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Iowa Health System Warns Against Using ChatGPT to Draft Patient Letters
In an Oct. 26 notice, the health system said the artificial intelligence chatbot is not HIPAA-compliant and thus, to be used, tools like it must undergo a "proper security review, contracting, and business associate agreement."
October 27, 2023
Court Upholds $2.7B Blue Cross Antitrust Settlement
The plaintiffs, in their suit, had accused the health insurer of Sherman Antitrust Act violations, including limiting competition between its 36 insurer companies, which in turn resulted in a price hike for members.
October 27, 2023
ACR Conducting Nationwide Payments Survey
The nation’s largest professional association and lobbying group for medical doctors is conducting a new practice survey that could have big implications for physician payment.
October 26, 2023
Congress Must Protect Physicians from Medicare Cuts: MGMA
Next year could bring a 3.36% cut in the conversion factor, as proposed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
October 25, 2023
Home Health Providers, Advocates Making Last-Ditch Efforts to Nix Payment Cuts
Any day now, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will release the 2024 home health final payment rule.
October 25, 2023
Agencies will Appeal No Surprises Act Ruling to 5th Circuit
The Biden administration intends to appeal a federal district court decision that overturned the government’s method for valuing disputed payments in so-called “surprise billing” cases.
October 24, 2023
FTC Steps in for Second Review of Atrium and Harbin Merger
Harbin, one of the largest privately owned, multi-specialty physician groups in Georgia, supplies specialized physician services and other medical support for area and regional hospitals.
October 23, 2023
Legal, Regulatory Uncertainty Could Slow Down Behavioral Health Dealmaking
On top of the market force headwinds, the Biden administration and some state governments have signaled that they will put greater scrutiny on health care M&A.
October 23, 2023
Prospect Medical Sued Over Patient Data Breach
After the attack, a ransomware group by the name of Rhysida allegedly posted on the dark web Aug. 24 auctioning off Social Security numbers, passport information and health data from more than 500,000 patients and employees of Prospect.
October 20, 2023
Closed NC Hospital Failed to Submit Compliance Reports for 5 Years
Seeking to determine if Tennessee-based Quorum Health was meeting its statutory obligations to operate Martin General Hospital, Martin County enlisted the help of North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein last year to get those answers.
October 20, 2023