LCMC Health has secured an early win in its legal battle against the Federal Trade Commission after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled that the case should be heard in a federal court in Louisiana, nola.com reported May 25.
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CISA, FBI release updated guide on stopping ransomware attacks
An updated guide to help hospitals and healthcare facilities prevent ransomware attacks and subsequent data extortion tactics was rolled out May 24 by a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and FBI task force.
Some physicians, residents refuse to practice, train in states with abortion bans
Some practicing physicians — as well as residents and people considering a career in medicine — say they will not work or train in states that have restricted or banned abortion services.
ChatGPT meets its match in GI exam
After passing various U.S. medical exams, ChatGPT met its match in the American College of Gastroenterology Self-Assessment Test, researchers found.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear to pay $5.7M in false claims settlement
Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston has agreed to pay over $5.7 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, the Justice Department reported May 24.
Analysis suggests only a 'sliver' of California's hospitals are truly in crisis
Headlines abound about California’s hospitals being in financial difficulties, but a large majority of them don’t need bailouts, according to a May 25 CaliforniaHealthline report.
Are gastroenterologists dropping Medicare, Medicaid patients?
Twenty percent of gastroenterologists have not yet decided if they will drop Medicare and Medicaid patients, according to Medscape’s “Gastroenterologist Compensation Report” for 2023.
'Digital bridge' between brain, spinal cord helps paralyzed man walk again
Researchers in Switzerland have developed implants that provide a “digital bridge” between the brain and spinal cord, which have allowed a man to walk again 12 years after being paralyzed from the waist down in a motorcycle accident, The New York Times…
Epic in the last 30 days
From adding 23 hospitals and health systems to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement to working with Microsoft to train its Azure OpenAI to draft clinicians’ messages to patients, here are five updates on Epic’s operations, software produ…
VA secretary: Cerner EHR troubles won't mean staff, funding cuts at Washington hospital
Denis McDonough, the secretary of veterans affairs, said he will further investigate claims that Spokane, Wash.-based Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center would have to cut staff due to a projected $35 million budget deficit caused largely by its Cerner E…
