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How Safe Is Spine Surgery? What To Know And What To Ask Your Surgeon

Forbes Healthcare

You have been told you need spine surgery.Is spine surgery safe? What are surgeons doing to make it safer? What questions should I be asking my surgeon?

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Study: Language barriers reduce CGM access for patients with type 2 diabetes

Medical Economics

Study finds patients with diabetes who prefer a non-English language are less likely to be prescribed continuous glucose monitors, even when their condition is poorly controlled.

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GLP-1 Drugs Like Ozempic Are Widely Popular. Here Are Side Effects You Should Know About

Forbes Healthcare

Glucagon-Like-Peptide-1 Agonists, like Ozempic, have become extremely popular for weight loss. Here are some of the side effects you should know about.

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Understanding Ethical Standards for Medical Assistants

Prism Career Institute

Medical ethics are the core standards for how a healthcare professional conducts themself. They learn these principles through the education and training they receive as a medical assistant student, as well as other life experiences. A medical assistant’s ethical standards center on patient interactions and the value of constant self-improvement. Prism Career Institute offers healthcare training programs, including a Medical Assistant program, at our campuses in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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How to Start Virtual Care the Right Way: A Proven Roadmap for 2025 and Beyond

Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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The Second Coming Of Personal Health Records

Forbes Healthcare

The dream of Personal Health Records is back, resurrected by a new wave of startups and, surprisingly, by the very institutions that had arguably stood in its way.

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5 Harmful Foods To Avoid For Better Health & Weight Loss

Forbes Healthcare

Want to eat healthier? The key isn’t adding superfoods — it’s removing harmful ones. Learn why cutting junk food may be the most effective diet change you can make.

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Senate Republicans propose deeper Medicaid cuts in reconciliation bill

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Hospital groups slammed the Senate’s version of the GOP legislation. The upper chamber “made a bad bill worse,” said Chip Kahn, CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals.

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Roy Schoenberg, AileenAI

The Healthcare Blog

Last week longtime AmWell CEO Roy Schoenberg announced, in the New England Journal of Medicine no less, that he was building a companion AI for the elderly called Aileen. We took a dive into the state of play for digital health, what happened at AmWell, and what the goal is for the AI companion. It’s early days but Roy has an interesting idea for how AI will work in the future to be the underlying platform to manage the elder consumer experience.

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Humana’s cautious defense of Medicare Advantage

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

At the insurer's investor day, Humana struck a middle ground in defending the importance of the privatized Medicare program — which accounts for the bulk of its revenue — while allowing that there’s room for improvement.

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Kalogon launches Bondar, a custom wheelchair back support designed for medicare coverage

Medical Economics

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Schrödinger's Cat: Financial perils of Allograft diabetic ulcer grafts

Physicians Practice

Health care practices face rising audits and recoupments for using placental membrane grafts in diabetic ulcer treatments, risking significant financial penalties.

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Healthcare Administration vs. Clinical Role: What is the Difference?

Northwest Career College

Are you thinking about pursuing a career in healthcare but not quite sure where to start? Students struggle with choosing between working directly with patients and working in the background. Clinical jobs, such as nursing mean working directly with people. But what if you’re more of a people manager and want to manage clinics, schedules, and paperwork?

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Federal judge strikes down NIH directives against DEI research

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The American Civil Liberties Union called the ruling "a major victory for public health.” Federal officials are exploring their legal options, including an appeal.

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Paralegals and legal assistants: Are they the same?

Mildred Elley

Are you interested in a legal profession but don’t want to be a lawyer? If you prefer to be behind-the-scenes support personnel, consider becoming a paralegal or legal assistant. Two of the most common jobs in the legal profession are paralegals and legal assistants; they are known for being a lawyer’s support system and backbone. Paralegals and legal assistants are vital in the practice of law.

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Ascension agrees to acquire Amsurg to expand ambulatory surgery reach

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The deal, which is expected to close later this year, will add more than 250 ambulatory surgery centers across 34 states to Ascension's portfolio.

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FTC Imposes $1.9 Million Penalty on Evoke Wellness for Deceptive Marketing Campaign

The HIPAA Journal

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a $1.9 million settlement to resolve claims that Evoke Wellness, a Florida-based substance use disorder treatment clinic, engaged in deceptive business practices and deliberately misled consumers who were seeking substance use disorder treatment by pretending to be other clinics. According to the January 2025 complaint, Evoke Wellness, LLC, Evoke Health Care Management, and their officers, Jonathan Mosley and James Hull, conducted a deceptive Googl

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Second Patient Death After Gene Therapy: Implications For The Future

Forbes Healthcare

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PHI Stolen in Sensata Technologies Ransomware Attack

The HIPAA Journal

A ransomware attack on Sensata Technologies involved the theft of health and wellness plan data. A former Evoke Wellness employee has been accused of stealing patient data for identity theft, and limited PHI has been impermissibly disclosed due to mailing errors at Blue Shield of California and AffirmedRx PBC. Sensata Technologies Hit with Ransomware Attack Sensata Technologies, Inc., a leading industrial technology firm that makes sensor and control solutions, has been hit with a ransomware att

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GOP Medicaid cuts would cause thousands of preventable deaths: study

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Medicaid provisions in Republicans’ reconciliation megabill would lead to between 8,000 and nearly 25,000 medically preventable deaths, according to new research in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Optical Software Solution Provider Ocuco Reports 241K-Record Data Breach

The HIPAA Journal

Ocuco Inc., a Dublin, Ireland-based provider of optical software solutions for eyecare businesses, has recently notified the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights about a data breach involving the protected health information of 240,961 individuals. Ocuco claims to be the world’s largest provider of retail optical software solutions, with its US operations based in Florida.

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BioNTech CEO tops list of Big Pharma’s 10 highest-paid CEOs; first patient treated in global trial for muscle-weakness disease; high blood pressure in pregnancy linked to high seizure risk in children – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

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Legislation Introduced to Make Violence Against Healthcare Workers a Federal Crime

The HIPAA Journal

Companion bills have recently been introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate that seek to make violent attacks on employees of hospitals and healthcare organizations a federal crime. Data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2018 revealed that healthcare workers are five times more likely to experience violence in the workplace than workers in other industries.

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Meeting patients where they are: Rethinking payment flexibility in health care

Physicians Practice

Health care consumers seek seamless payment experiences that match their digital expectations. Providers must offer flexible options to enhance satisfaction and collections.

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UHS partners with Hippocratic AI to launch AI agents

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

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Federal Judge Reinstates $1 Billion In NIH Grants, Citing ‘Blatant’ Government Discrimination

Forbes Healthcare

A federal judge ruled the Trump admin’s $1 billion NIH grant cuts illegal, citing racial discrimination, and ordered funding restored for vaccine, maternal health, and gender identity research.

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Physicians in private practice — or not: Introducing AIMPA

Medical Economics

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Obamacare And Medicaid Popularity Hit All-Time High As GOP Preps Cuts

Forbes Healthcare

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Fired ACIP members: RFK Jr. has ‘critically weakened’ U.S. vaccine program

Medical Economics

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Protect CDC funding—Our patients depend on it

Medical Economics

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Health care groups continue warnings of dire consequences as Senate deliberates on Big Beautiful Bill

Medical Economics

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