U.S. hospitals operate with minimal to no cybersecurity programs and face a bevy of challenges from staffing to COVID pandemic-related strains. These concerns prompted healthcare leaders to press legislators for federal incentives and new mandates for base-level cybersecurity standards.
In the United States, the rising cost of healthcare has become a significant concern for people, with many finding themselves unable to afford even primary medical care. The high cost is a complex issue with many contributing factors, including the lack of price transparency in the healthcare industry.
Most Tennesseans are unaware, but Tennessee hospitals receive significantly lower reimbursement rates for Medicare patients than hospitals in other states providing the same care. Unfortunately, our health systems know this firsthand.
Buncombe County is seeking more than $5 million in damages from Tennessee-based TeamHealth for what it called a 'complex emergency room billing system' that defrauded the county and employees enrolled in its group health plan out of tens of millions of dollars.
Farmers Branch-based hospital giant Tenet Healthcare’s pre-tax operating income dropped 28 percent between 2021 and 2022, according to Q4 financial documents. A $311 million drop in revenue and a $227 million increase in expenses were to blame for the health system’s losses, but the company was far from alone.