Forbes Healthcare
JULY 10, 2024
Covid-19 cases are rising, yet a number of cities and states are proposing dangerous mask bans, in the misguided belief that it will improve public safety.
Sensible Medicine
JULY 12, 2024
Autonomy is important to me. Maybe it’s because I am a Gen X-er. Some say we were raised by wolves. I do know that we were raised knowing we had the freedom to explore but also the freedom to fail. Our autonomy taught us resilience. With autonomy comes responsibility. I need to do the adulting task of scheduling my annual doctor’s visit.
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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 10, 2024
Antitrust regulators are poised to file suit against CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx over how they negotiate discounts for drugs, including insulin, according to the report.
Medical Economics
JULY 10, 2024
It’s financial bad news, but there is renewed attention on primary care, according to physician groups.
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 11, 2024
Musk has previously said Neuralink’s brain chip will help humans merge with AI and could boost human intelligence.
The HIPAA Journal
JULY 8, 2024
Palomar Health Medical Group has warned patients that they may have been affected by an April 2024 cyberattack, and DaVita has learned that tracking tools on its website and mobile app may have sent user data to third-party vendors. Palomar Health Medical Group Announces April 2024 Cyberattack Palomar Health Medical Group, a provider of primary and specialty care to communities in North San Diego County, has informed patients about a recent cyberattack that exposed some of their protected health
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Medical Economics
JULY 8, 2024
Health care professionals should understand how attitudes and behaviors can impede communication, trust, and patient engagement.
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 9, 2024
CDC ER and hospitalization data suggests that a Covid-19 Summer surge has been occurring in the U.S. since early June with the FLiRT variants KP.3 and KP.
The HIPAA Journal
JULY 8, 2024
In April, as required by the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) introducing new requirements for critical infrastructure entities to report certain cybersecurity incidents. CISA sought comment from the public, and several healthcare stakeholders have provided feedback on the proposed rule.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 12, 2024
The findings are a “big deal,” according to one expert, as CVS’ health insurer didn’t follow some “major requirements that are essential to ensuring that the IDR process runs smoothly.
KevinMD.com
JULY 7, 2024
The evidence is clear: Proximity to fossil fuel infrastructure poses a significant cancer risk to millions of Americans. Studies consistently link exposure to pollutants like benzene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and particulate matter from fossil fuel facilities to elevated rates of lung cancer, leukemia, and other malignancies. Alarmingly, 17.6 million Americans live in close proximity Read more… Toxic energy: Confronting the carcinogenic risks of fossil fuels originally appeared i
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 11, 2024
Pfizer said it saw “encouraging” data from an ongoing early stage trial of its oral weight loss drug, danuglipron.
The HIPAA Journal
JULY 9, 2024
The Houston, TX-based medical device company, LivaNova, is facing multiple class action lawsuits over an October 2023 cyberattack that exposed the protected health information of 180,000 patients. The attack was detected on November 19, 2023, and the investigation confirmed that unauthorized individuals first accessed its network on October 26, 2023.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 11, 2024
Regulators said Medicare’s budget neutrality requirement is to blame for the reduction, which was quickly decried by provider groups. However, it’s likely Congress will step in to mitigate the drop.
The Healthcare Blog
JULY 10, 2024
Pamela Stahl is the CEO of Avalon Healthcare Solutions. You’ve heard of pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) but Avalon is a labs benefits management company. Working on behalf of health insurers Avalon ensures that patients are getting the right labs at the right price, Why are they needed? There are 14 billion lab tests and they drive a lot of health care decisions (70%+!).
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 7, 2024
The FDA recently announced efforts to increase testing of more dairy products in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus across dairy farms.
The HIPAA Journal
JULY 8, 2024
Pennsylvania has updated its data breach notification law, narrowing the definition of personal information, adding the requirement to notify the state Attorney General, and requiring credit monitoring services to be provided to data breach victims in certain circumstances. The Breach of Personal Information Notification Act was amended by Senate Bill 824 and was signed into law by state Governor Josh Shapiro on June 28, 2024.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 10, 2024
Texas Judge Reed O’Connor’s decision suggests he could overturn at least part of the rule, which is meant to curb predatory plan marketing to seniors.
The Healthcare Blog
JULY 9, 2024
By KIM BELLARD Matthew Holt is going to tell me I’ve been thinking about infrastructure too much lately (e.g., cybersecurity of them , backup plans for them ), but if you don’t have infrastructure right, you don’t have anything right. And healthcare most definitely does not have its infrastructure right. We’re spending between 15-30% of our healthcare dollar on administration , and no one views our healthcare system as efficient or even particularly effective.
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 8, 2024
Shares of biotech firm Morphic Holding, founded by Harvard immunologist Tim Springer, rocketed up 75% Monday after Eli Lilly said it would snap it up for $3.2 billion.
The HIPAA Journal
JULY 9, 2024
SouthCoast Health and Privia Medical Group in Georgia have notified patients about a cyberattack and data breach that occurred in June 2023. Unauthorized activity was identified in South Coast Health’s network on June 18, 2023, and assisted by forensic specialists, it was determined that its network was accessed by an unauthorized third party between June 15 and June 18, 2023.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 9, 2024
More than 60 Medicare Advantage health plans from 40 insurers have received a higher star rating for 2024, according to a Healthcare Dive analysis.
Medical Economics
JULY 9, 2024
The bond between a patient and their primary care provider is crucial for achieving the best health care results.
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 8, 2024
Private equity should be free to transact and compete to generate the best outcomes for themselves and society. Nothing benefits patients more than a competitive market.
Medbridge
JULY 9, 2024
The Peterson Health Technology Institute published a fascinating report this month showing that first-generation virtual musculoskeletal (MSK) care solutions have proven clinical efficacy. Our own internal data—over 15 million of our home exercise programs issued by our provider clients in the last year alone—indicates the same. In the report, Caroline Pearson, Executive Director at Peterson […] The post MedBridge CEO Donovan Campbell’s Statement on the Peterson Health Technology Institute
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 8, 2024
Laizer Kornwasser was terminated without cause after his position was eliminated. The executive change comes after Teladoc named a new CEO last month.
Medical Economics
JULY 10, 2024
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Forbes Healthcare
JULY 9, 2024
Refining the role of health insurance brokers could unlock a major augmentation of the US healthcare workforce.
Medbridge
JULY 9, 2024
New Pathways Offering Increases Access to MSK Care and Enables Patients to Remain In-Network SEATTLE – July 10, 2024 – More than 100 million Americans experience musculoskeletal (MSK) pain annually, but the MSK patient journey has been broken for years. Access to quality care is difficult, costs across the board are too high, and capacity […] The post Hospital Systems Launch into Digital MSK with MedBridge appeared first on MedBridge Blog.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 10, 2024
The sweeping payment rule also solidifies continuous eligibility requirements for children in Medicaid and CHIP, and holds hospitals to higher obstetric care delivery standards in a bid to improve maternal mortality.
Medical Economics
JULY 8, 2024
Health care organizations comment on proposed rules established through legislation of 2022.
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