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No industry has taken cybercrime on the chin more than healthcare over the past 13 years. That trend continues in 2024, as global data breaches cost healthcare $9.77 million between March 2023 and February 2024.

AMA fixing prior authorization at the AMA 2022 House of Delegates meeting. Photo by Dave Fornell

Prior authorization is frustrating to clinicians, but a new survey from the American Medical Association shows it also frustrates patients to the point of abandoning care. The survey showed many more insights regarding PA impact on care.

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A veteran cardiologist in Boston has filed a new lawsuit that claims she is earning a much lower salary than a less experienced male colleague. She believes this violates the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act.

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days: HHS has begun doing healthcare AI differently

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Here’s a factoid you may not have seen coming. By 2030, the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council annually purchase more than $23 billion worth of products and services related to generative AI.

The long legal saga of Richard Paulus, a Kentucky cardiologist accused of performing unnecessary cardiac procedures, appears to still be going strong in 2022 and might be reviewed by the Supreme Court. The New York state radiologist is facing 36 misdemeanor counts for secret sexual recording without consent, according to a story in the Boston Herald.

The owner of a health insurance telemarketing company was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for selling limited indemnity health insurance plans using false and deceptive practices. The FTC had the courts liquidate the company’s assets earlier this year. 

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The J-Valve System is associated with positive 10-year outcomes for patients with severe AR, according to new research out of China. It also performs well in patients with severe AS.