Change Healthcare says medical records taken in hack | Fate of ban on noncompetes uncertain | New cybersecurity reporting rule

A HIPAA notification posted to the company’s website said details about patients’ diagnoses and treatments may have been stolen by hackers.

A full court hearing to determine the fate of the FTC ban on noncompete clauses will be scheduled before Aug 31. For now, a judge has issued a preliminary injunction.

Hospitals and provider groups have responded with confusion to a rule proposed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency requiring hospitals and providers to comply with stringent reporting requirements that overlap with HIPAA.

For the last year, the average monthly growth has been 64,000 new jobs. However, healthcare continues to outpace most other sectors of the economy.

The UnitedHealth Group subsidiary has not admitted any wrongdoing but said it has improved protocols for monitoring controlled substances.

More than 50% of physicians reported feeling burned out, leading to large numbers retiring or changing jobs The AMA now wants to look at healthcare worker medical records to help identify workplace stressors and how to improve well-being.

Lifespan will also be rebranded to reflect the Brown University affiliation.

UnitedHealth alleged its proprietary technology was used to create Lore Health, a generative AI chatbot. The case was dismissed after arbitration.

The American Society of Neuroradiology and Society of Interventional Radiology made their case in a June letter to the Connecticut-based health insurer. 

As one may expect, advances in TAVR and TMVR technologies are seen as key drivers of the market’s success.