A New Jersey union is pressing the state to hold its largest health insurer accountable for rising costs after some public employees’ premiums for next year jumped more than 20%. The president of the state’s Policemen’s Benevolent Association urged state Treasury officials who oversee the plan to disclose whether insurer Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey owes the state any financial penalties over the rising costs.
Duke University Hospital has asked a court to throw out a lawsuit over data tracking on its website. A class action suit was filed against the hospital in September. Four of the state’s largest health care systems sent sensitive patient information to Facebook, according to a report published in June by The Markup and STAT.
As more hospital workers return to the office, the in-person meeting is back. After two years of virtual meetings, there are certain factors that need to be considered when meeting face-to-face. For example, room setup can affect a meeting in significant ways.
As hospitals, clinics and health systems seek to overcome the wave of burnout and departures among their clinical staff, they might want to adopt an approach that they’ve used over the past decade in clinical care: choosing wisely.
