Tag: healthcare

Nearly 60% of those working in a large healthcare system expressed their intent to roll up their sleeves to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, but about one third were unsure of ...

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that four people and one company have recently pleaded guilty in a telemedicine pharmacy healthcare-fraud conspiracy that allegedly lasted for years. The group ...

As hospitals nationwide struggle with the latest covid-19 surge, it’s not so much beds or ventilators in short supply. It’s the people to care for the sick. Yet a large, ...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law a wide-ranging bill that includes expanding access to telehealth after the COVID-19 public health emergency abates. The legislation, which Baker signed on Friday, ...

In March, MedPage Today published a story outlining two new interoperability rules issued by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology and the Centers for Medicare ...

This year shone a spotlight on cybersecurity, with federal agencies warning in October of an "increased an imminent" cyber threat to hospitals fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic. But not every ...

A black doctor who died of COVID-19 after complaining about her treatment in the hospital, Dr. Susan Moore, sadly passed away amid growing vaccine fears among people of color, which ...

This year saw major changes for the healthcare industry, including the implementation of social-distancing protocols to keep patients and providers safe and an astronomical rise in demand for telehealth in ...

Leading researchers discussed which requirements AI algorithms must meet to fight bias in healthcare during the 'Artificial Intelligence and Implications for Health Equity: Will AI Improve Equity or Increase Disparities?' ...

Prostate cancer surgery in high-risk patients can safely be delayed for as long as 6 months and should therefore be considered a low priority compared with other cancer and emergent ...