HeartX Accelerator Names 5 Startups for 2023 Program
Each company will receive $150,000 of investment capital, along with access to clinicians and administrators while executing their pilot projects and clinical studies. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 17, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Steel, Gray Fire Back, Call Lawsuits Against Them 'A Sham'
The attorney defendants in two lawsuits claiming that they set up straw owners for two medical marijuana dispensaries fired back legally on Friday, filing their own suit against their accusers: their former law partner and the ex-CEO of the Arkansas Pharmacists Association. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 16, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Laura Gillenwater Named Assistant VP of Revenue Cycle at Unity Health (Movers & Shakers)
She has more than 13 years of experience in health care finance, reimbursement and advisory. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 16, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Lawsuits Allege Fraud in Arkansas Cannabis Licensing
Prominent Arkansans have accused their attorney friends of setting them up as figurehead owners of medical marijuana dispensaries, sticking them with massive tax bills and casting new doubts on the integrity of the state’s cannabis licensing system. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 16, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Building Legacies: The Jones Center for Families Thrives 20 Years On
Bernice Jones’ dream of an all-welcoming community center is alive and well in Springdale two decades after the philanthropist’s death. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 16, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Ronald McDonald House CEO Janell Mason on Expanding Reach Amidst Inflation
Mason was promoted to CEO in 2021. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 16, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Walker Foundation Pledges $1M to UAMS Radiation Oncology Center
The $65 million center in Little Rock was built to accommodate three new linear accelerators that customize radiation delivery based on the type and stage of a patient’s cancer. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 12, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

The Power Dynamic in Labor Has Shifted. But For How Long?
Despite historic strikes and record contract negotiations this year, there's a lot stacked against labor organizers today. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 12, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Arkansas Purges 427K From Medicaid; Advocates Worry About Oversights
The state is one of the first nationally to complete a post-pandemic eligibility review of the government-funded health care program for lower-income residents. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 12, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

CHI St. Vincent Partners With Park Plaza Mall on Community Health Programs
The arrangement will bring a renewed mall walkers program and ongoing events focused on exercise and fitness, healthy lifestyle, and preventative health. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 12, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

State Partners With UAMS on $9.5M Mental Health Grant Program
The funds will implement a mental health and behavioral health collaborative care model at 36 clinics and health centers across the state. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 12, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Deadly Bird Flu Reappears in US Commercial Poultry Flocks
Agriculture officials consider this year's cases to be part of last year's outbreak, which reached the U.S. in February 2022 after spreading in Europe. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 11, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Lyon Site Plan Shows 5 New Buildings at Heifer Campus
Lyon College of Batesville shows off a proposed site plan for a reimagined, 28-acre site that's currently home to the headquarters of Heifer International. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 11, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Former Arkansas Medical Board Chair Brian Hyatt Arrested for Medicaid Fraud
He's accused of billing for patients he didn't see or had spent little time with. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 10, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Workforce Shortages Complicate Care for Toddlers With Developmental Delays
A federal program is plagued by chronic staffing shortages, leaving thousands of desperate parents frustrated. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 9, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news