Of those arrested, 96 are doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers. All face charges related to telehealth prescriptions, illegal opioid distribution and fraudulent billing practices. Of those arrested, 96 are doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers. All face charges related to telehealth prescriptions, illegal opioid distribution and fraudulent billing practices. | | |
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After a three week trial, a jury found that PeaceHealth and Ralph Weiche, MD, acted in accordance with medical protocols in diagnosing Patricia Parker with a psychiatric condition, given her unusual symptoms. After a three week trial, a jury found that PeaceHealth and Ralph Weiche, MD, acted in accordance with medical protocols in diagnosing Patricia Parker with a psychiatric condition, given her unusual symptoms. | | |
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Current Health—purchased by Best Buy for $400 million in 2021—is set to become an independent company again, with co-founder Christopher McGhee taking over. The electronics retailer appears to be backing away from remote patient monitoring services, shifting its healthcare division's focus to consumer products that improve the lives of seniors. Current Health—purchased by Best Buy for $400 million in 2021—is set to become an independent company again, with co-founder Christopher McGhee taking over. The electronics retailer appears to be backing away from remote patient monitoring services, shifting its healthcare division's focus to consumer products that improve the lives of seniors. | | |
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Confidence in public health entities is spiraling downward in the U.S., and once-revered Washington institutions like the CDC and NIH are among the casualties in serious condition. How to break the negative momentum? Confidence in public health entities is spiraling downward in the U.S., and once-revered Washington institutions like the CDC and NIH are among the casualties in serious condition. How to break the negative momentum? | | |
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5 high-profile physician leaders: ‘Misinformation, politicization of commonsense public health efforts and sudden changes to federal vaccine guidance are creating mass confusion and diminishing trust in public health.’ 5 high-profile physician leaders: ‘Misinformation, politicization of commonsense public health efforts and sudden changes to federal vaccine guidance are creating mass confusion and diminishing trust in public health.’ | | |
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One of the most formidable societies of medical professionals in the U.S. is going toe-to-toe with Robert F. Kennedy’s HHS over changing vaccination recommendations. One of the most formidable societies of medical professionals in the U.S. is going toe-to-toe with Robert F. Kennedy’s HHS over changing vaccination recommendations. | | |
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The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association—a trade lobby representing pharmacy benefit managers—argues a state law that would force companies to divest from drugstores could leave patients without access to critical medications. The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association—a trade lobby representing pharmacy benefit managers—argues a state law that would force companies to divest from drugstores could leave patients without access to critical medications. | | |
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Researchers from the University of Massachusetts and the University of Toronto found that racial minorities were less likely to have a medical insurance claim appeal approved, as were men more broadly. Researchers from the University of Massachusetts and the University of Toronto found that racial minorities were less likely to have a medical insurance claim appeal approved, as were men more broadly. | | |
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Digitization of exams has made the imaging industry a “prime target” for cybercriminals, experts wrote recently in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Digitization of exams has made the imaging industry a “prime target” for cybercriminals, experts wrote recently in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. | | |
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Donation after circulatory death heart transplants are gaining popularity in the United States, but men are much more likely to be selected for one. Donation after circulatory death heart transplants are gaining popularity in the United States, but men are much more likely to be selected for one. | | |
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