Kaiser Health News Health insurers that treat millions of seniors have overcharged Medicare by nearly $30 billion the past three years alone, but federal officials say they are moving ahead with long-delayed plans to recoup at least part of the money. Officials have known for years that some Medicare Advantage plans overbill the government by exaggerating how […]
Read MoreBy Amy Orciari Herman Longer durations of postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis are associated with increasing risks for acute kidney injury and Clostridium difficile infection — without preventing more surgical-site infections — according to a retrospective study in JAMA Surgery. Researchers examined outcomes in nearly 80,000 veterans who underwent cardiac, colorectal, vascular, or total joint replacement procedures […]
Read MoreBy Ana Sandoiu Medical News Today Extensive research into the role of the tumor suppressor p53 offers a greater understanding of the genetic mutations that are at play in various forms of cancer, as well as identifying four genes that may help predict a person’s outlook. The overexpression of four genes can help predict the outcome […]
Read MoreThreatpost Today GE Healthcare said an attacker could modify gas composition parameters within the devices’ respirator function. A vulnerability in GE Healthcare’s Aestiva and Aespire anesthesia devices would allow an unauthenticated cybercriminal on the same network as the device to modify gas composition parameters within the devices’ respirator function, thus changing sensor readings for gas […]
Read MoreAuthor: ALEX KACIK Trinity Health sued a Michigan anesthesiology group for allegedly compromising operations at a handful of its hospitals amid rate disputes with several insurers. The lawsuit filed in a Michigan federal court Tuesday alleged that Anesthesia Associates of Ann Arbor, which employs more than 100 doctors and is the exclusive provider for six Trinity […]
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