Meaningful use payments pass $30B mark

According to CMS data, there are 447,842 providers participating in meaningful use programs as of March.

Of the $30 billion total in incentive payments, approximately $7.7 billion was paid to Medicare eligible professionals, $3.6 billion was paid to Medicaid eligible professionals, $18.3 billion was paid to eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals and $400 million was paid to Medicare Advantage organizations.

Feds' ER records request leaves systems in limbo

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has contacted several health systems nationwide requesting emergency room records, including personally identifiable patient information,…

Qilin ransomware racks up 168 healthcare victims

Hackers are using AI to accelerate attacks on hospital virtual private networks, reviving a tactic first deployed during the COVID-19…

FTC sues Hims & Hers over health data sharing, billing practices

The Federal Trade Commission sued Hims & Hers on July 29, alleging the San Francisco-based telehealth company shared consumers’ sensitive…

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