JURIST

JUNE 28, 2023

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Wednesday that it was criminally charging 78 people for their alleged involvement in healthcare fraud schemes. billion worth of fraudulent claims to Medicare, a federal healthcare program. This is the first major arrest made by the DOJ related to healthcare fraud this year.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Pharmacies across the country are facing disruptions following a cyberattack on Change Healthcare — which is owned by Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. ”

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The vast majority of healthcare data isn’t used because it’s difficult to work with, according to Beth Andrews, chief digital health officer of life sciences and healthcare at Dell Technologies. Andrews made these comments during a session at the MedCity News INVEST Digital Health conference.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 29, 2024

This month, the World Health Organization released new guidelines on the ethics and governance of LLMs in healthcare. Reactions from the leaders of healthcare AI companies have been mainly positive.

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JURIST

AUGUST 20, 2023

The ACLU and Planned Parenthood of the Heartland announced Friday that they intend to appeal a Lancaster County district court ruling in favor of a Nebraska law restricting both abortions and gender-affirming healthcare to the Nebraska Supreme Court. However, in early August, Lancaster County District Judge Lori Maret rejected their argument.

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LLRX

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Zillman's expert guide includes links to a wide range of resources published by government, healthcare providers and educators, inclusive of the following topics: Healthcare Directories, Subject Trees and Subject Tracers; Healthcare Search Engines and Selected Bots; and Health Forums Online for Expert Support.

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iHire

APRIL 9, 2024

Learn how to conduct an effective virtual healthcare job interview and ensure your remote healthcare interview process helps you find the right candidates for your organization.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Amazon and 1Life Healthcare, Inc. Amazon announced its intended acquisition of the membership-based healthcare provider in July 2022. ” However, there may be ramifications for both One Medical customers’ health data privacy and the accessibility of healthcare. .]” billion acquisition of One Medical.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 31, 2024

Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In an interview at the Vive conference in Los Angeles, John Couris said that while he is sympathetic toward Change Healthcare’s current woes, he wants definitive answers soon.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Healthcare-focused market research firm Trilliant Health published a report detailing the 10 most significant economic trends affecting U.S. healthcare stakeholders in 2023.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Increasing costs and healthcare cybersecurity worries have sparked calls for new laws. The bipartisan “Strengthening Cybersecurity in Health Care Act” by four senators would require the HHS to perform routine evaluations of its systems and deliver biannual reports on practices and progress.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 29, 2023

There are three key trends for the healthcare industry to follow in 2024, including the rise of AI, increasing cost pressures and M&A activity, according to West Monroe.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Who do the California Office of Healthcare Affordability’s cost and market impact review regulations apply to? That depends on three questions, according to a recent webinar.

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iHire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Follow these healthcare retention strategies to create a strong workplace culture and reduce healthcare turnover at your organization.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

A Second Circuit decision vacated two lower court rulings which allowed healthcare workers to claim religious exemptions to New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. While the two lower court decisions originate from different jurisdictions, both pertain to healthcare workers’ concerns over the COVID-19 vaccine.

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JURIST

APRIL 4, 2023

While the bill awaits the state governor’s assent, it has received great opposition, especially from private hospitals and healthcare enterprises. The bill aims to increase access to healthcare, improve the quality of healthcare and places the onus on the government to maintain the state’s public health.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This week, two bipartisan members of the Senate Budget Committee launched an investigation into private equity and its impact on healthcare. They initiated the probe to get answers about “questionable financial transactions” that could be hurting care quality for patients at hospitals owned by private equity firms.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

GE HealthCare said Monday it has agreed to acquire MIM Software, a provider of medical imaging analysis and artificial intelligence solutions, in a move that the medical technology giant called "a key moment in the evolution of our technology."

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Above The Law

JULY 31, 2023

The average cost of a healthcare data breach is now $10.93 Healthcare has the highest data breach costs of all industries — breaches are second costliest in the financial sector, where the average cost is $5.9 million, up from $10.10 million in 2022, according to a new report. million.

