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fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
Healthcare

Companies with doctors as directors awarded thousands of euro to treat waiting-list patients without going to tender, HSE audit finds

Healthcare
fromCbsnews
1 day ago

Fighting for health care claim approvals

Insurance companies often delay or deny necessary medical treatments, causing significant emotional and physical distress for patients.
Healthcare
fromArs Technica
5 days ago

Trump admin makes sweeping request for medical records of federal workers

The Trump administration plans to collect sensitive medical records from millions of federal workers and retirees, raising legal and health policy concerns.
Healthcare
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

When Doctors Are Rated Like Uber Drivers

Healthcare should not be reduced to a rating system that overlooks the complexities of medical practice and the challenges faced by physicians.
Healthcare
fromNextgov.com
2 weeks ago

CMS rule looks to kill faxed, mailed claims in favor of e-submissions

CMS finalizes rule to phase out fax and paper mail for healthcare claims, promoting electronic submissions and expected to save $781 million annually.
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
Healthcare

Companies with doctors as directors awarded thousands of euro to treat waiting-list patients without going to tender, HSE audit finds

Mental health
fromPsychology Today
6 hours ago

When Trauma Awareness Stops at the Hospital Door

Chronic health conditions significantly impact psychological well-being, yet healthcare providers often neglect this aspect for both patients and themselves.
#sexual-assault
Non-profit organizations
from24/7 Wall St.
4 days ago

Why Nurses at Non-Profit Hospitals Are Maxing Two Retirement Accounts While Most Workers Can Only Max One

Nurses at non-profit hospitals can contribute to both a 403(b) and a 457(b), maximizing their retirement savings compared to for-profit hospital employees.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 days ago

These hospitals caved to Trump & cut trans health care. Now a court is making them bring it back. - LGBTQ Nation

Children's hospitals in Minnesota are reinstating gender-affirming care for youth after a temporary pause due to federal funding threats.
#cybersecurity
fromBoston.com
6 days ago
Healthcare

Signature Healthcare in Brockton hit by cybersecurity incident

Signature Healthcare is managing a cybersecurity incident, affecting some services while maintaining inpatient and emergency care.
fromSecurityWeek
2 weeks ago
Healthcare

Healthcare IT Platform CareCloud Probing Potential Data Breach

CareCloud experienced a cybersecurity incident that may have compromised patient information, but the impact is believed to be limited and manageable.
Healthcare
fromSecuritymagazine
1 week ago

Healthcare Executives Face a New Era of Personal Risk

Healthcare executives face heightened personal risks due to grievance-motivated cyber threats amid economic pressures and public accountability.
Healthcare
fromBoston.com
6 days ago

Signature Healthcare in Brockton hit by cybersecurity incident

Signature Healthcare is managing a cybersecurity incident, affecting some services while maintaining inpatient and emergency care.
Healthcare
fromSecurityWeek
2 weeks ago

Healthcare IT Platform CareCloud Probing Potential Data Breach

CareCloud experienced a cybersecurity incident that may have compromised patient information, but the impact is believed to be limited and manageable.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
6 days ago

Resident doctors 'want pay we think we're worth'

Resident doctors in England are striking for fair pay restoration, claiming significant pay reductions since 2008 and facing training post shortages.
Healthcare
fromwww.amny.com
8 hours ago

AG demands reforms at NY-Presbyterian after investigation reveals mental health patients left without permission | amNewYork

NewYork-Presbyterian must reform mental healthcare protocols and pay a $500,000 penalty after failing to protect vulnerable patients.
Marketing tech
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago

Medvi, the AI-powered telehealth company, is fueled by ads from doctors who don't appear to exist

Medvi, an AI telehealth startup, generated $401 million in revenue last year and is projected to reach $1.8 billion this year, leveraging affiliate marketing.
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Retired urologist faces tribunal over alleged patient care failures and failure to triage hundreds of GP referrals

Aidan O'Brien faces a series of allegations including that he failed to provide good clinical care to 10 patients between 2011 and 2019.
Medicine
Healthcare
fromwww.amny.com
11 hours ago

