While healthcare data breaches fell slightly in 2024 compared to 2023, the number of individuals affected by data breaches sky-rocketed, driven by the February 2024 ransomware attack on Change Healthcare that compromised the data of approximately 190 million people. As technology like AI and EHR systems develop at a rapid pace, many are wondering how […]
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California is the highest-paying state for registered nurses, according to 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. In 10 states, RNs earn more than $100,000 on average. Here are the five top-paying states for RNs in 2025. Find the full list of pay by state here. 1. California: $148,330 2. […]
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Amid a flurry of federal policies related to healthcare in recent months, here are five notes on where healthcare technology is headed under the Trump administration: 1. CMS administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, recently promoted the use of AI avatars during his first all-staff CMS meeting, according to an April 9 report by Wired magazine. Sources […]
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A jury ruled that Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center violated Vermont’s disability discrimination law when it fired Misty Blanchette Porter, MD, in 2017, awarding her $1.125 million in damages, InDepthNH.org reported April 14. What happened? “We are gratified that the jury agreed with Dartmouth Health,” a statement for the heath system told Becker’s. “They found no retaliation, […]
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Eden-Prairie, Minn.-based Dillman Clinic & Lab and another small health care provider in the state have filed for a preliminary injunction in federal court against UnitedHealth Group over the healthcare giant’s emergency loan repayment demands, The Minnesota Star Tribune reported April 16. UnitedHealth Group provided $9 billion in interest-free loans to healthcare providers impacted by […]
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Eden-Prairie, Minn.-based Dillman Clinic & Lab and another small health care provider in the state have filed for a preliminary injunction in federal court against UnitedHealth Group over the healthcare giant’s emergency loan repayment demands, The Minnesota Star Tribune reported April 16. UnitedHealth Group provided $9 billion in interest-free loans to healthcare providers impacted by […]
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Here are five updates on payers for ASC leaders and physicians to know: 1. Around one-quarter of small businesses that purchased health insurance in 2022 discontinued coverage in 2023, according to a report from JPMorganChase. Among small businesses with no employees, 26% stopped paying health insurance premiums between 2022 and 2023. Among businesses with employees, […]
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Michael Groff, MD, a neurosurgeon, and his wife, Joy Saini, MD, a urogynecologist, their children and their respective partners, six people in total, were killed in a plane crash in upstate New York, the Times Herald-Record reported April 15. The couple, their children and their children’s partners were traveling to Hudson, N.Y., on April 12 […]
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An Ashland City, Tenn.-based physician was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a $41 million healthcare fraud scheme, according to an April 14 news release from the Justice Department. What happened?
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In April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission finalized a rule that would effectively ban the majority of noncompete agreements in employer contracts. The rule has since been challenged in lawsuits. Critically, in August, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction blocking the ban’s implementation, leaving its future in flux as FTC leadership changed […]
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