Healthcare organizations experienced 692 data breaches from July 2021 to June 2022, according to a report published July 20 in HIPAA Journal.
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CMS has proposed another physician pay cut in its Medicare physician fee schedule proposed for 2023. Seven physicians leaders were asked what the healthcare industry will look like if physician reimbursement continues to drop. This is how they responded:
Here are five data breaches affecting healthcare organizations that Becker's has reported on since April 25:
The demand for specialty physicians has increased, leading to a rebound of salaries that had fallen during the pandemic, according to AMN Healthcare's Merritt Hawkins’ Review, published June 30.
Medline held a ribbon cutting ceremony July 20 for its new 1.4 million-square-foot medical distribution center in Grayslake, Ill., thought to be the largest medical-grade distribution center in the country.
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Michigan endocrinologist Bashar Kiami, MD, has pleaded guilty to tax evasion, the Justice Department said July 19.
The HHS Office of Inspector General released an advisory opinion highlighting the potential for fraud and abuse in provider-sponsored continuing education programs, according to a July 19 article in JDSupra.
The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers has elected two new board members and a new president.
Smyrna, Tenn.-based physician and clinic owner Hau La was convicted of unlawfully distributing opioids, the U.S. Justice Department said July 20.
Health First received zoning approval from the Brevard County Commission on July 19 for its proposed $508 million hospital and wellness village in Merritt Island, Fla., Florida Today reported.