FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements, Boosts Worker Protections Rule won't extend to health workers at "true nonprofits," and legal challenges have already begun Apr 24, 2024
CMS Pushes Back on Criticism of Nursing Home Staffing Rule Rule is needed because many nursing home patients don't get needed care, CMS administrator says Apr 23, 2024
California Nurses Rally Against AI Tools in Healthcare They demand hospitals take pause before rushing implementation of "untested" technologies Apr 23, 2024
Trial Opens for Former Hospital Director Accused of Sexual Abuse of Teen Patients Attorney for Virginia physician "adamantly" denied that any inappropriate conduct occurred Apr 23, 2024
How Trump Could Reshape Healthcare; E. Coli Alert; Does Doctor's Gender Matter? Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Apr 23, 2024
Getting in Touch, Figuring It All Out It's great to have more than one way to ask for help on a difficult case Apr 22, 2024
The Hidden Cost of Poor Hospital Waste Management Proper disposal of OR trash could save the healthcare system millions -- and help the environment Apr 18, 2024
Lawmakers Take Up Fallout From Change Healthcare Cyberattack Health sector likely to remain an "attractive target," says congressman Apr 16, 2024
Improper Payments in Medicare and Medicaid: Who's at Fault? Republicans and Democrats took differing approaches on the subject at a House hearing Apr 16, 2024
Algorithm Predicts Disability From Point-of-Care EEGs Hospitalized patients with seizure burden of at least 50% had poor outcomes Apr 16, 2024
Decaying Bodies and COVID Fraud? Health Worker Minimum Wage; Pharma's Small Tax Bill Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Apr 16, 2024
Taking Care of Patients Beyond the Confines of the Traditional Office Visit Home monitoring can offer a great way to extend our services Apr 15, 2024
Federal Probes Need to Look Beyond Private Equity-Owned Healthcare for Alleged Abuse Non-profit entities should also be fair game, says Ron Harman King, JD, MS Apr 14, 2024 video
Are Hospital Websites Upfront About User Privacy and Data Sharing? New study finds many hospitals don't have privacy policies on their websites Apr 11, 2024
House Members Struggle to Craft Road Map for Future of Telehealth Lawmakers examine issues around reimbursement, licensure, and patient choice Apr 11, 2024
Doc's Murderer Imprisoned; Butt Injection Arrest; Free Botox for Sex A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Apr 11, 2024
SPAC Activity Should Be Monitored Amid Corporatization of Healthcare SPACs offer a new way for private healthcare companies to go public Apr 10, 2024
No, a Jail Is Not an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Facility How local jails ignore medical guidelines and contribute to the overdose crisis Apr 09, 2024
'I Feel So Violated': Over 200 Patients Accuse Doc of Sex Abuse, Unnecessary Exams Alleged victims included women and several men Apr 09, 2024
Here's Why Nurses Are Exiting Healthcare Aside from planned retirement, burnout, insufficient staffing, and family all cited in survey Apr 09, 2024
Paging Dr. Sinclair When it comes to artificial intelligence in healthcare, there are still a few bugs in the system Apr 08, 2024
Chat-Based Messaging Lowered Alcohol Use in At-Risk College Students Real-time instant messaging was more effective than text messaging at reducing alcohol intake Apr 08, 2024
Condemned Inmate Could Face 'Surgery Without Anesthesia,' Lawyers Say Procedure involves incision that could be several inches wide and several inches deep Apr 05, 2024
Hospitals Cash In on a Private Equity-Backed Trend: Concierge Physician Care Pricey membership fees for easier access to doctors becoming more common Apr 05, 2024
Senate Hearing Tackles Private Equity's Impact on Healthcare Amid Steward Saga Senators propose legislation so PE cannot 'loot one business after another' Apr 03, 2024
HHS Cracks Down on Care Facilities for Failure to Turn Over Medical Records Office for Civil Rights fines two facilities that stalled on giving access for more than 100 days Apr 02, 2024
Smartphone Tests Detect Frontotemporal Dementia Mobile app measures were more sensitive to early FTD stages than standard tests Apr 01, 2024
Chatbot Beat Doctors on Clinical Reasoning GPT-4 earned higher clinical reasoning scores than residents and attendings Apr 01, 2024
Oncologists Express Conflicted Views About AI in Clinical Practice Uncertainty about how the technology may fit with practice standards, medico-legal environment Mar 28, 2024
AI's Speedy Kidney Discovery; AI Listens in Clinic; Generative AI Nurses A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Mar 28, 2024
Nurse Charged in Patient's Death; Doc's Poison Trial to Start; Fake PA Gets 5 Years A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Mar 28, 2024
Biden Administration Cracks Down on 'Junk' Health Insurance Plans Under final rule, insurers will have to spell out what these policies do not include Mar 28, 2024
Medicare Debuts Another Primary Care-Focused Accountable Care Model Primary Care Flex will pay ACOs a monthly fee to be given to primary care practices Mar 26, 2024
Using an Interpreter Is Great, but It Also Needs to Be Documented Here's yet another example of how automation can help us Mar 25, 2024
AI Chatbots for Mental Health Have Arrived, Despite Limited Evidence They Work "There's no regulatory body overseeing them," says expert Mar 25, 2024
FDA Settles Ivermectin Case; When AI Makes a Medical Error; $97,000 Air Ambulance Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Mar 25, 2024
Telehealth Sites Promise Cure for 'Male Menopause' Despite FDA Ban on Off-Label Ads Websites make big promises, experts urge caution Mar 24, 2024
Trump Avoids Talk of Father's Alzheimer’s; Teens Smell Like Goats; AI Drugs a Bust? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Mar 22, 2024
Medicare to Cover Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy for Certain Patients News comes in the wake of FDA approval to reduce risk of heart attacks, stroke Mar 21, 2024
