Emergency services are back up and running, but many patients will need to reschedule tests and treatments while systems at Ascension remain partially offline.

"I think we really need our cardiologist community to understand the changes that are happening with value-based payment," one expert tells Cardiovascular Business. 

In a public letter, the groups are urging UnitedHealth Group to announce a timeline for notifying patients about what personal data was stolen in the breach of Change Healthcare's systems.

The Department of Justice said Thomas Romando, MD, illegally prescribed over 137,000 pills to nine patients over a five-year period.

Surgeons at the health system were accused of performing unnecessary procedures and receiving bonuses as kickbacks. UPMC does not admit wrongdoing.

The recall includes specific lots of five different medical devices used to treat stroke and other neurovascular diseases.

Most nurses are at least somewhat skittish about the march of AI into their workflows. Their main concerns revolve around the technology’s potential to slap back the human touch in care delivery.

A third-party security firm has been brought in to assess what systems were accessed and what data, if any, was taken.

Glen “Big Baby” Davis was convicted in November of healthcare fraud and related wire fraud charges.

The agency is urging healthcare providers to transition away from these devices and seek out alternatives. It is even working with other manufacturers to try and get similar products on the market as quickly as possible.