The hack shut down the nation’s biggest health care payment system, causing financial chaos affecting a broad spectrum ranging from large hospitals to single-doctor practices.
Category: Hospitals
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UnitedHealth Cyberattack Disrupts Prescription Drug Coverage
For nearly a week, people have been waylaid at pharmacies after a unit of the nation’s largest insurer was shut down by a possible ransomware assault.
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‘Most Wanted’ Man Pleads Guilty in Cyberattack That Upended Vermont Hospital
Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, 37, of Ukraine, pleaded guilty in federal court for his role in two separate malware schemes that caused tens of millions of dollars in losses.
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Hottest Job in Corporate America? The Executive in Charge of A.I.
Many feared that artificial intelligence would kill jobs. But hospitals, insurance companies and others are creating roles to navigate and harness the disruptive technology.
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What to Know About the Federal Law at the Heart of the Latest Supreme Court Abortion Case
The federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, known as EMTALA, requires hospitals to provide medically necessary care to stabilize patients in emergency situations.
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Serious Medical Errors Rose After Private Equity Firms Bought Hospitals
A new study shows an increase in the rate of inpatient complications, including infections and falls, though patients were no more likely to die.
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Bellevue Hospital Bariatric Surgery Program Is Under NY State Scrutiny
The Health Dept. is looking into the public hospital’s use of unlicensed technicians during some bariatric surgeries.
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Bellevue Hospital Rushes Patients Into Weight-Loss Surgery
New York’s Bellevue Hospital performs thousands of the lucrative surgeries a year, even on Rikers Island prisoners and other inappropriate patients.
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Why Doctors and Pharmacists Are in Revolt
Once accustomed to a status outside the usual management-labor hierarchy, many health professionals now feel as put upon as any clock-punching worker.
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Just What the (Urgent Care) Doctor Ordered
Urgent care centers are on every corner: “You’re never more than three minutes away from pizza, a deli or a doctor willing to help.”
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Why Health Care Workers Are Burning Out
A survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that health workers last year experienced significant rates of anxiety and depression.