Chicago – August 6, 2025: Crowell & Moring today announced that a group of 16 highly regarded medical litigation partners will join the company along with their team, led by skilled trial lawyer Martin J. Bishop. The strategic combination creates one of the nation's largest healthcare practices and expands our ability to provide clients with the full scope of litigation, investigation, regulation, trading and recovery capabilities across the industry. The team joined from Reed Smith, where Bishop served on the company's executive committee. Groups participating in Crowell provide clients with national legal experience in all areas of managed care law.…
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According to a Wednesday announcement, Barb Jacobsmeyer, president and CEO of Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB), will step down from her role in July 2026. “We are honored to be Enhabit's first CEO and we are honored to be part of the steady progress we've been together over the past few years,” Jacobsmeyer said in a statement. “The leadership team and our overall workforce are second and I was inspired by the team's commitment to providing high quality, caring care to our patients. I am confident in Enhabit's strategy and believe that we can use the opportunities ahead to create value…
This article is part of the HHCN+ membership Sentara Home Care Services lost $2 million in one year due to unclaimed services. Company Problems: Inadequate Electronic Health Records (EHR). It wasn't just finances. Patient care has also been compromised due to issues with the scheduling platform, according to Sherry Kesler, Home Health Director of Sentara Health. The company's previous EHR software was sunset and was given only eight months to Sentara Home Care Services to completely convert it to the new system. The Rush meant that when providers switched to the new EHR, the technology was not fully equipped to…
Join Purdue University Northwest's Sinai Forum to learn more about Artificial Intelligence: Ethics and its impact and the impact on the healthcare industry with David Pogue. Emmy Award-winning CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent, Technology Expert and Bestselling Author David Pogue presents a program entitled Artificial Intelligence: Ethics and Its Effects. Pogue delves into how AI is revolutionizing healthcare, from improving patient outcomes to predictive analytics to strengthening personalized treatment plans. He also addresses ethical challenges for medical algorithm bias. Pogue highlights the need for responsible integration of AI in healthcare to ensure that it benefits all patients while maintaining transparency and…
Fusion expands to home care through the acquisition of Comfort Keepers Fusion has acquired the Comfort Keeper franchise, which serves Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa. This marks the company's first venture into the home care industry. “It's exciting to add a powerful and impactful business like a comfort keeper to your fusion brand,” President and CEO Corey Watton said in a statement. “Expanding to businesses that promote independence, mental and physical health and the overall well-being of our seniors is an exciting venture for the entire team.” Fusion has appointed Calli Smith, who previously served as Fusion's…
Every union representing nurses in England has now aired its opposition to the 2025-26 NHS pay award, after Unison announced that a majority of its members would be willing to strike over it The union asked its members if they would be prepared to take strike action to challenge the award. Of those who responded, almost three quarters (70%) said they would be willing. “Ministers must show they value the workforce by starting grown-up talks with unions now” Helga Pile As a result, Unison has now called on the government to negotiate with itself and other unions representing nurses in…
A survey of UK universities has shown that almost half are concerned about government plans to reform the way apprenticeships for nursing, and other disciplines, are funded. The University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC), which represents more than 80 universities, has published the results of a member survey on the impact of the planned Growth and Skills Levy and called for the protection of funding for degree-level nurse apprenticeships. “We’re urging the government to protect Growth and Skills Levy funding in this area” Mandy Crawford-Lee Currently, employers with an employee wage bill of £3m or more per year pay into the…
Under a joint information sharing agreement, pharmaceutical companies will be invited to register early with both agencies to allow parallel decision making over licencing and value. It will mean more medicines receive approval for use on the NHS in England at the same time as they are licensed for use in the UK. It’s anticipated that patients in England will receive the newest medicines 3-6 months earlier as a result. Part of the 10-Year Health Plan and industrial strategy, the new joint service reflects the government’s commitment to smarter regulation, with a target to cut administrative costs for businesses by…
Two of the country’s most high profile and respected nurse leaders from the world of social care and community nursing have been appointed as new trustees by a UK nursing charity. Professor Deborah Sturdy, England’s chief nurse for adult social care, has been appointed as a trustee of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Foundation. “I look forward to working with them as they continue to make an undoubted difference to the nursing and midwifery professions” Deepa Korea She will be joined in the role by Dr Crystal Oldman, who was until earlier this year chief executive of the Queen’s…
Procurement has become a political and environmental priority under ongoing NHS reforms, and nurses could be key to driving change. Michelle Johnson, national clinical executive director at NHS Supply Chain, spoke to Nursing Times about the growing focus on procurement in government plans to transform the health service, and how nurses are leading the shift toward more sustainable and patient-focused choices. “I think there is responsibility for nurses to really open their eyes to the procurement that’s happening around them” Michelle Johnson NHS Supply Chain sources and supplies over 35 million products a year to the NHS in England and…