News 1/31/24 – HIStalk
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A district attorney in New York charges a 21 year-old Florida man with stealing the prescribing credentials of hundreds of doctors, which he used to fill and sell tens of thousands of prescriptions…
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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 1/29/24 – HIStalk
I’m a big fan of virtual care. It has the potential to revolutionize healthcare if we can get patients, providers, payers, and state regulators all on the same page.
Unfortunately, there’s still a lot…
Program Integrity Systems – HIStalk
Reducing Medicaid’s Fraud & Waste: Program Integrity SystemsBy Gerald Maccioli, MD
Gerald Maccioli, MD, MBA is chief medical officer of HHS Technology Group of Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Medicaid, a cornerstone of healthcare support…
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Monday Morning Update 1/29/24 – HIStalk
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UK doctors warn that patient care will suffer under new laws that would limit their use of messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Signal for clinical use.
A journalist’s BMJ article says that…
News 1/26/24 – HIStalk
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Humana shares dropped 16% on Thursday as the health insurer issued full-year earnings guidance that was half of Wall Street’s expectations.
The company, which primarily sells Medicare Advantage insurance, said that its medical expenses…
EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 1/25/24 – HIStalk
I had dinner the other night with a group of family physicians. It was an interesting bunch. Three of them have left employed practice models to open their own primary care practices. One is…
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Healthcare AI News 1/24/24 – HIStalk
WHO publishes recommendations for governments on using AI for public health and medical purposes:
Give developers access to computing power and paid data sets if they agree to follow ethical principles.
Use laws and regulations to…
News 1/24/24 – HIStalk
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Top researchers at Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, including its CEO and COO, are accused of falsifying published research articles by Photoshopping scientific graphics.
Research integrity experts identified 57 studies that appear to have been…
Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 1/22/24 – HIStalk
Many organizations are focusing their healthcare IT and clinical investments on Social Determinants of Health. This could include configuring patient portals to gather relevant information, enhancing EHR workflows to allow clinicians to view and…
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Monday Morning Update 1/22/24 – HIStalk
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Massachusetts regulators worry that Steward Health Care’s financial problems may force it to close hospitals, with the resulting loss of jobs and access to care.
Steward operates 33 hospitals in nine states, nine…
