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Palantir Sues Y Combinator Startup Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft

Forbes Healthcare

Former Palantir employees Mayank Jain and Pranav Pillai started Guardian AI to help healthcare providers fight insurance claim denials. Now their former employer is suing them for allegedly stealing trade secrets.

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A Journey of Perseverance and Purpose in Healthcare and Human Services

Minority Nurse

Lisa-Marie Ortega’s journey to earning her degree at Post University is one of resilience, determination, and a deep passion for serving others. After being just a few credits away from completing her undergraduate degree two decades ago, life took an unexpected turn. A series of family tragedies forced her to leave school, and over the years, she found herself facing professional roadblocks due to the lack of a degree.

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I Learned About Medicine From That: the first patient I cared for who died

Sensible Medicine

I want to start a new series on Sensible Medicine. It’s called: I Learned about Medicine From That; These are first hand accounts since I started in medicine in 2005. This is about the first patient I took care of who died. -Vinay Prasad This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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The Impact of Misdemeanors for Ohio Medical Assistants

Legal Eye on Medical Assisting

I recently received the following question from an Ohio attorney: I represent a client who tells me that she is a licensed medical assistant in Ohio.

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The Rise of Online Healthcare Training: How Virtual Learning is Empowering Black Female Entrepreneurs

We Care Online

The healthcare industry is undergoing a transformation, and online healthcare training is at the forefront of this revolution. For many black female entrepreneurs, this virtual learning model offers a unique opportunity to break into the healthcare sector, often overcoming barriers such as access to traditional education and resources. Online courses and certifications are providing flexible and affordable pathways for these entrepreneurs to launch and scale their businesses in a field that is b

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RFK, Jr. Laying Off Entire Office Of Infectious Disease And HIV/AIDS Policy

Forbes Healthcare

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services is reportedly laying off the entire Office Of Infectious Disease And HIV/AIDS Policy.

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The Return of American Manufacturing Demands a Chief Health & Benefits Officer (CHBO) to Fix Benefits Procurement

The Healthcare Blog

By MATT McCORD American manufacturing is making a comeback. Driven by tariffs, supply chain instability, and shifting economic priorities, companies are reshoring productionreinvesting in U.S. labor and operations. But theres one major obstacle still standing in the way: the crushing cost of American healthcare. For decades, U.S. employers have overpaid for healthcare without improving outcomes.

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The Looming Electrician Shortage: How It Could Impact America’s Economy and the Future of AI

Intercoast

A Growing Concern for Industry Leaders The United States is facing a potential crisis in its labor market: a shortage of skilled electricians. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink recently highlighted this issue at CERAWeek, an annual energy conference hosted by S&P Global, warning that the U.S. may soon run out of electricians. This problem could significantly affect the countrys economy and the rapid expansion of AI-powered data centers.

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What’s Trending Now

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN In my leadership development work with health systems across the country, I feel like I have a front row seat to the evolving picture of what is happening in healthcare and nursing. We are almost at the end of the first quarter of 2025, and here is […] The post What’s Trending Now appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Worrying Signals Emerge As Bird Flu Gains Resistance Mutation

Forbes Healthcare

Two new studies released in 2025 provide a mixed picture of how well our current antivirals are holding up against H5N1, the highly pathogenic bird flu virus.

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OCR’s Third Phase of HIPAA Compliance Audits Underway

The HIPAA Journal

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has confirmed that the long-awaited third phase of its HIPAA compliance audits is underway and will involve HIPAA compliance audits of 50 covered entities and business associates. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 requires OCR to conduct periodic audits of HIPAA-regulated entities to assess their compliance with the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notific

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Physician-Patient Communication, Five Years After COVID-19

Mobius MD

Five years after the COVID-19 virus arrived in the U.S., polls show Americans have mostly moved on. According to new data from Pew Research , just one in five Americans say the coronavirus is still a major threat, and fewer than half planned to get the latest booster vaccine. Still, we continue to feel the pandemics impact on many aspects of American society, including physician-patient communication.

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Understanding the Demand for Home Health Aides in 2025

We Care Online

The Home Health Aide (HHA) demand is atan all-time high. With the agingof the population, and with more people opting to receive care at home rather than in nursing facilities, the demand for trained caregivers is high. If you are interested in pursuing a career in healthcare,now is an excellent time to become a Home Health Aide. What Is Drivingthe Demand for HHAs?

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What is a Consumer Health Company? Riffing Off of Deloitte’s Report on CHCs/A 2Q2025 Look at Self-Care Futures

Health Populi

The health care landscape in 2030 will feature a n expanded consumer health industry t hat will become, “an established branch of the health ecosystem focused on promoting health, preventing, disease, treating symptoms and extending healthy longevity,” according to a report published by Deloitte in September 2024, Accelerating the future: The rise of a dynamic consumer health market.

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How The Layoff Of 10,000 Health Workers From HHS Could Affect Your Health

Forbes Healthcare

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will cut 10,000 full-time jobs, which could have dramatic effects on the health of Americans.

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Oracle Health Breach Affects Patients of Multiple U.S. Multiple Hospitals

The HIPAA Journal

Oracle appears to have suffered two security incidents, one of which involved data stored by Oracle Health related to the electronic health record (EHR) company Cerner.Oracle Health is a provider of health information technology to hospitals. In December 2021, Oracle announced it had reached an agreement to buy Cerner Corporation, an EHR vendor. The deal was closed in June 2022, and Cerner became Oracle Health.

