Fifty-six percent of hospitals have incomplete or non-existent enterprisewide data governance processes in place, according to a survey by business intelligence solutions provider Dimensional Insight.
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When New York-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) decided in 2015 to launch a telehealth program across its 6,200-square-mile service area, the 10-hospital network opted to build it from scratch, investing more than $7 million in technology and infrastructure.
Anderson, S.C.-based AnMed Health has agreed to pay more than $7 million to resolve allegations it submitted false claims to Medicare, according to the Department of Justice.
Republican Gov. Rick Scott, R, on Tuesday shared his plans to propose three-day prescription limits for opioid medications during Florida's 2018 legislative session.
State and federal efforts to curb surging opioid overdose rates often include capping initial opioid prescriptions at seven days. However, many surgical patients may require prescription refills after the seven-day supply is exhausted, according to a study published in JAMA…
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President Donald Trump said he intends to sign an executive order permitting health insurers to sell policies across state lines, Politico reports.
The U.S. Department of Justice has brought new charges against two former executives of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare and the ex-CEO of a prenatal clinic who were allegedly involved in a $400 million fraud scheme.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police revealed the identities of the police officer and the man he fatally shot at Las Vegas-based University Medical Center, according to CBS-8 News.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit Sept. 20 against Shepherd Healthcare, a medical practice in Lewisville, Texas, alleging the company violated federal law by failing to accommodate the religious beliefs of at least four employees, according to…
Judge Tanya Walton Pratt of the United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, struck down state abortion rules Friday, reports The Journal Gazette.