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Sacred Heart Hospital scandal engulfs another doctor's reputation
Dr. Venkateswara Kuchipudi is the lastest doctor convicted of fraud at the now-closed Sacred Heart Hospital.
By Nina Flanagan • March 8, 2016 -
The rise of long-term care plans in life insurance plans
Hybrid policies provide long-term care with life insurance or a fixed annuity.
By Nina Flanagan • March 8, 2016 -
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TrendlineProvider burnout
Hospitals are still struggling with provider burnout, after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying staffing issues and prompted workers to quit their jobs.
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Together at last? Mental health services in primary care settings could improve care outcomes
As figures surrounding serious mental issues estimate they cost the U.S. $193.2 billion in lost earnings annually, one study found patients had better diabetes and hypertension control when they received primary care at a mental health facility.
By Nina Flanagan • March 8, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How easy is it to impersonate a doctor?
In some cases, all it takes is the walk and the talk.
By Heather Caspi • March 7, 2016 -
Ambulatory hirings outpaced hospitals in February
Healthcare overall is on pace to become the largest sector in the U.S.
By Heather Caspi • March 7, 2016 -
HHS incentivizes API innovation with provider user-experience challenge
HHS has opened submissions for its challenge designed to create provider apps that sync consumers' data using open APIs.
By Nina Flanagan • March 3, 2016 -
IBM, American Sleep Apnea Association launch SleepHealth app
The new app will be used in a patient-driven study to identify connections between sleep habits and health outcomes.
By Nina Flanagan • March 2, 2016 -
CareSync, NextGen Healthcare partner to provide chronic care management services
NextGen Healthcare's customers will be able to use CareSync CCM (chronic care management) to more easily meet requirements in Medicare's CCM program .
By Nina Flanagan • March 2, 2016 -
Deep Dive
'Leap year babies' still face medical records challenges
Leapers face technical issues when it comes to having health IT systems recognize their Feb. 29 birthdate.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 29, 2016 -
Deep Dive
The next wave in healthcare cyberattacks: Ransomware
Ransomware is holding hospitals hostage and reports indicate medical devices are next.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 29, 2016 -
NJ hospital ex-employee may have exposed 213 patients to HIV, hepatitis
A former pharmacist at the hospital could have exposed patients who received intravenous morphine or hydromorphone medications to these diseases.
By Ana Mulero • Feb. 26, 2016 -
FDA
Deep DivePrecision medicine: So close, yet so far away
“Just on a chemical basis, some targets are easy and some targets are hard … and the hard ones require more cost for a company."
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 25, 2016 -
Philips to launch new wearable biosensor
The new monitoring device is geared towards at-risk hospital patients.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 25, 2016 -
Study: Residents spend 5 hours a day on EHR documentation
The new data correlates with national survey results showing residents spend more than four hours daily on EHR data entry.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 25, 2016 -
Kentucky website provides addiction treatment information
The new website provides information on 130 Kentucky providers that treat drug addictions.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 25, 2016 -
Obama, governors outline strategies to counter opioid abuse crisis
More than two dozen states and 13 cities have petitioned the FDA to require warnings about the dangers of combining opioids and benzodiazepines.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 24, 2016 -
Diagnostics CEO guilty of healthcare fraud, faces life sentence
Rafael Chikvashvili, CEO of Alpha Diagnostics, was convicted of two counts of healthcare fraud that resulted in two deaths.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 23, 2016 -
Nearly 50% of mastectomies now outpatient procedures, AHRQ report says
Mastectomies increased 36% from 2005 to 2013 although breast cancer rates have stayed stable in the same time period.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 23, 2016 -
Stroke rates higher in younger adults
Obesity rates are climbing among adults under age 50, often leading to high blood pressure and then stroke.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 23, 2016 -
HPV drops 64% in teenage girls after vaccine
Ten years after its introduction, a HPV vaccine has reduced the virus in teenage girls by 64%.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 23, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Cash discounts for bypassing insurance stirs up debate, administrative unease
The process may provide a short-term gain for all involved, but could it hurt in the long run?
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 22, 2016 -
Researchers report first potential vaccine against designer opioid
Fentanyl use is on the rise as drug dealers have created variants to mix with or substitute for heroin.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 19, 2016 -
Seventh Generation CEO invests in sexual wellness startup
Seventh Generation's CEO John Replogle is investing in company's founder and former CEO's sexual health startup Sustain Natural.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 18, 2016 -
UCSF uses social networks to deliver mental healthcare
Social networking is being used at the Young Adult and Family Center at the University of California San Francisco to deliver mental health services to adolescents, young adults, and veterans.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 18, 2016 -
Florida teen arrested for posing as physician, running illegal medical office
The teen had also set up a profile on Health Grades, which is no longer on the website.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 18, 2016
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