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Court ruling exposes downside of corporate diversity targets
A standout employee at Novant Health lost his job because of the company's embrace of questionable diversity goals.
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Appeals Court rules fired white Novant Health executive can collect back pay
A white male executive fired from Novant Health in North Carolina in a diversity-related corporate shakeup in 2018 can collect back pay, based on a ruling Tuesday from a federal Appeals Court. But David Duvall cannot collect punitive damages. A jury initially awarded him $10 million.
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Report: NC hospitals rank third in the nation for patient safety
A national report card on hospital patient safety has ranked North Carolina in third place among hospitals in the U.S. that had mostly “A” ratings when it comes to patient safety, up from sixth place this past spring.
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NC comes in 7th place for hospital price transparency according to study
In its fifth semi-annual report examining hospitals’ compliance with the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule, PatientRightsAdvocate.org (PRA) found that. North Carolina came in 7th place in the U.S. for hospital price transparency.
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Folwell calls on AG to investigate antitrust as hospitals consolidate
N.C. State Treasurer Dale Folwell discussed hospital acquisitions, Medicaid expansion, certificate of need, and a new senate bill focusing on bond referendum transparency Tuesday at his monthly “Ask Me Anything” conference call with reporters.
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NC hospital CEO salaries doubled in the last five years
A new report released by North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell Wednesday shows that CEOs across North Carolina’s nine largest hospital systems doubled their paychecks in less than five years, half the time than previously thought.
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Report: NC hospitals a mixed bag on price transparency
A recently released report by a nonprofit organization says it’s a mixed bag when it comes to North Carolina hospitals complying with a federal price transparency law put in place two years ago.
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U.S. Appeals Court revives deaf father’s lawsuit against Huntersville hospital
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will allow a deaf man to proceed with a lawsuit against a Huntersville hospital. The suit claims the hospital failed to provide necessary interpretive services in 2017 while the man’s wife was dealing with childbirth. The unanimous decision Tuesday reverses a trial court, which had ruled in favor of Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center and dismissed the case.
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Report: N.C. hospitals pocketed billions in COVID relief funds
A report released Wednesday by N.C. State Treasurer Dale Folwell shows how seven of the largest hospital systems in North Carolina profited from billions of COVID relief funds and Medicare payments. North Carolina State Health Plan and the National Academy for State Health Policy analyzed the audited financial statements of the hospital systems and compiled the...
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Online information about COVID testing often out of sync with state’s guidelines
UPDATED, June 23, to include a response from Novant. Gov. Roy Cooper encourages everyone to get a test for COVID-19, especially people who attended mass gatherings or protests. But medical providers are still catching up to new state recommendations, and online guidance from many hospital systems denies tests to exposed patients without symptoms. Experts say...
