Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases

    From a New York City physician indicted in an alleged $20.7 million scheme to a call center owner indicted in a $97 million scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker's has reported on since Feb. 16:
  2. Hospitals grapple with measles exposures

    An increase in measles activity this year is coinciding with a rise in potential exposures as infected individuals seek medical care at healthcare facilities across the nation.
  3. Amazon launches virtual medical assistance through Alexa

    Amazon's Alexa has integrated a telehealth and virtual healthcare delivery platform by Hellocare into its software, allowing patients to make calls and seek medical assistance from physicians and nurses through the use of their voice.

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  1. Why digital health needs a 'strategy overhaul'

    Digital health platforms must take a page from Big Tech companies — and largely do the opposite to succeed in healthcare, per an MIT Sloan Management Review article.
  2. 4 recent Joint Commission moves

    In the past several weeks, The Joint Commission has announced winners of an annual patient safety and quality award, recognized a state for being the first where all hospitals are on track to earn a new certification and more. 
  3. Louisiana behavioral health system gets 2 'immediate jeopardy' citations in a year

    Northlake Behavioral Health System in Mandeville, La., has received two "immediate jeopardy" designations for substandard patient care within a year and is at risk of losing the ability to collect Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, nola.com reported March 6. 
  4. 'Never let a crisis go to waste': How Change cyberattack could change healthcare

    Many health system CIOs are still dealing with the fallout of the Change Healthcare cyberattack nearly three weeks after it led to disruptions across the industry, but some IT chiefs say the event could pave the way for changes.

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  1. Oracle Health launch in Chicago a 'critical test' for VA EHR

    An Oracle Health implementation in the Chicago area could be a "critical test" for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs EHR rollout, NextGov/FCW reported.
  2. What Mark Cuban learned from a $141K oversight

    Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban's generic drug company launched an online pharmacy in January 2022, and as he has spent more time in the healthcare industry, he has been vocal about lessons learned along the way. 
  3. 10 urgent patient safety challenges in 2024

    While employment for new clinicians was positive in the last year with 96% of new nurses finding work, the issue is transitioning those clinicians from education into bedside and hospital practice, which is the most pressing safety challenge of 2024, according to the ECRI's annual report on patient safety.
  4. Phishing scheme targets UC San Diego Health

    UC San Diego Health says a phishing scheme has targeted its employees, compromising some patient data. 

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  1. CMS accelerates payments to physicians following Change attack

    CMS is expanding its response to the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare to include advance payments to physicians and other outpatient care providers experiencing claims disruptions.
  2. 5 hot spots for job growth

    High housing costs in the Bay Area and Northeast are driving workers out — and into the warm weather and work-life balance of the Sun Belt, The Wall Street Journal reported March 8. 
  3. Epic's fantastical new 'Other Worlds' campus

    Epic is planning a fantastical theme for its upcoming sixth campus, the Wisconsin State Journal reported March 10.  
  4. Steward looks to transfer all 9 Massachusetts hospitals amid lawmaker backlash

    Dallas-based Steward Health Care is looking to transfer ownership of its nine Massachusetts hospitals as lawmakers shared another letter with Steward's CEO Ralph de la Torre, MD, "blasting him" over the health system's ongoing financial struggles.
  5. Median ED visit times by type, volume

    Median emergency department visit times vary greatly based on a multitude of factors, including facility type, patient demographics and annual volumes, data from the Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance shows.
  6. Physician specialties with the happiest marriages

    More pulmonary medicine physicians report having happier marriages than any other specialty, according to a Medscape report.
  7. Michigan hospital taps chief nursing officer

    Bronson Battle Creek (Mich.) Hospital appointed Steve Polega, BSN, RN, vice president and chief nursing officer.
  8. HHS requests 'stopgap' payments to hospitals, pause on prior authorizations amid Change outage

    The cyberattack disrupting Change Healthcare's claims processing system has had a financial impact on hospitals and forced many to develop workarounds for claims submissions.
  9. St. Luke's taps CFO

    Chesterfield, Mo..-based St. Luke's Hospital has appointed Jon Vitiello CFO. 

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