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April 2025 Healthcare Data Breach Report

The HIPAA Journal

CA Health Plan 12,224 Unauthorized Access/Disclosure Mailing incident involving mailing vendor (Billing Documents Specialists) Shipping labels contained Social Security numbers. Hackers exploited vulnerabilities in its PACS and gained access to sensitive patient data and medical images.

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How Practical Nurse Duties Have Evolved

Prism Career Institute

Closely following the evolution of their industry can help these medical professionals have long careers providing effective patient care. Impacts from COVID-19 and New Technology The COVID-19 pandemic forced several changes to healthcare practices, as widespread illnesses strained the medical system.

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Phlebotomy Jobs Las Vegas

Phlebotomy Careers

Introduction Las‍ Vegas⁤ is not just‌ famous for its entertainment ⁢and hospitality industries-it’s also a growing hub⁣ for healthcare services⁤ and medical facilities. As the demand for qualified phlebotomists continues to rise, many healthcare providers in las Vegas are actively recruiting professionals to join their teams.

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Pearls profiles: Get to know Neil Baum, MD

Physicians Practice

Reynolds Feature Video Introducing Neil Baum, MD, Professor of Clinical Urology at Tulane Medical School in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the author of multiple books. He has also written The Complete Business Guide to a Successful Medical Practice, which was published in 2015. Now is your chance to get to know them.

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Turn Down the Pressure

Sensible Medicine

JMM Every medical professional knows that controlling blood pressure saves lives. But here's where we've gone wrong: In our crusade against chronic hypertension, we've started treating every blood pressure spike like a medical emergency. The medical establishment fought this idea for decades.

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Closing the Chasm Between Patients and Clinicians With Digital Health Tools – Some Health Consumer Context for #HLTHUSA

Health Populi

Let’s start with the pocketbook of the patient — now a key payer in health systems’ revenue cycle management processes on the health system side, and continuing challenge for medical debt for U.S. PwC’s 2024 U.S.

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Managed Care History Part III: The Rise of Machine-Driven Managed Care

The Healthcare Blog

Instead of shopping for care, consumers found themselves saddled with almost $200 billion in medical bills they could not pay, and hospitals and physicians ended up eating most of it. These firms used AI driven machine learning to analyze and process the flow of hundreds of billions of dollars in medical claims.