Fri.May 23, 2025

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This Biotech Startup Raised $34 Million For Urine-Based Tests To Help Diagnose Cancer

Forbes Healthcare

A grantee of the Gates Foundation, Hong Kong-based Phase Scientific built a business on the back of Covid-19 tests. Up next: using urine to compete with industry gold standard HPV screening methods.

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Smart Strategies to Minimize Anesthesia Denials and Maximize Revenue

Health Prime

All medical specialties have unique rules and nuances when it comes to billing and revenue cycle management. However, anesthesia billing stands apart due to its highly specialized charge formulas , time-based units, and the level of precision required to ensure full reimbursement. On top of that complexity, anesthesia groups face another challenge: while denials are common across all specialties, they tend to be especially costly in anesthesiology.

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Make America Tan Again: “Big, Beautiful Bill” Burns The Tanning Tax

Forbes Healthcare

Tucked among the trillions of dollars in tax cuts in the Houses just passed big, beautiful bill is repeal of a 10% tax on tanning services.

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Why your practice must embrace bad news

Medical Economics

Discover how to transform bad news into a competitive advantage for your medical practice, enhancing management and staff alignment for success.

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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 Prototype: New Bacteria Discovered On Chinese Space Station

Forbes Healthcare

In this weeks edition of The Prototype, we look at why you still cant rely on chatbots, a new battery chemistry that could make your next EV cheaper, how to build a black hole bomb and more.

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What Brain Disorder Does Billy Joel Have? A Neurosurgeon Explains

Forbes Healthcare

Billy Joel cancelled his tour because of a brain disorder called normal pressure hydrocephalus. What is NPH? How is it treated? And what does it mean for the singer?

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Tenovi launches connected blood pressure monitor to support stroke prevention

Medical Economics

Tenovi's new blood pressure monitor enhances stroke prevention by enabling early detection of hypertension and irregular heartbeats through remote patient monitoring.

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8 lessons we can learn from ants

Physicians Practice

Discover eight ant-inspired strategies that help physicians elevate teamwork, resilience and efficiency, streamlining medical practice operations while improving patient care and overall practice performance.

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Remote patient monitoring policy: Clinical success, part 1 — hypertension

Medical Economics

Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare, explains a new analysis of use and payment for remote monitoring technologies.

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SB 2385: Flawed bill could worsen healthcare inequities in Illinois

Patients Rising

A proposal before the General Assembly could worsen healthcare inequities in Illinois and enrich billion-dollar healthcare corporations, patient advocates warn. SB 2385 by State Sen. David Koehler would provide greater […] The post SB 2385: Flawed bill could worsen healthcare inequities in Illinois appeared first on Patients Rising.

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Remote patient monitoring policy: Goals, duration and clinical success with RPM

Medical Economics

Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare, explains a new analysis of use and payment for remote monitoring technologies.

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The 2025 Direct Support Professional (DSP) Survey Report

Relias

High turnover and low retention of direct support professionals (DSPs) continues to be a top-of-mind concern for intellectual and developmental (IDD) providers. For several years now, the national turnover rate for DSPs has lingered around 50%, with some agencies having as many as one-in-eight DSP roles consistently vacant. While low wages are commonly a factor in high turnover, what other factors can organizations address to combat turnover and support DSPs?

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Remote patient monitoring policy: Recommendations for changing codes and payment

Medical Economics

Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare, explains a new analysis of use and payment for remote monitoring technologies.

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7 ways to make the most of Memorial Day weekend

Physicians Practice

Discover seven smart, practice-boosting ways medical practice administrators can leverage Memorial Day weekend to recharge, honor service, and gear up for a productive summer.

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Remote patient monitoring policy: Clinical success, part 2 — musculoskeletal conditions

Medical Economics

Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare, explains a new analysis of use and payment for remote monitoring technologies.

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Shields Health Care Agrees to $15.35 Million Settlement to Resolve Data Breach Litigation

The HIPAA Journal

Shields Health Care Group has negotiated a $15.35 million settlement to resolve claims stemming from a 2022 data breach that affected more than 2 million patients.Shields Health Care is a Massachusetts-based provider of ambulatory surgical center management and medical imaging services throughout New England. A security breach was detected on March 28, 2022, and the forensic investigation determined that a threat actor had access to its network from March 7, 2022, to March 21, 2022.

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Remote patient monitoring policy: Effects on diabetes care

Medical Economics

Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare, explains a new analysis of use and payment for remote monitoring technologies.

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MUSE and ECG Web Scheduled Outage (North, Central, Calgary and South Zones) - Tuesday May 27, 2025, 20:00-21:00

Connect Care Bytes Blog

The Marquette Universal System for Electrocardiology (MUSE) receives patient tests from ECG carts, monitors, the Holter system, and the Exercise Stress system, and ECG Web is used to view and print data from MUSE. There will be a scheduled outage for MUSE and ECG Web, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, from 20:00 to 21:00, affecting North, Central, Calgary and South Zone Connect Care users only.

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Remote patient monitoring policy: A surprising finding on duration of use

Medical Economics

Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare, explains a new analysis of use and payment for remote monitoring technologies.

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OSHA Updates Targeted Inspection Program for Establishments with the Highest Injury and Illness Rates

The HIPAA Journal

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) at the U.S. Department of Labor has updated its Site-Specific Targeting (SST) inspection program. The changes took effect on May 20, 2025. The SST program aims to ensure that employers provide safe and healthful workplaces through inspections to ensure that employers are remediating hazards in the workplace and maintaining OSHA compliance.

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Remote patient monitoring policy: An introduction to the Peterson Center on Healthcare

Medical Economics

Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare, explains a new analysis of use and payment for remote monitoring technologies.

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Law Enforcement Disrupts DanaBot & Lumma Stealer Malware Operations

The HIPAA Journal

There has been a flurry of announcements in the past few days about disruption actions and law enforcement operations targeting malware-as-a-service (MaaS) operations. These malware operations have provided cybercriminals with initial access to networks, allowing them to steal credentials, sensitive data, commit fraud, and deploy ransomware. The infrastructure that supports the operations has been seized along with millions in ill-gotten gains.

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NIH scientists unveil gene delivery tool for cells in the brain and spinal cord; Texas doctor who faked diagnoses to bill $118M in false claims sentenced to 10 years; the problem with the viral mouth taping trend – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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The message of the marketing funnel

Physicians Practice

Neil Baum, MD, walks through the marketing funnel and shows how to move your patients into being your biggest fan.

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Smart Strategies to Minimize Anesthesia Denials and Maximize Revenue

Health Prime

All medical specialties have unique rules and nuances when it comes to billing and revenue cycle management. However, anesthesia billing stands apart due to its highly specialized charge formulas , time-based units, and the level of precision required to ensure full reimbursement. On top of that complexity, anesthesia groups face another challenge: while denials are common across all specialties, they tend to be especially costly in anesthesiology.

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Underappreciated Harms of the Electronic Medical Record

Sensible Medicine

There is a classic saying in Chicago, “There is no bad weather, just poorly chosen outfits.” I am sure this is a saying everywhere. 1 Recently, “It’s not the EMR (electronic medical record) that is bad, it is how we use it” has been echoing in my mind. Why? Maybe it is because I recently listened to the Acquired podcast episode about Epic.

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30% of all U.S. medical care could be virtual by 2026

Medical Economics

A ScienceSoft report finds technology and demand are in place, but regulatory uncertainty looms.