Policy & Regulations

This channel includes news coverage of healthcare policy and regulations set by Congress, the states, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and medical associations and societies. 

Nursing Home

Lawsuit filed in response to $43B nursing home staffing rule

Nursing home groups are suing CMS to block a final rule that mandates staffing and direct care minimums.

May 29, 2024
Childbirth

Private equity-owned birthing centers in Florida back c-section rule change

The state will now allow cesarean sections to be performed outside of a hospital setting.

May 28, 2024
Money bankruptcy debt liquidation

Private equity investment in healthcare down 20% as regulatory pressures mount

Public sentiment has turned against private equity stakeholders in healthcare, and that isn't likely to change post-election.

May 28, 2024
Facebook spy

Florida health network sued for sharing PHI with Facebook

Palm Beach Health Network is accused of using Meta’s Pixel code on its website, which gathers data on patients and sends it to advertisers.

May 24, 2024
abortion law ban pregnancy dobbs

Fewer doctors want to work in states where abortion is illegal

In states where abortion is outlawed, the number of new MDs applying to residencies dropped 4.2% since last year, an analysis from the AAMC finds.

May 23, 2024
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) patients who suffer from cognitive impairment face a higher risk of one-year mortality and developing postoperative delirium (POD), according to a new study published in the American Journal of Cardiology.

Fears over affording care overwhelmingly top list of health-related concerns for older Americans

In a national poll, more than half of respondents said they were “very concerned” about the cost of medical care, home care, assisted living and prescription drugs. Those concerns outweighed vaccine hesitancy, crime and loneliness.

May 23, 2024
artificial intelligence AI in government

‘First federal CIO’ gives 3 reality checks on governmental AI

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget recently released final guidance for the use of AI by executive-branch departments and agencies.

May 23, 2024

100+ groups ask OCR for clarification on HIPAA requirements after Change Healthcare hack

In a letter dated May 20, a number of medical associations and physicians groups ask the OCR to force UnitedHealth Group to follow through on notifying patients that their data was taken by hackers.

May 22, 2024

Around the web

Cardiovascular Associates of America, backed by Webster Equity Partners, currently includes practices in eight different states. Its partner cardiologists now have preferred access to multiple cloud-based services provided by Athenahealth. 

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) supports an AMA policy that condemns the use AI to make prior authorization decisions rather than a doctor or clinician.

The past five years have been boom times for AI startups courting venture investors in healthcare, and the good times just keep rolling.

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