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Finance
Insurers On the Hook for Risk Corridor Losses
In a 2-to-1 ruling, a federal appeals court said Congress 'through clear intent' suspended the government's obligation to pay health insurers for losses accrued during the ACA rollout.
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Strategy
Clinical challenges: Osteoporosis risk after bariatric surgery
Anatomical changes due to bariatric surgery can put patients at risk for mineral deficiencies and subsequent osteoporosis, and managing this risk can pose a challenge for healthcare providers.
Clinical Care
Quick and Cheap Grip Test a Strong Measure of Frailty
For evaluating vascular surgery patients, a handheld device available on Amazon for $50 provides a low-cost and simpler alternative to other frailty measures.
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Innovation
Sutter Health System back online after widespread network outage
Communication systems at Sutter Health recovered early this morning after a network outage that affected several Bay Area hospitals, officials reported. The outage began at 10:30 p.m. Monday and...
Strategy
For years, a doctor was accused of bad behavior with young women. USC let him continue treating students
For nearly 30 years, the University of Southern California's student health clinic had one full-time gynecologist: Dr. George Tyndall. Tall and garrulous, he treated tens of thousands of female...
Strategy
Value-based Care Coalition Focuses on Independent Physicians
The newly formed Partnership to Empower Physician-Led Care will use education and advocacy to promote alternative payment models and consumer-directed care.
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Clinical Care
Security concerns come to light following shooting outside Mount Sinai Hospital
Security issues have been brought to light at Mount Sinai Hospital in the wake of a drive-by shooting Saturday that injured two women outside the hospital.
Clinical Care
Flies in operating rooms cause Los Angeles VA hospital to postpone dozens of surgeries
In the halls of the VA West Los Angeles Medical Center, what may look like decorative lights are really flytraps known as flylights. CBS Los Angeles reports that more than 200 traps had to be...
Clinical Care
Hospital warns 2,600 ER patients to test for Hepatitis C
A hospital near Tacoma is issuing a Hepatitis C warning for 2,600 emergency room patients. MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup says it notified patients treated in its ER from August 4,...
Strategy
Skeptical scalpel: Beyond physician malpractice
What could be worse than being sued for malpractice? Prison. Kang Se-hoon, MD, PhD, a surgeon in South Korea, operated on a popular rock singer and songwriter in October 2014. According to reports,...
Clinical Care
Suspect hospitalized after stealing, crashing ambulance from Virginia Beach hospital
A man has been hospitalized after stealing and crashing an ambulance from Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Thursday night.
Innovation
FDA Medical Device Safety Action Plan Spotlights Cybersecurity
Trade associations have chimed in with cybersecurity contract recommendations of their own.
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