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11 charged in $2B telehealth fraud scheme

The Justice Department has charged 11 individuals in connection with telehealth fraud schemes that resulted in more than $2 billion in false claims.

4 delayed hospital construction projects

Supply chain issues, inflation and capital costs caused hospitals in Pennsylvania, Arizona, New Jersey and Virginia to delay or scrap expansion plans.

14 Mount Sinai-supported startups

New York City-based Mount Sinai has an active innovation arm helping a diverse group of companies, including precision diagnostic companies focusing on allergies and vaccine platforms.

Epic's biggest moves in the first half of 2023

From partnering with Microsoft and Nuance to add GPT-4 powered clinical documentation to its software, to getting leading health systems and hospitals from across the U.S. to use its software to share health information with the Trusted Exchange Framew…

IBM using generative AI to develop COVID-19 antivirals

IBM and the University of Oxford used generative artificial intelligence to find four new potential COVID-19 antiviral drugs.

Regulations on EHR AI use could come later this year

HHS has proposed a rule that would require EHR systems using AI and algorithms to provide additional information to its users about how those technologies work, FedScoop reported June 28. 

Former Mass General Brigham CEO lands $115M for digital mental health company

Gary Gottlieb, MD, the former CEO of Boston-based Mass General Brigham, has co-founded Author Health, a digital mental health company serving Medicare Advantage patients, Boston Business Journals reported June 28.

Medical group pay changes, by specialty

Primary care compensation climbed 6.1 percent from 2021 to 2022, compared to 1.5 percent and 1.6 percent increases for medical and surgical specialties, respectively, according to a new survey from the American Medical Group Association.

Lead with the team: How MetroHealth's cardiology chief tackles challenges

Meera Kondapaneni, MD, chief of cardiology at Cleveland-based The MetroHealth System, has the rare experience of having worked in both developed and developing countries. That experience sparked her passion for cardiology.

4 notes from Wolters Kluwer on prepping pharmacists for the future

Convenience and cost-saving are priorities of American consumers, particularly for those who belong to Gen Z and Millennial generations, and a recent Wolters Kluwer survey found that the same goes for how they feel about prescriptions.