Because so much patient information is digital nowadays, healthcare data privacy is just an “illusion” in the U.S., a Yale School of Medicine professor wrote June 1 in BMJ.
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Banner Health has ratings affirmed as financial profile remains favorable
Phoenix-based Banner Health, an operator of 29 acute care hospitals, has seen various bond ratings affirmed between “AA-” and “AA+,” S&P Global said June 1. The agency also assigned “AA-” ratings on new debt.
UnitedHealthcare's 'ulterior motive' to new advanced notification process
On May 31, UnitedHealthcare reversed the proposed June 1 implementation of a controversial prior authorization process that would require gastroenterologists to submit requests for certain endoscopy procedures.
4 cyberattacks affecting patient services
Cyberattacks can be enormously disruptive to hospital infrastructure and services.
Employee inappropriately accessed EHRs at MUSC Health
An employee from MUSC Health Lancaster (S.C.) Medical Center inappropriately accessed electronic health records of about 1,800 patients between Oct. 6, 2022, and April 11, 2023.
HHS to select new vendor in data-sharing initiative
The HHS has a big decision to make in selecting a new vendor for the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, a project created by the 21st Century Cures Act designed to secure the sharing of data, Politico reported June 1.
HHS finalizes end of COVID-19 vaccination rule for hospitals
The federal government is formally withdrawing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of CMS-certified healthcare facilities that was enacted in November 2021 and moving to treat the virus, from an oversight standpoint, more like the flu. &nbs…
4 investments from Mayo
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is one the most notable health systems in the country and has a large investment arm to match.
US News wants to stick with hospitals. Will hospitals stick with US News?
Since U.S. News & World Report started its Best Hospitals rankings in 1990, the classification has become the industry’s gold standard. If hospitals were to shun the rankings like law and medical schools, big questions loom for what it means to be the …
Former employees say Epic's noncompetes suppress wages, stifle innovation
Some former Epic employees say the EHR vendor’s noncompete agreements have held them back from advancing their careers and stifled innovation in the Madison, Wis., area, Isthmus reported June 1.
