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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients’ lives at risk, researchers say States, FTC continue to target noncompetes: 3 updates The best hospital in each state, per Newsweek What to know about Stark law’s $9.2M Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy in Idaho Orthopedic activity in the 5 most underserved states St.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

Vincent Partners With Park Plaza Mall on Community Health Programs Former Arkansas Medical Board Chair Brian Hyatt Arrested for Medicaid Fraud New Provider in Arkansas Focuses on No-Rush Health Care Walker Foundation Pledges $1M to UAMS Radiation Oncology Center Five nonprofits to split $5.9 Luke’s receives $1.5

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MARCH 25, 2022

Moderna wants the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6. Louisville health department leader who oversaw COVID-19 vaccine distribution has died. Louisiana COVID-19 emergency declaration ends. Vaccine mandate for businesses lifted in New Orleans amid falling COVID numbers.

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MARCH 3, 2023

million for youth mental health care KENTUCKY Pike County nursing home officials release statement following loss of Medicare agreement Three Humana executives drop $11.2M

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APRIL 1, 2022

Hive ransomware shuts down California health care organization. California’s employee COVID vaccine mandate bill is shelved. Fraud plagues California’s hospice industry, audit finds. Hawaii Pacific Health to close all COVID-19 vaccination, testing sites. over MassHealth fraud.

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APRIL 26, 2024

health dept. processed 1.5 million Medicaid enrollees in 12 months; one month left in ‘unwinding’ University of Maryland Medical Center physicians unionize, a first in the state Emergency room wait times are worse than bad.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Francis Kansas hospital not rushing replacement for CFO fired for hiding fraud conviction KENTUCKY $6.5M Francis Kansas hospital not rushing replacement for CFO fired for hiding fraud conviction KENTUCKY $6.5M NATIONAL 8.5M

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

million Staff shortages hit Medicare Advantage stars, Kaiser exec says Sutter Health slips to 0.1% million Staff shortages hit Medicare Advantage stars, Kaiser exec says Sutter Health slips to 0.1% million patients stolen during ransomware attack MINNESOTA CFO of the Year 2023: Penny Cermak, HealthPartners Inc.

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JUNE 23, 2023

NATIONAL AHA, CHA respond to Human Rights Watch report on nonprofit hospitals AMA urges end of noncompete clauses in physician contracts Amazon launches $100M generative AI center, targeting healthcare As urged by AHA, Supreme Court rules government can dismiss FCA case over relator’s objection Biden announces leader of the CDC Bill would give Biden (..)

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Health policy researcher says Colorado has opportunity to reduce unwarranted Medicare Advantage prior authorization denials. CommonSpirit Health confirms ransomware attack. Indianapolis health care giant must face federal lawsuit alleging Medicare fraud. Humana Medicare plans available in Rhode Island starting 2023.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Physician leaders balk at Medicare 4.48% physician fee cut. Waterbury Woman Who Created False COVID-19 Vaccine Records is Sentenced. Bright Health exiting Florida Medicare Advantage market. MercyOne mostly back online following CommonSpirit ransomware attack. Denver-based DaVita to cut staff. CONNECTICUT.

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MARCH 18, 2022

CMS updates COVID-19 testing rules for long-term care facilities. Conti Ransomware Group Continues to Threaten Healthcare. DOJ Settles First Case Under Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative. Alabama rural hospitals getting $30 million grant to bounce back as COVID-19 cases drop.

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JUNE 3, 2022

AHA presses for False Claims Act probes to target payers over Medicare Advantage denials. CMS has cited 69 hospitals for noncompliance with worker vaccine mandate. Ransomware spurs weeks, months of IT downtime. Senator asks HHS to keep Laguna Honda Hospital open after losing Medicare funding. Providence St. Ascension St.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Fitch Revises Outlook on Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health (NH) to Negative; Affirms IDR and Revs at ‘A’ NEW JERSEY 2 nurses, medical resident injured in attack at New Jersey hospital, authorities say New Jersey man convicted in $4M fraud scheme NJ hospitals make progress after crippling cyberattacks According to U.S.

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JANUARY 21, 2022

AMDA releases COVID-19 vaccine medical exemption request forms, guidance. CMS healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccination mandate enforceable nationwide after Texas suit dismissed. CMS Sets March 15 Vaccine Deadline for Health Care Workers in 24 States After SCOTUS Decision. Following Data Breach.

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MARCH 29, 2024

after cyberattack CHI St. after cyberattack CHI St. migrants are a housing challenge. NEW HAMPSHIRE Ambulance service in N.H. The Triangle’s health outcomes rank among highest in the nation What HCA has told feds it’s doing to fix staffing issues at Mission Hospital.

