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<乌鸦传媒>Philips to Pay Over $1 Billion to Resolve Lawsuits Over Sleep Apnea Devices

Payout includes medical monitoring claims from patients who used company's CPAP, BiPAP machines

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<乌鸦传媒>Getting Everything in One Place

Electronic health records aren't delivering on their promise of fewer paper forms

An abortion chair in a hospital clinic.

<乌鸦传媒>New Reporting Requirements for Life-Saving Abortions Worry Some Texas Doctors

"How can a physician feel protected enough to provide good medical care?" says Houston ob/gyn

MedAI Roundup over a computer rendering of a brain-shaped microprocessor.

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Writes Book With ChatGPT; Can AI Detect STIs? How AI Replies to Patient Messages

A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research

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<乌鸦传媒>Houston Transplant Scandal: Families of Patients Who Died Begin Legal Action

Surgeon has been accused of manipulating waitlist, making his patients ineligible for new livers

<乌鸦传媒>FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements, Boosts Worker Protections

Rule won't extend to health workers at "true nonprofits," and legal challenges have already begun

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<乌鸦传媒>CMS Pushes Back on Criticism of Nursing Home Staffing Rule

Rule is needed because many nursing home patients don't get needed care, CMS administrator says

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<乌鸦传媒>California Nurses Rally Against AI Tools in Healthcare

They demand hospitals take pause before rushing implementation of "untested" technologies

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<乌鸦传媒>Trial Opens for Former Hospital Director Accused of Sexual Abuse of Teen Patients

Attorney for Virginia physician "adamantly" denied that any inappropriate conduct occurred

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>How Trump Could Reshape Healthcare; E. Coli Alert; Does Doctor's Gender Matter?

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A photo of a female physician talking to a male physician during a video conference.

<乌鸦传媒>Getting in Touch, Figuring It All Out

It's great to have more than one way to ask for help on a difficult case

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<乌鸦传媒>The Hidden Cost of Poor Hospital Waste Management

Proper disposal of OR trash could save the healthcare system millions -- and help the environment

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<乌鸦传媒>Lawmakers Take Up Fallout From Change Healthcare Cyberattack

Health sector likely to remain an "attractive target," says congressman

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<乌鸦传媒>Improper Payments in Medicare and Medicaid: Who's at Fault?

Republicans and Democrats took differing approaches on the subject at a House hearing

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<乌鸦传媒>Algorithm Predicts Disability From Point-of-Care EEGs

Hospitalized patients with seizure burden of at least 50% had poor outcomes

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Decaying Bodies and COVID Fraud? Health Worker Minimum Wage; Pharma's Small Tax Bill

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A photo of a woman sitting on her couch during a telehealth visit with her male physician.

<乌鸦传媒>Taking Care of Patients Beyond the Confines of the Traditional Office Visit

Home monitoring can offer a great way to extend our services

<乌鸦传媒>Federal Probes Need to Look Beyond Private Equity-Owned Healthcare for Alleged Abuse

Non-profit entities should also be fair game, says Ron Harman King, JD, MS

A close up photo of the Data Policy portion of a website.

<乌鸦传媒>Are Hospital Websites Upfront About User Privacy and Data Sharing?

New study finds many hospitals don't have privacy policies on their websites

A screenshot of Lee Schwamm, MD, speaking during this hearing.

<乌鸦传媒>House Members Struggle to Craft Road Map for Future of Telehealth

Lawmakers examine issues around reimbursement, licensure, and patient choice

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>Doc's Murderer Imprisoned; Butt Injection Arrest; Free Botox for Sex

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>SPAC Activity Should Be Monitored Amid Corporatization of Healthcare

SPACs offer a new way for private healthcare companies to go public

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<乌鸦传媒>No, a Jail Is Not an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Facility

How local jails ignore medical guidelines and contribute to the overdose crisis

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<乌鸦传媒>'I Feel So Violated': Over 200 Patients Accuse Doc of Sex Abuse, Unnecessary Exams

Alleged victims included women and several men

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<乌鸦传媒>Here's Why Nurses Are Exiting Healthcare

Aside from planned retirement, burnout, insufficient staffing, and family all cited in survey

A computer rendering of several information boxes floating between a male physician and a laptop

<乌鸦传媒>Paging Dr. Sinclair

When it comes to artificial intelligence in healthcare, there are still a few bugs in the system

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<乌鸦传媒>Chat-Based Messaging Lowered Alcohol Use in At-Risk College Students

Real-time instant messaging was more effective than text messaging at reducing alcohol intake

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<乌鸦传媒>Condemned Inmate Could Face 'Surgery Without Anesthesia,' Lawyers Say

Procedure involves incision that could be several inches wide and several inches deep

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals Cash In on a Private Equity-Backed Trend: Concierge Physician Care

Pricey membership fees for easier access to doctors becoming more common

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<乌鸦传媒>Senate Hearing Tackles Private Equity's Impact on Healthcare Amid Steward Saga

Senators propose legislation so PE cannot 'loot one business after another'

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<乌鸦传媒>HHS Cracks Down on Care Facilities for Failure to Turn Over Medical Records

Office for Civil Rights fines two facilities that stalled on giving access for more than 100 days

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<乌鸦传媒>Smartphone Tests Detect Frontotemporal Dementia

Mobile app measures were more sensitive to early FTD stages than standard tests

<乌鸦传媒>Chatbot Beat Doctors on Clinical Reasoning

GPT-4 earned higher clinical reasoning scores than residents and attendings

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<乌鸦传媒>Oncologists Express Conflicted Views About AI in Clinical Practice

Uncertainty about how the technology may fit with practice standards, medico-legal environment

MedAI Roundup over a computer rendering of a brain-shaped microprocessor.

<乌鸦传媒>AI's Speedy Kidney Discovery; AI Listens in Clinic; Generative AI Nurses

A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Charged in Patient's Death; Doc's Poison Trial to Start; Fake PA Gets 5 Years

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Administration Cracks Down on 'Junk' Health Insurance Plans

Under final rule, insurers will have to spell out what these policies do not include

A photo of a male physician taking notes while meeting with his mature female patient

<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Debuts Another Primary Care-Focused Accountable Care Model

Primary Care Flex will pay ACOs a monthly fee to be given to primary care practices

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<乌鸦传媒>Using an Interpreter Is Great, but It Also Needs to Be Documented

Here's yet another example of how automation can help us

A photo of the Earkick mental health chatbot on a smartphone.

<乌鸦传媒>AI Chatbots for Mental Health Have Arrived, Despite Limited Evidence They Work

"There's no regulatory body overseeing them," says expert

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