“The vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella causes autism.” “The risk of taking a statin outweighs its benefit as a powerful tool to prevent heart attacks.” “The flu shot caused me to get the flu.”
These are just a few examples of things that have been scientifically disproven, but the spread of medical misinformation still poses a real threat to individuals and communities.
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.