Five Of The Most Important Medical Breakthroughs Of 2024
Forbes Healthcare
DECEMBER 19, 2024
From reprogrammed stem cells to next-generation gene editing, 2024 has seen some incredible developments with the potential to become new treatments.
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Forbes Healthcare
DECEMBER 19, 2024
From reprogrammed stem cells to next-generation gene editing, 2024 has seen some incredible developments with the potential to become new treatments.
Sensible Medicine
OCTOBER 15, 2024
There is simply no randomized evidence to support these policies, and they make little sense in 2024. Forced masking undermines medical-scientific progress. I worry about the mental abilities of the public health officers who instituted these policies, and that their actions will further erode trust in public health.
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Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 17, 2024
SECTIONS: HEALTHCARE, INNOVATION Alt title: 2024 Roundup of Medical AI Description: This article goes over some of the top stories we saw in AI-related healthcare this.
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 14, 2025
Ovom uses artificial intelligence to help doctors determine the right medication and dosage for each patient, and even identify the most viable eggs and sperm in a patient's body. What makes this company unique is that we have two parts: technical innovation with AI and data, and medical care at the clinic, she said.
Forbes Healthcare
JANUARY 23, 2025
Elevance Health reported nearly $6 billion in 2024 profits including $418 million in the fourth quarter as the health insurer worked to overcome rising medical expenses.
Forbes Healthcare
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
billion in 2024 profit including $1.6 billion in the fourth quarter as its health insurance business works to overcome rising medical expenses. CVS Health reported $4.6
Forbes Healthcare
JANUARY 30, 2025
billion in 2024 profits including $1.4 billion in the fourth quarter despite rising medical expenses in its employer plans. The Cigna Group reported more than $3.4
Forbes Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
The Dictionary.com Summer Word Drop of new words added to the online dictionary included 3 brain-related medical and 5 climate change and warm weather-related terms.
MedVA
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
HENDERSON, NV – November 2024 – MEDVA, a pioneering leader in healthcare virtual staffing solutions, has been awarded Healthcare Virtual Assistant Company of the Year 2024 by Healthcare Business Review (HBR). Previously, I’d have a secretary or medical assistant doing prescription refills. FACS, and Omid Shaye, M.D.,
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 1, 2025
But the majority of clinical trials today are done in top-notch academic medical centers, and first they needed to prove that their AI-enabled software could help overseas hospitals and smaller community cancer centers handle the documentation required to get through regulatory approval.
Scrubs
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
On November 1, 2024, federal authorities charged 38-year-old Rebecca Fadanelli, owner of Skin Beaute Med Spa in Randolph and South Easton, Massachusetts, with illegally importing counterfeit cosmetic products and administering them without proper medical credentials.
The HIPAA Journal
APRIL 16, 2025
Medical Express Ambulance Service has announced a March 2024 data breach that has affected more than 118,000 individuals. Data breaches have also been announced by Vitenas Cosmetic Surgery, Newport Harbor Pathology Medical Group, Rhea Medical Center, and Alabama Ophthalmology Associates.
The HIPAA Journal
MARCH 11, 2025
Cyberattacks and data breaches have been announced by Sunflower Medical Group, The Center for Digestive Health, NVW Newco, Endless Mountains Health Systems, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System. Suspicious activity was identified within its computer systems on April 11, 2024.
Sensible Medicine
APRIL 18, 2024
“Always wearing a mask on a medical service in 2024 is an extreme measure and lies outside what should be considered acceptable professional behavior.” This behavior was medically harmful and unnecessary, as well as being discriminatory. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication.
Northwest Suburban College
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
If you’re considering a job in the healthcare field, becoming a medical assistant could be a perfect choice. Medical assistants are vital team members in healthcare settings such as hospitals, clinics, and private practices. One of the best aspects of becoming a medical assistant is the strong job stability and growing demand.
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 1, 2025
More due to a shortage of medical care providers, the American Medical Group Management Association says. getty Primary care physician compensation hit $330,000 last year as doctors see heavier workloads due in part to a shortage of medical care providers. compensation increase “across the entire dataset.” to $516,4448.
Health Populi
DECEMBER 16, 2024
adults plans to purchase at least one health and wellness digital health technology product to gift during the winter 2024 holiday season, according to the 2024 Consumer Technology Holiday Purchase Patterns study served up by CTA, the Consumer Technology Association — aka the annual host of CES. One in two U.S. CTA assessed U.S.
Medical Economics
JANUARY 27, 2025
According to new AAMC data, the 2024-2025 academic year has seen the fewest medical school applicants in seven years, among other findings.
The HIPAA Journal
MARCH 26, 2025
Sunflower Medical Group is facing a class action lawsuit over its recently disclosed data breach involving the protected health information of almost 221,000 current and former patients. Sunflower Medical Group is a private multi-specialty medical practice with four locations in Kansas. Sunflower Medical Group, P.A. ,
Electronic Health Reporter
JUNE 30, 2025
The newly published AMGA 2025 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey reveals substantial increases in compensation for various clinical specialties in 2024. This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The results of this year’s survey show a 4.9%
Forbes Healthcare
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
It read: "2024 Vizient Quality and Accountability Ranking. Ranked #1 out of 115 participating comprehensive academic medical centers."
The HIPAA Journal
JULY 1, 2025
Esse Health had previously publicly announced the cyberattack, which prevented access to its electronic medical record system, resulting in appointments being cancelled. The unauthorized access was detected on December 20, 2024, and an investigation was launched with assistance provided by third-party cybersecurity specialists.
