FRANKFORT, Ky. — On March 25, the Kentucky Senate unanimously passed House Bill 5, which would require the Department of Insurance to set up a process for payment disputes between medical providers and Medicaid managed health care organizations. However, Gov. Steve Beshear vetoed the bill last week.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ratcliff Architects, based in Emeryville, and its partner, Santa Clara-based Blach Construction Company, were chosen to design and build a new $25 million student health and counseling center at San Jose State University (SJSU).
WASHINGTON — At a press conference earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) asked inpatient medical care facilities nationwide to take action against a strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which kill up to half of infected patients.
OMAHA, Neb. — HDR Architecture, headquartered in Omaha, continues to expand as one of the world’s top health care and science + technology design firms. It recently merged with TMK Architekten Ingeneieure, a Dusseldorf, Germany-based company that has led the country’s health care architecture market. The merged company will operate as HDR TMK, and will serve as the hub of the firm’s health care and science + technology design programs in Europe.
LEAGUE CITY, Texas — An official groundbreaking for The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Victory Lakes Specialty Care Center expansion project in League City was held on Feb. 26, the day after construction began. The $90 million design-build project will add 142,000 square feet to the existing outpatient center on the Victory Lakes campus, as well as include a related utilities facility.
ATLANTA — Heath care professionals can look forward to the 12th Healthcare Facilities Forum at the Airport Marriott Hotel in Atlanta on April 29.
SHOREVIEW, Minn. — Retail clinics are on the rise, with 1,425 retail clinics found in drugstore and retail settings in 39 states, according to Merchant Medicine, a Shoreview-based retail clinic consultancy and market research company.
CVS-owned MinuteClinic, with locations in the company’s pharmacies, is primarily responsible, with a net gain of 67 retail clinics from Dec. 1, 2011, to Dec. 1, 2012. MinuteClinic now represents about 44 percent of retail clinics, with 620 locations, while Walgreens’ TakeCare has 362 locations.
SALEM, N.H. — Whether going in for a routine checkup or undergoing a surgical procedure that requires an extended stay, patients often experience trepidation when visiting health care facilities.
CHICAGO — Caremerge, which launched in 2012 in Chicago, is a technology solution that focuses on senior health care.
TRENTON, N.J. — Because the country is experiencing high levels of influenza-like-illness (ILI), a bill that would require health care facilities to offer flu shots to their employees was unanimously approved by the New Jersey Senate Committee on Feb. 4.
