the first to expand use to 12 and up. University of Miami to pay $22 million to resolve Medicare fraud claims Mon, 10 May 2021 16:49:19 EDT The Justice Department and whistleblowers alleged that the university's lab test protocol prioritized profits over patient care. Tennessee moves to change certificate-of-need law Mon, 10 May 2021 16:40:08 EDT Tennessee may end up with sweeping reforms to the state's certificate-of-need law that would exempt psychiatric hospitals and increase fees. Trinity's St. Francis Medical Center explores sale to neighboring Capital Health Mon, 10 May 2021 16:04:21 EDT St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton, N.J., has signed a letter of intent to join Capital Health, whose Trenton hospital is just 2 miles away. Treasury to start paying out $350B in state and local aid Mon, 10 May 2021 13:45:59 EDT Administration officials said payments could begin to go out in the coming days to eligible governments, allowing state, local, territorial and tribal officials to offset the economic damage from the pandemic. Hospitals marketing themselves alongside COVID-19 vaccinations Mon, 10 May 2021 12:39:54 EDT Experts say hospitals are advertising coronavirus vaccinations primarily as public service announcements, since higher vaccination rates will reduce community spread of COVID-19 and save lives. But the secondary message to customers has the potential of burnishing hospitals' brands. Ohio's UH, ValueHealth aim to deliver value with new surgery centers Mon, 10 May 2021 12:32:58 EDT In its new venture with ValueHealth, University Hospitals will offer bundled-payment models for certain procedures at a series of new ambulatory surgery centers in Northeast Ohio that the two are developing. The Check Up: Kim Keck of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Mon, 10 May 2021 12:30:00 EDT Kim Keck, president and CEO of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, talks about some of the ways insurers can address community needs.