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Cardiologist was fired for speaking out about racist texts, private jet misuse, lawsuit claims

An interventional cardiologist believes he was targeted and terminated for being outspoken about a series of incidents at his hospital. 

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Hospital sues cardiology practice for alleged breach of contract, ending years-long partnership

The cardiovascular care of thousands of Missouri patients is suddenly up in the air. The heart of the issue is a practice's alleged interest in opening up a new private equity-backed clinic.  

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Lawsuit against Elevance Health alleging use of ‘ghost networks’ officially moving forward

On Tuesday, a judge formally rejected a motion by the company to have the case dismissed. Carelon Behavioral Health, a subsidiary of Elevance, is accused of publishing an inaccurate directory of providers for those seeking mental health services.

Cardiologist’s date rape trial scheduled for March

The 35-year-old cardiologist faces a total of 51 felony charges. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment.

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Hospital trio learns cybersecurity lessons the hard way

How quickly a hospital recovers from a ransomware cyberattack has a lot to do with how thoroughly the hospital prepared ahead of time for just such an event.

COVID-19 precautions implemented in 2020 reduced D2B times in STEMI patients, and its impact continues to reduce times following the pandemic.
Hospitals still struggling to reach pre-COVID heart attack care thresholds due to pandemic disruption

NCDR report finds hospitals are seeing improvements but are still struggling to reach pre-COVID treatment thresholds years after pandemic precautions upended longstanding processes.

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

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How are the best in KLAS Health IT vendor rankings created?

KLAS conducts annual assessments of all types of healthcare information systems such as PACS, EMRs and cardiovascular information systems and ranks them. Bradley Hunter, the vice president for value-based care and core solutions at KLAS Research, explains the process of ranking.
 

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Robotic surgeons successfully complete liver transplant

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Saudi Arabia has successfully completed the first all-robot liver transplant on a 66-year-old male.

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