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Author: Dave Muoio Fierce Healthcare Hospitals designated as trauma centers are charging more than their counterparts for nontrauma admissions and emergency department visits, suggesting that the local monopolies over trauma services many of these facilities run can bleed into other areas of care, according to a new study. The analysis, published Monday in Health Affairs […]
Read MoreAuthor: Naomi Diaz Becker’s Health IT Medical records are selling for $60 on the dark web, CNBC reported. Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler told the publication that medical records go for the highest amount on the dark web compared to Social Security numbers, which sell for $15, and credit card information, which sells for $3. “Health-care data […]
Read MoreAuthor: Paige Minemyer Fierce Healthcare Providers have criticized UnitedHealth Group’s individual response to the cybersecurity incident, including its program to offer temporary funding to cover missing claims payouts. (Getty Images) Providers are still feeling the pain brought on by the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, and they’re continuing to push insurers and the feds to beef […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Surgical services make up around 60% of a facility’s revenue, according to a 2023 white paper from Medicus Healthcare Solutions, making access to a dwindling number of anesthesia providers nationwide even more precarious. “Healthcare leaders continue to face challenges in how to prioritize the recruitment and retention of surgeons, anesthesia providers […]
Read MoreASA Monitor March 2024, Vol. 88, You are responding to a code on the hospital floor. As you arrive, the patient is undergoing defibrillation for ventricular fibrillation. According to a recent study comparing administration of lidocaine versus amiodarone during in-hospital cardiac arrests refractory to defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which of the following outcomes is MOST […]
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