[ad_1] Physicians Immediate Care, which has operated in the Chicago area since 1987, had 55 locations throughout Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, about 45 of which are in Illinois. […]
St. Anthony Hospital can sue Illinois over Medicaid payments
[ad_1] Most of St. Anthony’s patients are on Medicaid, a government-run program for the poor and disabled. The hospital claimed at the time of its original suit that […]
U.S. allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill
[ad_1] Pharmacists can prescribe the leading COVID-19 pill directly to patients under a new U.S. policy announced Wednesday that’s intended to expand use of Pfizer’s drug Paxlovid. The […]
Court slashes punitive damages in Epic-Tata trade secrets suit
[ad_1] A federal district court has further reduced the punitive damages owed Epic Systems in a long-running trade secrets dispute, to $140 million. The court order filed Friday […]
The future of telehealth reimbursement
[ad_1] Forty-three states and the District of Columbia have laws addressing telemedicine reimbursement for private payers, with 21 mandating payment parity, and most insurers cover at least some […]
Professional Finance Company ransomware attack affects 600 providers
[ad_1] A ransomware attack at Professional Finance Company may have exposed data from patients at about 600 healthcare providers. Greeley, Colorado-based PFC, an accounts receivable management company, discovered […]
Google to erase more location info as abortion bans expand
[ad_1] Google will automatically purge information about users who visit abortion clinics or other places that could trigger legal problems now that the U.S. Supreme Court has opened […]
Widely used hospital gowns show signs of exposing workers to infection
[ad_1] Disposable gowns designed to deflect the splatter of bodily fluids, used in thousands of U.S. hospitals, have underperformed in recent and ongoing laboratory tests and may fall […]
Q&A with Michael Dandorph: ‘Home care was an enormous advantage for us’
[ad_1] Tufts Medicine comprises hospitals, a home health division and a clinically integrated network of physicians. How did that diversified business model help you weather the COVID-19 pandemic? […]
Educators, employers guide new health pros through COVID
[ad_1] Platte Valley hired a coordinator to run the pilot program and serve as a liaison to local universities. The first student cohort includes about 20 students, with […]