Op-ed | To tackle affordability, we must have fair hospital pricing | amNewYork

Two out of three New Yorkers delayed healthcare due to costs, with hospital price inflation exceeding 100% since 2009.
#physician-compensation
Healthcare
fromMedscape
4 days ago

Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2026: Positive Signs

Doctors in the US experienced a 3% average pay increase in 2025, with eight specialties earning over $500,000 in total compensation.
Healthcare
fromMedscape
5 days ago

Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2026: Positive Signs

Physician compensation in the US rose by approximately 3% in 2025, with several specialties averaging over $500,000 in total earnings.
Healthcare
fromMedscape
4 days ago

Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2026: Positive Signs

Doctors in the US experienced a 3% average pay increase in 2025, with eight specialties earning over $500,000 in total compensation.
Healthcare
fromMedscape
5 days ago

Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2026: Positive Signs

Physician compensation in the US rose by approximately 3% in 2025, with several specialties averaging over $500,000 in total earnings.
Healthcare
fromTruthout
2 days ago

Trump Admin Seeks Sweeping Access to Federal Workers' Health Records

The Trump administration seeks access to detailed medical records of federal workers and retirees, raising concerns about privacy and data security.
Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
3 weeks ago

Perplexity can now answer medical questions based on your Apple Health data

Perplexity Health provides personalized, evidence-based medical information by aggregating data from various health platforms and ensuring accuracy through expert oversight.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
3 weeks ago

Company admits it diverted private patient records to law firms

GuardDog Telehealth illegally accessed and sold patient medical records from multiple health systems to law firms without patient consent, representing the first settlement in Epic Systems' lawsuit against companies engaged in this practice.
#ai-in-healthcare
Healthcare
fromArs Technica
3 days ago

Californians sue over AI tool that records doctor visits

Californians are suing Sutter Health and MemorialCare for using an AI tool to record medical conversations without consent, violating laws.
Healthcare
fromTNW | Opinion
5 days ago

Utah let AI prescribe medicine

AI prescription renewals can address medication non-adherence, a significant issue in healthcare, but state oversight may not adequately manage associated risks.
fromTechzine Global
3 days ago

Hospital modernizes data protection with Synology ActiveProtect

The most significant outcome of St. Nikolaus-Hospital's switch to a Synology ActiveProtect Appliance is undoubtedly the ROI reported by the hospital. De Sélys and Bovy expect a 238 percent increase in ROI over the next five years.
Healthcare
Privacy professionals
fromSecuritymagazine
3 weeks ago

GuardDog Telehealth Accesses Sensitive Medical Records Under False Pretenses

GuardDog Telehealth accessed patient medical records under false treatment pretenses and sold sensitive data to law firms seeking clients with specific injuries.
Health
fromSilicon Canals
4 weeks ago

I'm 66 and a doctor I'd never met before looked at my chart and said "do you have someone at home" and the way she asked it - clinical, not warm - made me realize the question wasn't about companionship, it was about whether anyone would notice if something happened to me between appointments, and I've been sitting with that distinction ever since - Silicon Canals

Social isolation in retirement creates invisibility where daily routines no longer intersect with others, risking being unnoticed for extended periods.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 month ago

Op-Ed | The Brooklyn Hospital Center is abandoning nurses and patients * Brooklyn Paper

Nurses at The Brooklyn Hospital Center have lost health coverage for 40 days after management refused to contribute to health funds despite a signed contract, while executive leadership remains unaffected.
Healthcare
fromCity Limits
4 days ago

Opinion: Aging with Dignity Means Getting Managed Long-Term Care Right

Funding for Managed Long-Term Care is misaligned, favoring healthier populations and neglecting those with complex needs, jeopardizing the promise of aging in place.
NYC LGBT
fromHoodline
1 month ago

New York City Law Requires Hospitals To Post Trans Patient Rights

New York City's Local Law 126 requires hospitals to display signs informing transgender patients of their rights, including being addressed by preferred names and pronouns, and to publish lists of gender-affirming services.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Patients face long journeys for medicines as pharmacies cut weekend hours