Practice Index
JULY 4, 2024
To keep you on track, the free downloadable guide, Explaining the NHS Pension Scheme , has been fully reviewed and updated throughout for 2024. The post Explaining the NHS Pension Scheme 2024 appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog. It's a must-have for anyone managing pensions within the NHS.
Sensible Medicine
MARCH 25, 2025
For example, a systematic review of medical journals found only 0.6% In 2024, the NIH Office of Strategic Coordination launched the Replication to Enhance Research Impact Initiative. For example, the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research settled HIPAA violations for $3.9 Yet this gold mine is mostly fools gold.
Sensible Medicine
APRIL 17, 2024
I have written my own essays about it on Sensible Medicine on September 28 th , 2022 , and January 11 th , 2024. Adam Cifu Subscribe now I think most people agree that, in 2024, if a patient asks his/her doctor to wear a mask the doctor should do it. Most of us went to medical school with a dedication to help sick people feel better.
The HIPAA Journal
APRIL 23, 2024
Biggest Healthcare Data Breaches in March 2024 18 data breaches were reported in March that involved the protected health information of 10,000 or more individuals, all of which were hacking incidents. A similarly sized breach was reported by Oklahoma’s largest emergency medical care provider, Emergency Medical Services Authority.
EvidenceCare
JUNE 16, 2025
In 2024 alone, EvidenceCare’s solutions generated more than $100 million in financial impact for its health system clients—driven by increased revenue capture and reduced cost of care. We’re not just investing in AI—we’re investing in the kind of AI that physicians trust and use,” said Dr. Brian Fengler, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer.
The HIPAA Journal
JULY 8, 2025
The forensic investigation confirmed that the accounts were compromised over three days between December 13, 2024, and December 16, 2024. Some of the compromised accounts contained patient information.
The HIPAA Journal
JULY 8, 2024
Palomar Health Medical Group has warned patients that they may have been affected by an April 2024 cyberattack, and DaVita has learned that tracking tools on its website and mobile app may have sent user data to third-party vendors. DaVita Notifies Patients About Tracking Technology Privacy Incident DaVita Inc.,
KevinMD.com
JANUARY 19, 2025
In early 2024, aKKF analysis indicated that Americans collectively held around $220 billion in medical debt. North Carolina has one of thehighest percentages of adults facing medical debt, at 13.4 Individual states in the United States can significantly shape key health care areas through policy.
The HIPAA Journal
MARCH 28, 2025
The email account was secured the same day, and the forensic investigation confirmed the account was compromised from December 2 to December 4, 2024. This breach also involved a compromised email account and was detected by Restorix on May 30, 2024. Restorix sent notification letters to the affected patients on December 18, 2024.
Practice Index
AUGUST 29, 2024
Written by the Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accountants (AISMA) , this essential guide, Explaining the GP practice accounts , has been fully revised and updated for 2024. But you do need to grasp the basic principles of accounting and how they apply to GP practices.
Doximity
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
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The HIPAA Journal
APRIL 29, 2025
Ascension learned on December 5, 2024, that the business partner had experienced a hacking incident. The database also contained software billing and compliance reports belonging to a medical software company. Ascension in St.
Accepted Blog
MARCH 6, 2024
How to write a letter of recommendation for medical school The best med school letters of recommendation fulfill the following five criteria: 1. The best letters of recommendation highlight unique characteristics that the school has already learned about the applicant and explain why the individual will succeed in medical school.
The HIPAA Journal
MAY 6, 2024
Marlton, NJ-based Continuum Health Alliance has recently confirmed that it has experienced a security incident that exposed the data of 377,119 patients of its client, Consensus Medical Group, a physician-owned medical group in Evesham, NJ.
Health Prime
AUGUST 15, 2024
These 2025 ICD-10-CM updates are to be used for discharges and patient encounters from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025. These changes will impact medical billing, coding practices, and healthcare administration.
UVM Larner College of Medicine
MARCH 17, 2025
Nicholas Khoo, Clara Goebel, and Sarah Kohl are Class of 2027 medical students at the University of Vermont's Larner College of Medicine.
The HIPAA Journal
JULY 8, 2025
The attack was identified on December 27, 2024, and the forensic investigation confirmed that the ransomware group had access to its network between December 25 and December 27, 2024, and exfiltrated sensitive data. The post Horizon Healthcare RCM Announces December 2024 Ransomware Attack appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.
The HIPAA Journal
MAY 1, 2024
On May 1, 2024, the 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report ( DBIR ) was released, which this year involved an analysis of a record number of security incidents (30,458), and more than double the number of confirmed data breaches as last year (10,626). Top causes of non-erro, non-misuse data breaches.
The HIPAA Journal
APRIL 22, 2024
Email accounts have been compromised at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and the Medical Home Network in Illinois. On April 12, 2024, MHN learned that the protected health information of current and former members of CountyCare, Wellness West, and NeueHealth were stored in the compromised accounts.
Unitek College
AUGUST 16, 2024
If you’re a nomadic spirit at heart, who loves the idea of traveling to new places, treating patients, and exploring everything the area has to offer, a travel healthcare job could be […] The post 6 Best Travel Healthcare Jobs in 2024 appeared first on Unitek College.
Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 21, 2024
Sand, chief medical officer, ZeOmega. The healthcare industry is fraught with workflow challenges that impact care quality and costs, but tools like AI and ML have sparked a turning point. […] The article Optimizing Workflows with AI/ML In 2024 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Illegal copying is prohibited.
Accepted Blog
AUGUST 16, 2024
In July 2024, Bloomberg Philanthropies made a transformative $1 billion gift to the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, aimed at reducing the financial barriers for medical students. Are there any areas of medicine or a particular medical specialty at Johns Hopkins that interests you and why? If so, please comment.
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