Tuesday, April 11, 2023

EPA proposes limits to carcinogen in medical supply sterilizationEPA proposes limits to carcinogen in medical supply sterilizationEPA proposes limits to carcinogen in medical supply sterilization

EPA proposes limits to carcinogen in medical supply sterilization

The Environmental Protection Agency seeks to reduce workplace and community exposure to ethylene oxide, a chemical linked to cancer that is used to sterilize medical devices, supplies and equipment.



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Outcome Health founders, COO found guilty in federal fraud caseOutcome Health founders, COO found guilty in federal fraud caseOutcome Health founders, COO found guilty in federal fraud case

Outcome Health founders, COO found guilty in federal fraud case

Outcome Health co-founders Rishi Shah and Shradha Agarwal and ex-COO Brad Purdy were convicted of defrauding customers and investors.



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Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress actsBiden ends COVID national emergency after Congress actsBiden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts

Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts

The national emergency allowed the government to take sweeping steps to respond to the virus and support the country's economic, health and welfare systems.



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Autism providers look to telehealth to bridge access gapsAutism providers look to telehealth to bridge access gapsAutism providers look to telehealth to bridge access gaps

Autism providers look to telehealth to bridge access gaps

As autism diagnoses rise, providers such as Learn Behavioral and the Center for Social Dynamics use telehealth to reach children from underserved communities.



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Monday, April 10, 2023

CMS proposes 2.8% hospital inpatient reimbursement hikeCMS proposes 2.8% hospital inpatient reimbursement hikeCMS proposes 2.8% hospital inpatient reimbursement hike

CMS proposes 2.8% hospital inpatient reimbursement hike

The fiscal 2024 Medicare inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services also includes new safety and health equity provisions.



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CommonSpirit data breach impacted over 100 facilities, cost millionsCommonSpirit data breach impacted over 100 facilities, cost millionsCommonSpirit data breach impacted over 100 facilities, cost millions

CommonSpirit data breach impacted over 100 facilities, cost millions

The full extent of last year's ransomware attack, which involved more than 600,000 patients, is now known.



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Justice Department appeals Texas abortion pill orderJustice Department appeals Texas abortion pill orderJustice Department appeals Texas abortion pill order

Justice Department appeals Texas abortion pill order

The appeal comes after a Texas federal judge last Friday ordered a hold on the U.S. approval of the abortion medication mifepristone.



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American Medical Association's 1st gay president takes the leadAmerican Medical Association's 1st gay president takes the leadAmerican Medical Association's 1st gay president takes the lead

American Medical Association's 1st gay president takes the lead

At 44, Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld will be among the AMA's youngest presidents and the first openly gay person to lead the organization when he starts his term.



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No-cost preventive care not likely to disappear, despite court rulingNo-cost preventive care not likely to disappear, despite court rulingNo-cost preventive care not likely to disappear, despite court ruling

No-cost preventive care not likely to disappear, despite court ruling

A federal court ruled that health insurance companies don't have to cover preventive medicine without cost-sharing. They're likely to keep doing it anyway.



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