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Lessons in Health Data Privacy from the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act

Bill of Health

The past may hold important lessons for our uncertain future of health privacy for patients, physicians, and hospitals in the face of abortion subpoenas post- Dobbs. . Hospitals filed motions to quash Ashcroft’s subpoenas to varying degrees of success. . In Chicago, Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s motion was granted by U.S.

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A Travel Nurse Leaves Fears of Hospital Drug Tampering Across Three States

Kaiser Health News

Health officials in at least three states are investigating a travel nurse suspected of tampering with and potentially contaminating vials and syringes of opioid painkillers in two hospitals, then returning the vials to medication cabinets where they could be unknowingly given to patients. Those results haven’t been made public.

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HHS, DOD and vendors partner for critical care via telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As part of the government-funded program, Avel eCARE also provided critical care consulting to a small community hospital that was inundated with COVID-19 patients. This hospital already had called 150 different places to try and find a tertiary care center to transfer folks to, but to no avail.

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Why Data Analytics are Critical in a Value-Based Care (VBC) Environment

AIHC

Hospital reimbursement also changed. In 1983 Medicare shifted to the inpatient Prospective Payment System (PPS) and DRGs (Diagnostic Related Groups) and only paying a limited number of days to the hospital regardless of the actual length of stay. hospital, outpatient provider group, specialty care, radiology, laboratory).

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Tennessee Hospital Agrees to Pay $3.59 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Concerning Ambulance Services

The Health Law Firm

Maury Regional Hospital, located in Columbia, Tennesse, has agreed to pay the federal government over $3.5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that occurred between 2004 and 2009. Hospital Self-Reported After Compliance Program Revealed Billing Errors. By Miles Indest.

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Why Data Analytics are Critical in a Value-Based Care (VBC) Environment

AIHC

Hospital reimbursement also changed. In 1983 Medicare shifted to the inpatient Prospective Payment System (PPS) and DRGs (Diagnostic Related Groups) and only paying a limited number of days to the hospital regardless of the actual length of stay. hospital, outpatient provider group, specialty care, radiology, laboratory).

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Weekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: Health Care Bankruptcies on the Rise | United Healthcare Group’s Q4 2022 Earnings Increase

Hall Render

This news comes on the heels of hospital providers reporting a tough year with many posting negative margins. The main drivers of the increase in filings were increased labor and supply costs, interest rate increases, lack of government stimulus funds and lower investment returns. Overall, its 2022 earnings rose 16% to $20.1