Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Sutter Health chief of digital health shares digital health integration insights
Sutter Health Chief of Digital Health Dr Albert Chan is taking part in a panel discussion about the patient experience at the ViVE conference by HLTH and CHIME in Miami Beach March 6-9. In an interview, he discussed some of the digital health tools they've implemented from behavioral health to maternity care and AI.
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Sutter Health to pay $90M to resolve False Claims allegations
The California-based health system will pay a hefty price to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted inflated diagnosis codes for certain Medicare Advantage beneficiaries to receive higher payments. Sutter Health does not admit any liability in the matter.
Judge gives preliminary approval to Sutter’s $575M antitrust settlement
Sutter would pay $575 million, and would have to limit out-of-network costs and cease “all-or-nothing” contracting with health plans, according to the settlement.
Lucira Covid-19 test is first to get FDA nod for home use
The authorization comes as Covid-19 testing demand threatens to swamp U.S. labs. However, it will take time for the Lucira test to become available nationwide.
Medical voice assistant Suki raises $20M
Medical voice assistant startup Suki closed a $20 million funding round. Flare Capital Partners led the round, and co-founder Bill Geary will join Suki’s board.
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Sutter Health settles for $575M in antitrust lawsuit
After the California Attorney General brought complaints of anticompetitive behavior against Sutter Health, the Sacramento-based health system will pay $575 million in a settlement.
Surprise settlement occurs in Sutter Health antitrust case
The case was expected to have nationwide implications on how hospital systems negotiate prices with insurers. If the plaintiffs prevailed, Sutter was expected to face damages of up to $2.7 billion.
Hospital giant Sutter Health faces legal reckoning over medical pricing
A long-awaited class-action lawsuit against Sutter is set to open Sept. 23 in San Francisco Superior Court where the plaintiffs seek up to $900 million in damages for overpayments that they attribute to the hospital giant.
Sutter Health settles Medicare Advantage upcoding case for $30 million
Sutter Health was allegedly involved in a practice called upcoding, which refers to the submission of incorrect or exaggerated information about the health status of a beneficiary in order to receive a higher payout from CMS.
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DOJ joins suit against Sutter Health for Medicare Advantage overcharging
A whistleblower report alleged Sutter Health submitted unsupported diagnosis codes to inflate the risk scores of its Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
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Quartet and Sutter Health bridge the gap between mental and physical healthcare
Sutter physicians will use Quartet's technology to help mental health patients access the right specialists. The joint effort will also foster a collaborative environment to ongoing care.
Google Glass gains headway in healthcare
Google Glass is back, and systems like Dignity Health and Sutter Health are making use of it to help providers save valuable time.
Couple donates $20 million to encourage innovation at Sutter Health
Michael and Judith Gaulke, a Silicon Valley couple, has given $20 million to establish the Michael and Judith Gaulke Innovation Hatchery Endowment Fund at Sutter Health.