News From Around the Web
> Kaiser Permanente has entered into an agreement with the Hawaii Health Systems Corp. to lease three acute care facilities in Maui, Maui Now reported. Article
> Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles has agreed to pay $450,000 to a former patient to settle allegations the then-homeless patient was dumped onto the streets after being released in 2014, according to the Inquisitir. Article
> Northwell Health has been awarded a grant to investigate the feasibility of affliating the four public hospitals operating in the burough of Brooklyn, all of which are in financial duress, accoding to Becker's Hospital Review. Article
Provider News
> Results of so-called "Top Hospital" rankings can have wildly different results depending on the questions they ask and the criteria they use to determine each healthcare institution's rating, according to a commentary published at MedPageToday. Article
Healthcare IT News
> Maine now requires e-prescribing of all controlled substances, a move that comes a month after New York became the first state to do so. Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill into law this week, according to MedCity News, which makes it a requirement that providers and pharmacists check the state's drug monitoring program before prescribing a controlled drug. Article
And Finally... Medical marijuana kosher for Passover. Article