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Clinical Care
A Woman With Developmental Disabilities Was Abused in Arizona. The State Promised Changes. It Has Not Made Them Yet.A woman with DD living in a state home was raped and had a baby. A task force was made...
Revenue Cycle
Responding to Pre-payment AuditsHIM leaders will need to dig into pre-payment audit activity at their organization.
Covid-19
As the Vulnerable Wait, Some Political Leaders' Spouses Get Covid VaccinesKentucky vaccinated six former governors and four former first ladies, including current Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's parents.
Strategy
Use Screening Protocols to Ensure Civil Unrest Stays Out of Your HospitalFrayed nerves from the pandemic will only serve to make things worse and the reality of local civil unrest is...
Strategy
Healthcare Leaders React to Rioters on Capitol HillHHS Secretary Alex Azar said he was "disgusted by the attack" on the Capitol.
Clinical Care
After a Violent Crime, Arizona Promised Reforms for People With Developmental Disabilities. It Has Yet to Deliver.After a woman with developmental disabilities was raped and gave birth to a child in a state home, a task...
Strategy
The Justice Department Sues Walmart, Accusing It of Illegally Dispensing OpioidsTwo years after the Trump administration walked away from charging Walmart criminally for its role in the opioid crisis, the...
Covid-19
Restrictions on the South Texas Border Were Meant to Protect People From COVID-19. Then the Handcuffs Came Out.Governments along the Texas-Mexico border took a hard line to limit COVID-19's spread. Police were key to the public health...
Covid-19
Only Seven of Stanford's First 5,000 Vaccines Were Designated for Medical ResidentsStanford Medicine officials relied on a faulty algorithm to determine who should get vaccinated first, and it prioritized some high-ranking...
Strategy
DNV GL Says CMS OKs Some Reaccreditation Surveys RemotelyExpect the Joint Commission (TJC) and HFAP to follow suit as they work out details with CMS.
Clinical Care
They Made a Revolutionary System to Protect People With Developmental Disabilities. Now It's Falling Apart.Arizona's Independent Oversight Committees helped it become one of the best places in the country for the care of people...
Finance
Intermountain, Sanford Suspend $11B MergerThe decision comes weeks after Sanford's longtime CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft resigned from his position.