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Morgue Manager Accused of Selling Stolen “Heads, Brains, Skin and Bones”

Scrubs

Cedric Lodge, the former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue, and his wife Denise were among five people arrested on Wednesday in a case that’s sure to keep you up at night. They transferred them using USPS to people who wanted the parts for all kinds of reasons, including one person who intended to tan the skin into leather.

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How technology can help you optimize your patient payment process 

Health Prime

out-of-pocket healthcare payments in 2021 hit an all-time high of over 433 billion dollars. The payment collection should evolve with the increased burden on patients to contribute to their medical bills. Learn how to improve your medical practice and ensure you are getting paid for your work. Subscribe to the Health Prime blog.

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Why Is So Much “Patient Experience” Effort Focused on Financial Experience?

Health Populi

Patient experience and engagement were a trending topic at the recent HIMSS 2021 conference, a growing portion of panels and presentations focusing on patient billing, revenue cycle management, and health consumers’ financial literacy. in July 2021, the lowest read since December 2011.

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Verizon 2024 DBIR: 70% of Healthcare Data Breaches Caused by Insiders

The HIPAA Journal

Source Verizon 2024 DBIR Ransomware groups were behind many of the attacks targeting unpatched vulnerabilities, with the Clop ransomware group’s mass exploitation of a zero day vulnerability in Progress Software’s MoveIT Transfer solution a significant factor in the large increase in exploit-related breaches.

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A Brief Outlook on the Medical Insurance Verification Software

Arkenea

Medical insurance verification software is developed to automate the process of verifying patients’ insurance coverages. A medical insurance verification software checks for coverage benefits, copayments, deductibles, and other relevant information needed for the healthcare provider to proceed with the patient’s care.

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Eastern District of Texas Invalidates Parts of Implementing the No Surprises Act

Healthcare Law Insights blog

This ruling is nearly identical to Judge Kernodle’s February decision in Texas Medical Association & Corley v. The Departments argued that the case should be transferred to an alternative forum under the first-to-file rule. of Health and Human Services.

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Risks Facing Nurse Practitioners Today

Minority Nurse

Nurses Service Organization (NSO) and CNA have published the new edition of the Nurse Practitioner Professional Liability Exposure Claim Report analyzing 232 closed professional liability claims against NPs, student NPs, and NPs covered through a CNA-insured healthcare business over five years (2017-2021). Incomplete physical assessment.