One in six English pharmacies have reduced weekend hours since 2022, causing over 20% loss of weekend opening hours and forcing patients to travel long distances or seek emergency care.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Police probe breast cancer treatment allegations

A report last year found unnecessary surgeries were carried out, cancers were missed and poor standards of care were delivered at the University Hospital of North Durham and Darlington Memorial Hospital. CDDTF said it wanted to support the patients it had let down, including by offering access to psychological support, and to ensure they knew how to make a claim or raise concerns with police.
Cancer
Healthcare
fromFuturism
5 days ago

Student Dies When Hospital Has No ICU Doctors, Calls One on Videochat Who Pronounces Him Dead Remotely, Lawsuit Claims

Parents of Conor Hylton are suing a Connecticut hospital after their son died in a telehealth ICU without on-site critical care doctors.
Healthcare
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 days ago

Radiographer pulled down patient's shorts without permission

The Independent provides critical journalism on various issues, emphasizing the importance of accessible reporting without paywalls.
Healthcare
fromMedCity News
1 week ago

Why 131 Hospitals Are Suing HHS Over Alleged Underpayment - MedCity News

131 hospitals are suing HHS over CMS payment reductions for facilities treating low-income Medicare patients.
Healthcare
fromMedCity News
2 weeks ago

DOJ Cracks Down on Unfair Contracts with New Lawsuit Against NewYork-Presbyterian - MedCity News

The Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital for using restrictive contracts to block lower-cost healthcare plans.
#data-breach
Healthcare
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Health data giant CareCloud says hackers accessed patients' medical records | TechCrunch

CareCloud experienced a data breach where hackers accessed patient electronic health records for over eight hours, but data exfiltration status remains unclear.
Healthcare
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Health data giant CareCloud says hackers accessed patients' medical records | TechCrunch

CareCloud experienced a data breach where hackers accessed patient electronic health records for over eight hours, but data exfiltration status remains unclear.
#hipaa
fromMedium
1 month ago
Public health

Things AI Engineers Need to Keep in Mind with HIPAA and Healthcare Compliance

fromMedium
1 month ago
Public health

Things AI Engineers Need to Keep in Mind with HIPAA and Healthcare Compliance

US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Hospital staff want ICE out of hospitals: It is a threat to public health'

Immigration agents have increasingly entered hospitals, obstructing medical care and deterring patients after the Trump administration ended protections for sensitive locations.
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Ottawa revives bill to build digitally connected health data systems | CBC News

Health Canada says the country's health data system is "fragmented and siloed," and that incomplete health records can compromise patient care and safety.
Canada news
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

How to Keep Your Health Plan Costs Manageable - Without Shortchanging Your Team

If you run a business, there's a familiar email you probably opened this fall: the one from your benefits broker with your 2026 health insurance renewal. You scroll. You see a double-digit increase, and your stomach drops. You want to do right by your team. You also have a P&L to protect. And the three standard options you're handed - pay the increase, raise deductibles or push more cost onto employees - all feel bad in different ways.
Business
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Hospitals are posting prices for patients. It's mostly industry using the data

The idea echoes a policy implemented during his first term, when Trump suggested that requiring hospitals to post their charges online could ease one of the most common gripes about the health care system the lack of upfront prices. To anyone who's gotten a bill three months after treatment only to find mysterious charges, the idea seemed intuitive. "You're able to go online and compare all of the hospitals and the doctors and the prices,"
US news
Information security
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 month ago

This is how you do it: Dentist speaks out after practice hit by cyber attack - DataBreaches.Net

A dental practice's computer system was hacked, sending fraudulent invoice emails; the breach was quickly detected, halted by IT, and appears to have originated overseas.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Molly never got to hear it': fury as denials finally end on Glasgow hospital infections

A contaminated water system at Glasgow's flagship hospital likely caused serious infections in 84 child cancer patients, contributing to deaths and avoidable harm.
#healthcare-cybersecurity
Privacy professionals
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 month ago

