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The Most Expensive Medical Condition Is Not What You Think

Forbes Healthcare

Follow Author Jul 11, 2025, 08:30am EDT Share Save Comment Million Dollars Seamless Pattern with USD Dollar Sign. In 2021 the budget for the national cancer institute (NCI) was over $7 billion. Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University.

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The Unexpected Burden of Billing for Small Behavioral Health Practices

Valant

Each step of the billing process requires people to have specialized knowledge and to be able to maintain consistent follow-through. When it comes to patient billing, staff must manage communications about balances, set up payment plans, and handle questions about coverage.

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Data Breaches Up 10% Although Victim Count Falls Sharply

The HIPAA Journal

The second main cause of data breaches was phishing/smishing/BEC attacks, with 251 confirmed incidents, followed by 73 confirmed ransomware attacks. million individuals and the AT&T data breach, which affected almost 44 million individuals, although the AT&T breach occurred in 2021, with the data repackaged and republished in 2025.

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Mental Health’s Unfinished Digital Revolution

The Healthcare Blog

By TREVOR VAN MIERLO In 2021, digital mental health and substance use startups attracted a record-breaking $5.1 Following the surge, investment plummeted. Those regions are ripe for follow-on expansion and digital scale. billion in funding. And as time passes, this customer-base grows exponentially with technology pervasiveness.

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Networking Tips for Aspiring Healthcare Administrators

Northwest Career College

Building relationships early will create a support system that follows you throughout your career. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, administrative jobs in health are projected to grow 12.6 % from 2021 to 2031 , which means this segment is growing rapidly.

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April 2025 Healthcare Data Breach Report

The HIPAA Journal

The code was active for almost 3 years, having first been installed in April 2021. California was the worst-affected state with 11 data breaches, followed by Illinois with 8 breaches, and Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas, which each had 4 data breaches. With more than 5.5 states reported large data breaches in April.

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Supervision in IDD: Using Checklists to Evaluate DSPs

Relias

It came up over and over again in our national survey of direct support professionals ineffective supervision results in frustrations among experienced DSPs and dissatisfaction with their job. This is 15% higher than 2023 and 14% higher than 2021, indicating a clear shift in the industry. This fell to 41% in 2025.