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Doctors, patients, insurers all frustrated with prior authorization, RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz say

Medical Economics

and Dr. Oz say Author(s): Richard Payerchin Fact checked by: Todd Shryock Key Takeaways Health insurers are committed to standardizing electronic PA submissions and reducing services requiring PA by 2026. SHOW MORE HHS, CMS leaders announce massive health insurance industry to reform prior authorization across health care. Kennedy Jr.

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DOJ Announces Largest Ever Health Care Fraud Takedown

The HIPAA Journal

Among the individuals charged were 29 defendants for their roles in transnational criminal organizations that submitted more than $12 billion in claims to health insurance programs in the United States. We are proud to stand with our law enforcement partners in protecting taxpayer dollars and safeguarding patient care.”

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5 Risk Control Considerations as Nurse Practitioners’ Scope of Practice Expands

Minority Nurse

This means NPs can evaluate patients, diagnose, order, and interpret diagnostic tests, and initiate and manage treatments (including prescribing medications) under the licensing authority of the State Board of Nursing. Malpractice Insurance. Professional liability insurance: What all nurses should know. link] Candello.

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The Infomercial Comes to The Wall Street Journal

Sensible Medicine

. “The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should make establishing payment codes for products involving women’s heart disease a priority to prompt private insurers to cover new service lines.” Insurers will be forced to raise rates to cover this new charge. What would I foresee as happening if CMS took action?

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Surmodics & Kentfield Hospital Fall Victim to Cyberattacks

The HIPAA Journal

Surmodics, Minnesota Surmodics, an Eden Prairie, MN-based provider of catheters, medical device coatings, and chemical components for in vitro diagnostic tests and microarrays, has disclosed a security incident to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Seven Healthcare Organizations Added to Ransomware Groups’ Data Leak Sites

The HIPAA Journal

The group claims to have published a huge variety of documents, including EMRs, test results, patient histories, and billing information. Everest then leaked the stolen files on July 3, 2025, some of which appear to be patient files containing test results, patient histories, and billing information.

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Transparency in Healthcare: How Consumers Are Taking Control of Their Medical Information

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Representatives from companies like Apple, Amazon, and Google recently met with healthcare executives, including those from some of the largest insurance and healthcare facilities in the country, to address this problem.