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JURIST

JUNE 8, 2023

The Court held in favor of the appellant, David Dubin, who was convicted of healthcare fraud for overbilling Medicaid for services provided to a patient. The post US Supreme Court rules in favor of healthcare provider in identity theft dispute appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Above The Law

APRIL 23, 2023

The healthcare sector has been notoriously slow to adopt new technologies in the past, but Chat-GPT has already begun to enter the field.

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LLRX

JANUARY 26, 2023

Zillman's guide addresses the challenging landscape of healthcare information that proliferates on the internet. A large measure of the information hosted on self described authoritative health and healthcare sites is grounded in speculative, e-commerce drive subject matter. Zillman's Marcus P.

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iHire

APRIL 4, 2024

Do you know how to answer tough healthcare interview questions? Read our guide to learn why tough interview questions are asked in the medical field and how to stand out with your answers.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The state health benefit plan is the healthcare insurance offered by Georgia to its state and public employees. TLDEF’s legal director David Brown said that courts continue to find denying trans people healthcare to be illegal. As a result, Brown is confident that the outcome will be favorable.

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Law 360

MARCH 5, 2024

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan on Tuesday lamented what she deemed the "financialization" of healthcare resulting from private equity buyouts, in remarks coinciding with the launch of a multi-jurisdictional request for public comment on PE and other companies' growing control over the healthcare system.

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Above The Law

JUNE 20, 2023

HC3 recently warned healthcare providers about a “relatively unknown” ransomware gang named TimisoaraHackerTeam. The group leverages legitimate software tools like Microsoft’s BitLocker and Jetico’s BestCrypt to deliver its malware.

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JURIST

JUNE 1, 2022

Florida healthcare providers Wednesday filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block Florida’s new abortion law, which bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, set to take effect July 1. ” The healthcare providers are asking the court to enjoin the legislation to prevent it from taking effect and to strike it down. .”

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JURIST

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Tuesday reversed insider trading convictions against four defendants over leaks from a US healthcare agency. The post US appeals court drops insider trading convictions over healthcare leaks appeared first on JURIST - News. million in profits from this scheme.

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Above The Law

JUNE 13, 2023

Healthcare dealmakers must prepare for a new law and a recently-introduced bill in the California Senate, both of which aim to increase oversight in the healthcare M&A space. This is a legislative trend other states are beginning to participate in too — such as New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2022

US President Joe Biden Tuesday issued an executive order to improve citizens’ access to healthcare by expanding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid in furtherance of a similar order last year. The order made it the Biden administration’s policy to provide affordable high-quality healthcare to every citizen.

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JURIST

JULY 20, 2021

The US District Court for the District of Arizona Friday ordered the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Recovery (ADC) to trial for failure to make agreed-upon progress toward prison healthcare reforms.

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Law 360

APRIL 9, 2024

An attorney who specializes in Employee Retirement Income Security Act litigation testified on Tuesday as the first witness in a California bench trial for two certified classes claiming Prime Healthcare Services Inc.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The post Costco Takes On Healthcare, Though Differently From Other Retailers, Experts Say appeared first on Above the Law. Costco is partnering with Sesame to offer Costco Members discounted pricing on virtual health services, including primary care and mental health.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Even though nearly 40 states have passed laws to intensify penalties for violent acts committed against healthcare personnel, there is currently no federal law protecting hospital employees from assault or intimidation. This week, senators introduced a bipartisan bill that would make it a federal crime to assault hospital workers.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 9, 2023

Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia) penned a letter to Google leadership expressing concerns about Med-PaLM 2 — the company’s generative AI tool for healthcare providers that is currently being used by Mayo Clinic and other health systems.

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JURIST

MAY 27, 2023

The Australian Senate’s Community Affairs Committee released a report Friday calling for the Australian Government to improve access to reproductive healthcare following the Senate’s referral of an inquiry into the nation’s contraception and abortion services to the committee on September 28, 2022.

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