Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

hospital owner Ardent Health Services was hit with a ransomware attack. Hospitals in multiple states have been forced to divert ambulances and reschedule some elective patient procedures after U.S. Hospitals in multiple states have been forced to divert ambulances and reschedule some elective procedures after U.S.

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The HIPAA Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

Ransomware Hits Healthcare Harder: If you've been living under a rock, you may not know this, but healthcare is the hardest-hit industry as far as ransomware and cybersecurity issues go.

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Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

A small Iowa pharmacy is accusing CVS Caremark of forcing independent pharmacies to sign one-sided contracts in order to stay in its network and continue dispensing drugs for its millions of covered lives.

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Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The lawsuit was filed in Connecticut and seeks class action status to represent all consumers nationwide who had claims reviewed by PxDx.

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Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 23, 2024

The suit alleges the health system and a vendor failed to implement standards or promptly alert people whose data may have been exposed following a cyberattack.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 1, 2023

For the 113th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we are dusting off the crystal balls we haven’t touched since 2021 for another round of Hit or Miss! Plus, enjoy all the “Hit” or “Miss” baseball references in our predictions as we celebrate the start of the baseball season as well.

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Hospitals 105

Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The suit alleges Salem Community Hospital and Perry Johnson & Associates waited months before informing affected individuals. The breach may have exposed the data of nearly nine million people across the country.

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Hospitals 276

Healthcare Dive

MARCH 21, 2024

Insurers could increase claims denials and engage in aggressive contract negotiations with hospitals as profitability in the popular plans declines.

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Hospitals 242

Healthcare Dive

JULY 22, 2022

The hospital operator estimated the breach had a $100 million unfavorable EBITDA impact and said its systems have since been rebuilt.

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Hospitals 327

Fierce Healthcare

JULY 25, 2023

Two Cigna members have hit the insurer with a class action lawsuit, accusing the company of using an algorithm to improperly deny scores of patient claims. | Two Cigna members have hit the insurer with a class action lawsuit, accusing the company of using an algorithm to improperly deny scores of patient claims.

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The 2022 report comes after regulators finalized merger guidelines this week that could have a chilling effect on healthcare M&A.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 20, 2023

The EHR Association has long supported the goals of the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing Proposed Rule (HTI-1) released in April […] The article The Undue Burden of ONC’s HTI-1 On Providers, HIT Developers appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. (..)

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Becker's Health IT

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Patient information may have been compromised at Premier Health as the communications software company the organization uses was hit by the massive MOVEit breach that affected companies around the U.S., Dayton Daily News reported Nov.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 26, 2023

CVS braces for $1B hit following Medicare Advantage star ratings drop pminemyer Fri, 05/26/2023 - 12:45

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 21, 2023

The layoffs disclosed late last week to state labor departments include 770 employees in CVS’ Rhode Island headquarters, and about 520 workers at health insurer Aetna’s Connecticut hub.

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Becker's Health IT

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago likely won't face an immediate hit to its credit rating from the cyberattack it has been dealing with since late January, according to Fitch Ratings.

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Hospitals 63

Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The suit alleges a Steward-run hospital improperly billed Medicare for more than 1,000 false claims.

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Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The health system is still grappling with the cyberattack more than a week after it first disclosed it was dealing with an unspecified “IT security incident.” ” The hospital chain said it is working to bring systems back online as quickly as possible.

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Ransomware Hospitals 287

Healthcare Dive

JULY 12, 2023

The health system failed to implement safeguards to secure patients’ health information and provided insufficient details about the stolen data, the suit alleges.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2022

"When COVID-19 hit, patients avoided coming into the office when possible," said Laura Mrazik, telehealth coordinator at MaineGeneral Health. Additionally, the overall CHF readmission rate has hit 0% in four of the last nine months. in the same months the prior year. Laura Mrazik, MaineGeneral Health.

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Healthcare Dive

JUNE 6, 2022

The complaint accuses the company, along with CEO Jason Gorevic and CFO Mala Murphy, of downplaying competition in the telehealth sector that stifled growth in mental health and chronic care businesses.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The hits keep coming for embattled health company DocGo. | An investor filed a proposed class-action lawsuit Friday against the company and five current and former members of its top brass, aiming to recover losses they suffered amid recent controversy.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 11, 2023

The request for more information pushes back the timeline of the merger as regulators take a more active stance in healthcare M&A oversight.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 20, 2024

The health system has been hit with at least 35 lawsuits in the last year alleging issues ranging from unpaid bills and falsified checks to doctor kickback schemes.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 4, 2023

Telehealth company Amwell hit with $330M impairment charge as share price declines hlandi Thu, 05/04/2023 - 07:40

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 30, 2022

Florida is freezing enrollment in Centene's plans, according to a March 17 letter sent to the CEO of the Florida division, the Sunshine State Health Plan.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

At issue is the hospitals’ use of the “Meta Pixel” website code, which potentially analyzed, gathered and shared the protected medical data of hundreds of thousands of patients, in violation of HIPAA, according to the suit.

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HIPAA Hospitals 315

Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

More than 1,700 nurses have been on strike in New Jersey since the beginning of August. The hospital and union are expected to return to the bargaining table on Thursday.

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Becker's Health IT

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

"Optum's Change Healthcare reports cyberattack on Feb. 21, disrupting connectivity. Ongoing issue as of Feb. 15B transactions affected."

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 28, 2024

This is a developing story and will be updated following Walgreens' Q2 earnings call this morning. Walgreens lost nearly $6 billion in its fiscal 2024 second quarter to write down the value of its investment in primary care clinic chain VillageMD.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 4, 2024

The ransomware group didn’t just regroup quickly after a law enforcement takedown. It carried out the worst attack on U.S. infrastructure to date, according to experts.

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HealthIT Answers

AUGUST 29, 2023

The post Challenge of HIT Systems Design with Patient Care in Mind appeared first on Health IT Answers. NOW on Demand Tell Me Where IT Hurts episode with host Dr. Jay Anders and his guest Marcus Perez, President of Altera Digital Health discussing patient center EHR design.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 18, 2021

Second, it was a chance to get out and see the start of the HIT Like A Girl Podcast’s epic journey across the country and back […]. This weekend was a unique one for me as I headed to California for a camping trip. First, it was one of the first trips I’d taken since COVID-19.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 13, 2023

The major healthcare and life sciences lender closed Friday in the culmination of a rapid four-day nosedive that left some healthcare companies temporarily locked out of funds.

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Kindbody hits unicorn status with Vios Fertility Institute acquisition, new leadership additions. Tue, 02/01/2022 - 17:13.

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Healthcare data breaches hit all-time high in 2021, impacting 45M people. Tue, 02/01/2022 - 16:25.

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Healthcare Dive

JUNE 13, 2022

Marrying LHC, which manages a sizable share of the home health market, with Optum, one of the biggest physician groups in the country, has raised regulators’ eyebrows.

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