Oluwatobi Yerokun, MD, of Joplin, Mo., pleaded guilty to fraudulently ordering $8.7 million in products and tests for 2,184 Medicare and Medicaid patients he never met or examined, the Justice Department said Sept. 21.
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The benefits of switching to the cloud, according to health IT execs
Cloud-based platforms have many benefits including helping create cost savings, creating a more integrated and scalable health IT foundation, and bolster health systems cybersecurity infrastructure, according to health system CIOs.
US healthcare workers walk off the job: 14 strikes in 2022
Healthcare workers have participated in labor strikes across the U.S., citing concerns about staffing, patient care, working conditions and employee retention.
4 health systems on how they’re making sure diagnoses aren’t missed virtually
With the shift to digital and telehealth that accelerated during the pandemic, providers have to accurately diagnose and treat diseases in patients who they may only see over a computer screen.
Walgreens president to leave company
The president of Walgreens Boots Alliance, John Standley, is exiting the company and his pharmacy role will be filled by the CEO Shields Health Solutions, which Walgreens fully acquired for $1.3 billion Sept. 20.
Universal Health Services elects new board member
Nina Chen was elected to the board of directors of Universal Health Services, a for-profit hospital operator based in King of Prussia, Pa.
Lasso, CMI Media run successful pilot with IMB Watson ad accelerator
Healthcare marketing and analytics platform Lasso and healthcare media company CMI Media Group shared the results of their pilot with IBM Watson to create personalized healthcare marketing campaigns.
Biden wants cancer-detecting blood tests — scientists say it’s not that simple
President Joe Biden wants to foster research into developing blood tests that detect cancer as part of the Cancer Moonshot program, but scientists say identifying cancer’s origins is complicated, The Washington Post reported Sept. 22.
29% of physicians report developing personal friendships with patients
Despite warnings from the American Medical Association to avoid personal relationships with patients, 29 percent of physicians reported developing friendships with patients in Medscape’s 2022 Physician Friendships report.
CommonSpirit posts $1.3B annual operating loss
CommonSpirit Health, a 142-hospital system based in Chicago, reported a loss for the 12 months ended June 30, according to financial documents released Sept. 23.
