Ransomware attacks in the healthcare industry have increased in 2024, according to a SafetyDetectives "Healthcare Under Siege: Ransomware in 2024" report released Nov. 13.
Author: Francesca Mathewes
William Lipshutz, a Philadelphia gastroenterologist and former chief of gastroenterology at Pennsylvania Hospital, died Nov. 4 at 82, according to a Nov. 14 obituary published by The Philadelphia Inquirer.
ASCs have been under pressure as the anesthesia shortage persists and anesthesia providers become spread increasingly thin, sometimes resulting in tensions between providers and ASC leaders.
On Nov. 1, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans representing Connecticut, New York and Missouri announced changes to their evaluation process for claims for anesthesia services.
Under the Biden administration, the Federal Trade Commission took strong anti-trust positions and boosted pro-worker policies, such as a ban on noncompete agreements.
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A former psychiatrist at Manchester Memorial Hospital in Hartford, Conn., is suing parent company Prospect Medical Holdings over alleged insurance fraud, CT Insider reported Nov. 13.
Bradenton, Fla.-based MCR Health, a nonprofit medical group, sought Chapter 11 protection Nov. 11, the Tampa Bay Business Journal reported Nov. 13.
Aurora, Colo.-based University of Colorado Health has agreed to pay $23 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by improperly coding certain evaluation and management claims, and submitting them to federal healthcare programs.
So-called "nuclear verdicts," defined as jury awards of more than $10 million in civil cases, have been on the rise across healthcare.
While California has the overall highest number of ASCs in the U.S. with 1,218, according to an April report by Definitive Healthcare, the Southeast has seen rapid growth of outpatient clinics.