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Platform Shift: From EHRs to UDHPs (Unified Digital Health Platforms)- Section 1

The Healthcare Blog

By VINCE KURAITIS, GIRISH MURALIDHARAN & JODY RANCK This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Platforming Healthcare — The Long View. This essay is the next in the series entitled Platforming Healthcare the Long View. The series presents a 30-Year Framework for Platforming Healthcare. An updated v2.0 of a graphic depicting this 30-Year Framework is shown below.

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HHS announces sweeping reorganization, including cuts of 10K workers

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Along with shrinking the HHS’ workforce further, the reorganization announced Thursday will cut the department from 28 divisions to 15, and close five regional offices.

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Health Care Nation – How to Inspire a Rosa Parks Moment for Healthcare in America?

Health Populi

Tom Lawry may be best-known as a leading voice on AI in health care; after all, hes written two very well-selling books on the topic, speaks all over the world on the subject, and in his most recent company-based gig helped lead Microsofts efforts in AI in health care and life sciences. When his publisher asked him to write a third book on AI in health care still a hot topic in publishing Tom said hed rather turn to a subject long on his mind: the state of health care in America and how to cha

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Why Layer Health And Investors Believe It Can Solve Healthcare AI’s Scalability Challenge With A Fresh $21 Million

Forbes Healthcare

Layer Health is applying large language models (LLMs) to perform data abstraction for medical chart reviews.

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Beacon Health System Affected by Two Business Associate Email Breaches

The HIPAA Journal

Beacon Health System, a South Bend, Indiana-based non-profit health care system, has disclosed two data breaches involving two different business associates. Two breach notices have been added to the Beacon Health System website, the first on March 24, 2025, involving a business associate called CPS Solutions, a provider of services to support pharmacy operations.

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Commission Based Salon vs. Booth Rental: Pros & Cons

Trafft

If youre stepping into the salon world, knowing whether to go with a commission-based salon or booth rental business model can make up all the difference. The decision you make will not only affect finances and growth prospects but also influence your day-to-day operations and the long-term success of your business. Both models have their perks and can make your business quite successful and profitable if you do it right.

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Primary care news round-up (20th to 26th March 2025)

Practice Index

In-person GP appointments linked to high patient satisfaction Practices that offer the most face-to-face GP appointments have the greatest patient satisfaction, according to researchers from the University of Manchester. They also found the total number of appointments offered by practices made a big difference to satisfaction levels. The study involved data from 5,500 practices and found that 69.5% of appointments were face to face.

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Arkenea Named Best Bespoke Healthcare Software Developer for 2025, Winning Global Excellence Award for the Second Consecutive Year

Arkenea

Raleigh, NC March 26, 2025: Arkenea, a leading healthcare software development company , is proud to be recognized as the Best Bespoke Healthcare Software Developer 2025 East Coast USA by Global Health & Pharma (GHP) Magazine for the second consecutive year. GHPs Global Excellence Awards celebrate organizations driving innovation and setting new benchmarks across the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and life sciences industries.

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Meta AI Has One Big Advantage Over ChatGPT And Others

Forbes Healthcare

Mark Zuckerberg has focused relentlessly on his thesis since day one: social connection.

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Sunflower Medical Group Sued Over 221,000-Record Data Breach

The HIPAA Journal

Sunflower Medical Group is facing a class action lawsuit over its recently disclosed data breach involving the protected health information of almost 221,000 current and former patients. Sunflower Medical Group is a private multi-specialty medical practice with four locations in Kansas. The Sunflower Medical Group data breach occurred on December 15, 2024, but was not discovered for more than three weeks.

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How to Add a Booking System to Your Website: Complete Guide

Trafft

Nowadays, online efficiency and accessibility are more crucial than ever. Thats why you need an online booking system to streamline your scheduling and bookings, but also to enhance customer satisfaction by providing a seamless, user-friendly system that is accessible around the clock. Trafft is a booking solution designed to seamlessly integrate with any website, and offer features that manage bookings, payments, and client interactions with ease and professionalism.

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Advocacy groups say Medicaid cuts would be ‘catastrophic’

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

In a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, hundreds of groups said the potential cuts would “shred our nation’s social safety net,” delaying access to care and ultimately drive up healthcare costs.

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Arkenea Named Best Bespoke Healthcare Software Developer for 2025, Winning Global Excellence Award for the Second Consecutive Year

Arkenea

Raleigh, NC March 26, 2025: Arkenea, a leading healthcare software development company , is proud to be recognized as the Best Bespoke Healthcare Software Developer 2025 East Coast USA by Global Health & Pharma (GHP) Magazine for the second consecutive year. GHPs Global Excellence Awards celebrate organizations driving innovation and setting new benchmarks across the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and life sciences industries.

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Dark Chocolate And Placebos Are Also Good For Your Health

Forbes Healthcare

More proven health benefits from unusual sourcesdark chocolate and placebos.

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173,000 Patients Affected by Chord Specialty Dental Partners Email Data Breach

The HIPAA Journal

CDHA Management, LLC and Spark DSO, LLC, which do business as Chord Specialty Dental Partners, have recently notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights about a data breach that involved unauthorized access to the protected health information of up to 173,430 individuals. The Tennessee-based dental service organization provides business and operational support services to more than 60 dental practices in Indiana, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee

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