At first, the 2013 Boston Marathon was going more smoothly for hospitals in and around downtown Boston compared to the prior year’s event, when a heat wave meant more runners needed medical attention. David Reisman, MHA, senior administrative director of emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, admitted he had begun to think it would be an easy day.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar was admitted to a hospital due to a ‘minor infection,’ the agency told reporters in a Sunday night press release. The statement only said Azar received intravenous antibiotics and “has been admitted to a hospital for observation.” It didn’t address where he was hospitalized or how long he had shown symptoms.

What will keep early career physicians from leaving a hospital or health system may differ between men and women, according to a survey from CompHealth. Regardless of gender, most physicians said they’re finding jobs the old-fashioned way: referrals and networking.

Phoenix’s Banner Health has agreed to pay more than $18 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging it overcharged Medicare by admitting patients at hospitals for brief, inpatient services when they could’ve been treated in less expensive outpatient settings.

CMS has begun sending out new cards for Medicare beneficiaries that don’t include information about the patient’s Social Security number. Most beneficiaries, however, don’t know about the new cards, leaving them vulnerable to scams.

The Hashmi Group’s unusual business model of turning away commercial insurance and managed care contractors while accepting only Medicare and Medicaid at rural hospitals has worked, according to its owners. But it has also attracted the attention of state inspectors thanks to very high out-of-network rates, expired licenses for staff and missing infection protocols.