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MAY 26, 2023

Margaret’s CEO warns closure looming without funds Conifer strikes partnership with Illinois hospital Ransomware gang claims it hit Illinois hospital Carle Health Certified as Great Place To Work for 6th Straight Year 20 IL Facilities Ranked Among Americas Best Maternity Hospitals INDIANA Can new Indiana law lower drug costs?

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

nursing home advocate: industry in ‘death spiral’ from lack of health care providers, low pay Georgia medical center named one of the ‘most beautiful hospitals in the U.S.’

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MAY 5, 2023

Health systems ‘taking a breath’ on major construction projects HHS to drop COVID-19 vaccine rule for hospitals HHS to Start Unwinding COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement How Are Health Care Organizations Working on DEI Efforts?

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JANUARY 7, 2022

COVID-19 hospitalizations up in 34 states. FDA expands use of Pfizer vaccine, green-lights boosters for children 12-15. Fitch Ratings: Kronos ransomware attack harms healthcare public finance sector. Empower Healthcare to pay $1 million penalty in Medicaid fraud settlement. fraud case in Arkansas.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

Supreme Court blocks Biden Covid vaccine mandate for businesses, allows health-care worker rule. 19% of US hospitals critically understaffed, 21% anticipate shortages: Numbers by state. 5 states facing the worst nursing home COVID-19 outbreaks. Much of Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate takes effect.

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JULY 8, 2022

Ransomware attack on finance company affects 600 hospitals, practices. Vendor Ransomware Attack Impacts 660 Healthcare Organizations. SCOTUS won’t hear challenge to health worker vaccine mandate. Colorado’s drop in life expectancy blamed on COVID, drugs. Vendor Ransomware Attack Impacts 660 Healthcare Organizations.

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APRIL 7, 2023

CareTrust CIO: After Entering Kansas with Latest Deal, We Are Keen for Other New Markets KENTUCKY 2 Louisville developments among biggest U.S. has one of the highest rates avoidable hospital visits in U.S. Epic EHR Implementation New retention and recruitment programs have shown signs of working for St. claims 4th-, 5th-largest U.S.

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JULY 29, 2022

Telehealth expansion for Medicare enrollees would be extended under a bill poised for House vote. Baltimore rolls out monkeypox vaccine to ‘highest risk’ residents. Massachusetts hospital sued for lost wages after Kronos ransomware attack. hospital caught up in $25 million Medicare scam. fraud crackdown.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

With a vaccine mandate looming, nursing homes face more staffing problems. WVU Medicine, University Hospitals among organizations revisiting vaccination deadlines. Medicare posts key nursing home staffing info for consumers. Medicare scheme. State of Arkansas assisting hospitals as COVID-19 hospitalizations climb.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

million expansion plan MidState Medical Center seeks permission for $8.4M million expansion plan MidState Medical Center seeks permission for $8.4M

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MARCH 22, 2024

To qualify, facilities must close their beds Amazon’s physician acquisition strategy As Many Hospitals Continue to Face Significant Financial Challenges, MedPAC Recommends Highest Ever Medicare Payment Update Change competitors step in but breaking up may be hard to do CMS to launch new primary care ACO program Congress unveils $1.2T

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Daytona Beach medical office building/surgery center HCA Healthcare breaks ground on new freestanding ER in Orlando Lee Health’s new state-of-the-art bloodmobile hits the road Naples physician charged with Medicare fraud gives up license; enters guilty plea Nemours opens full-time office for children in Panama City with St.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

million into USF Health’s new nursing simulation lab UF Health to open ER in former Lake County CVS Nurse Practitioner Convicted of $200M Health Care Fraud Scheme Florida joins 3 other states in adopting new, paid maternity leave for state workers GEORGIA Albany nonprofit addresses medical debt with D.C. officials, helps South Ga.

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JUNE 16, 2023

federal fraud settlement Local nursing home employees picket for better wages and benefits amid contract negotiations Medical office building in Halfmoon sold for $5.5 Patients, doctors laud ‘hospital at home,’ new model of care in NJ Valley Health delays opening of $868M New Jersey hospital project Zimmel secures surgical center in $3.7M

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Here’s why. to support growth plans Temple University Health sees $7.4M

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JULY 21, 2023

Million St. Million St. Vincent’s nurse, physician communication among top in Alabama UAB Hospital receives millions in state funds to expand ED 988 one year later: More needed to expand mental health in Alabama communities of color Alabama lawmakers hear from Pickens County on effort to re-open medical center ALASKA City OKs $8.1M

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MAY 12, 2023

Holcomb signs bill allowing pharmacists to prescribe contraception How 1 Indiana hospital rebuilt after a ransomware attack ‘I just love delivering babies’ | Meet Ascension St. News ranking says Michigan expert on history’s pandemics reflects on end of COVID emergency No organ transplants without a COVID-19 vaccine?

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