It's 2026, but hospitals still haven't prevented snooping in celebrities' records - DataBreaches.Net

Hospital employees accessed and shared a celebrity patient's private medical information, took selfies while he was medicated, and took steps to conceal his presence.
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Alleged bullying, harassment and toxic culture at hospital revealed in leaked report

Toxic workplace culture at the Cardiff HSDU led to bullying, aggressive behaviour, and disciplinary action, leaving staff feeling unsafe and prompting strengthened oversight.
Healthcare
fromMedCity News
4 weeks ago

Why The Epic-Health Gorilla Case Just Got Juicier - MedCity News

GuardDog Telehealth admitted to falsely representing itself as a healthcare provider to access patient medical records in Epic's lawsuit over alleged patient data misuse through interoperability networks.
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 month ago

Hospitals at Risk of BeyondTrust Ransomware Hacks - DataBreaches.Net

U.S. federal authorities and industry officials are urging hospitals and clinics to address a critical flaw in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access software, which if exploited, could give an attacker a foothold inside a corporate network. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in an alert Thursday warned healthcare and public health sector organizations to review and address the vulnerability in light of rising cyberattacks targeting those entities.
Information security
Privacy professionals
fromDataBreaches.Net
2 months ago

EPIC Releases New Report on Protecting Health Privacy in the Digital Age - DataBreaches.Net

Commercial surveillance and weak privacy laws enable extraction and sale of health data, undermining trust, worsening access, increasing costs, and harming health equity.
Public health
fromKqed
1 month ago

'Delay' and 'Deny': Even Health Insurance Companies Agree Prior Authorization Process Is Broken | KQED

Prior authorization often delays or denies medically ordered care; a high-profile assassination of an insurer executive helped trigger bipartisan state laws limiting prior authorization.
Healthcare
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Op-Ed | Open the door to better care by expanding scope of practice | amNewYork

New York should expand medical assistants' scope of practice to administer vaccinations under supervision to address healthcare workforce shortages and improve patient care access.
Healthcare
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Electronic health records are still creating issues for patients | Computer Weekly

All NHS trusts in England must implement electronic patient record systems by March 2026, though rollouts have faced integration challenges, staff training issues, and reports of patient harm.
Healthcare
fromMedCity News
1 month ago

Health Gorilla Calls Epic Lawsuit 'Attack on Interoperability' in Motion to Dismiss - MedCity News

Health Gorilla filed a motion to dismiss Epic's lawsuit alleging improper patient record access, claiming the suit attacks interoperability and highlighting unresolved ambiguities in healthcare data governance standards.
fromDataBreaches.Net
2 months ago

OCR's Latest HIPAA Guidance and Common HIPAA Pitfalls - DataBreaches.Net

As Theresa Defino recently reported, HHS OCR will prioritize risk assessments and expand its investigations into risk management in 2026. Alisa Chestler and Layna Cook Rush of Baker Donelson have summarized some recent recommendations from HHS OCR's January 2026 Cybersecurity Newsletter that regulated entities may want to pay increased attention to at this point: Patching Is a Required Risk Management Activity Legacy Systems and Unpatchable Vulnerabilities Are Not Excuses Unnecessary Software and Default Accounts Create Hidden Risk
Healthcare
fromJezebel
1 month ago

Woman Says Catholic Hospital Canceled Sterilization Surgery to 'Protect Her Sacred Fertility'

I've wanted to pursue sterilization since I learned that that was something that a person could do. I've tried a lot of different options for birth control, none of them have worked for me. She added that she never wanted kids, has a history of assault, and is worried about living in a state with one of the strictest abortion bans in the country.
Healthcare
Healthcare
fromSecuritymagazine
1 month ago

Top 20 Healthcare Data Breaches of 2025

Healthcare data breaches fell 4.3% in 2025, but reporting delays and late additions—compounded by a federal shutdown—may obscure the final breach total.
Healthcare
fromFast Company
2 months ago

AI in healthcare is entering a new era of accountability

Healthcare AI must be trustworthy, explainable, and safe within clinical workflows, not just ambitious or fast.
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