Fraudulent Practices Abound in Post-Accident Healthcare These costs often fall unfairly on patients and insurance providers May 09, 2024
Pre-Approval Plan Proposed for Medicare Advantage Insurers "No prior authorization without prior authorization," Senate Budget Committee chair says May 08, 2024
Medicare Hospital Trust Fund to Stay Solvent Until 2036, Trustees' Report Says Projection is 5 years longer than last year's prediction May 07, 2024
Fed Up With Prior Auths? What if Insurers Had to Pay You for Submitting Them? NYC urologist is seeking approval for a prior authorization CPT code May 06, 2024
The Plight of the Late-Boomer Physician Does anyone besides me feel like we got the short end of the financial stick? May 06, 2024
A Rare Chance to Really Connect An unexpected hole in my schedule gave me the chance to do something invaluable May 06, 2024
Psych Staffing Linked to Shorter Stays in Pediatric Emergency Observation Unit Observational study suggests a path to ease "unprecedented demands" for psychiatric care May 06, 2024
Cardiologists Float Idea of Unionization Among Ways to Protect Employee Physicians Even senior physicians are being threatened, according to forum at SCAI May 05, 2024
We're All Concierge Doctors Now We've unknowingly accepted all of the responsibilities and expectations, but without any benefits May 04, 2024
UnitedHealth CEO Slammed at Senate Hearing on Change Healthcare Cyberattack "A comprehensive scrub" of company's anti-competitive practices is long overdue, senator says May 01, 2024
House Republicans Bash New Nursing Home and Home Care Rules at Hearing "This approach simply won't work," said chair of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee May 01, 2024
Ground Beef Tested for H5N1; Wait Times for Docs at All-Time High; New COVID Variant Health news and commentary gathered by ľֱ staff Apr 30, 2024
Clinicians Not Great at Distinguishing Abstracts Written by Chatbot Healthcare providers recognized when an AI chatbot wrote an abstract less than half the time Apr 29, 2024
Philips to Pay Over $1 Billion to Resolve Lawsuits Over Sleep Apnea Devices Payout includes medical monitoring claims from patients who used company's CPAP, BiPAP machines Apr 29, 2024
Getting Everything in One Place Electronic health records aren't delivering on their promise of fewer paper forms Apr 29, 2024
New Reporting Requirements for Life-Saving Abortions Worry Some Texas Doctors "How can a physician feel protected enough to provide good medical care?" says Houston ob/gyn Apr 26, 2024
Doc Writes Book With ChatGPT; Can AI Detect STIs? How AI Replies to Patient Messages A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Apr 25, 2024
Houston Transplant Scandal: Families of Patients Who Died Begin Legal Action Surgeon has been accused of manipulating waitlist, making his patients ineligible for new livers Apr 25, 2024
FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements, Boosts Worker Protections Rule won't extend to health workers at "true nonprofits," and legal challenges have already begun Apr 24, 2024
CMS Pushes Back on Criticism of Nursing Home Staffing Rule Rule is needed because many nursing home patients don't get needed care, CMS administrator says Apr 23, 2024
California Nurses Rally Against AI Tools in Healthcare They demand hospitals take pause before rushing implementation of "untested" technologies Apr 23, 2024
Trial Opens for Former Hospital Director Accused of Sexual Abuse of Teen Patients Attorney for Virginia physician "adamantly" denied that any inappropriate conduct occurred Apr 23, 2024
How Trump Could Reshape Healthcare; E. Coli Alert; Does Doctor's Gender Matter? Health news and commentary gathered by ľֱ staff Apr 23, 2024
Getting in Touch, Figuring It All Out It's great to have more than one way to ask for help on a difficult case Apr 22, 2024
The Hidden Cost of Poor Hospital Waste Management Proper disposal of OR trash could save the healthcare system millions -- and help the environment Apr 18, 2024
Lawmakers Take Up Fallout From Change Healthcare Cyberattack Health sector likely to remain an "attractive target," says congressman Apr 16, 2024
Improper Payments in Medicare and Medicaid: Who's at Fault? Republicans and Democrats took differing approaches on the subject at a House hearing Apr 16, 2024
Algorithm Predicts Disability From Point-of-Care EEGs Hospitalized patients with seizure burden of at least 50% had poor outcomes Apr 16, 2024
Decaying Bodies and COVID Fraud? Health Worker Minimum Wage; Pharma's Small Tax Bill Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Apr 16, 2024
Taking Care of Patients Beyond the Confines of the Traditional Office Visit Home monitoring can offer a great way to extend our services Apr 15, 2024
Federal Probes Need to Look Beyond Private Equity-Owned Healthcare for Alleged Abuse Non-profit entities should also be fair game, says Ron Harman King, JD, MS Apr 14, 2024 video
Are Hospital Websites Upfront About User Privacy and Data Sharing? New study finds many hospitals don't have privacy policies on their websites Apr 11, 2024
House Members Struggle to Craft Road Map for Future of Telehealth Lawmakers examine issues around reimbursement, licensure, and patient choice Apr 11, 2024
Doc's Murderer Imprisoned; Butt Injection Arrest; Free Botox for Sex A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Apr 11, 2024
SPAC Activity Should Be Monitored Amid Corporatization of Healthcare SPACs offer a new way for private healthcare companies to go public Apr 10, 2024
No, a Jail Is Not an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Facility How local jails ignore medical guidelines and contribute to the overdose crisis Apr 09, 2024
'I Feel So Violated': Over 200 Patients Accuse Doc of Sex Abuse, Unnecessary Exams Alleged victims included women and several men Apr 09, 2024
Here's Why Nurses Are Exiting Healthcare Aside from planned retirement, burnout, insufficient staffing, and family all cited in survey Apr 09, 2024
Paging Dr. Sinclair When it comes to artificial intelligence in healthcare, there are still a few bugs in the system Apr 08, 2024
Chat-Based Messaging Lowered Alcohol Use in At-Risk College Students Real-time instant messaging was more effective than text messaging at reducing alcohol intake Apr 08, 2024