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How health systems can better protect patient privacy

Healthcare It News

According to one 2014 survey, 10% of patients distrusted health technology, Liederman said, but another recent survey found 87% of patients are unwilling to divulge all their medical information. It's somebody they know, somebody they know of or somebody prominent in the community that is hospitalized. "What's going on?

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California and North Dakota Hospitals Report Cyberattacks

HIPAA Journal

Cyberattacks have been reported by Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, and Rancho Family Medical Group. The forensic investigation and document review took almost a year, with the hospital stating in its breach notice that those processes were not completed until March 4, 2024.

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Understanding the Fourth Circuit’s Ruling on the First-to-File Rule in FCA Cases

Hall Render

The defendant moved to dismiss Rosaless complaint under the first-to-file rule, citing an earlier qui tam complaintthe Byers Complaint filed in 2014 and later consolidated with other complaints in 2019. The central issue before the Fourth Circuit was whether this dismissal was warranted.

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Medicare Fines for High Hospital Readmissions Drop, but Nearly 2,300 Facilities Are Still Penalized

HealthIT Answers

By Jordan Rau - The federal government has eased its annual punishments for hospitals with higher-than-expected readmission rates in an acknowledgment of the upheaval the covid-19 pandemic has caused, resulting in the lightest penalties since 2014.

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Trust-Busted: The Decline of Trust in Technology and What It Means for Health

Health Populi

During the height of the pandemic, there was a predisposition to give up personal health and location tracing data to government to help control the spread of the disease. This last chart from a 2014 PwC/Strategy& report on the birth of the healthcare consumer is data I often turned to as U.S. Equal numbers of people in the U.S.

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One in Two Americans with Work-Based Insurance Worries That Healthcare Costs Could Lead to Bankruptcy

Health Populi

“The ACA expanded coverage to millions of poor and near-poor families between 2014 and 2016, and the obtaining of health insurance may have staved off financial ruin, perhaps. One-half of U.S. Another 23% of consumers “somewhat” agreed with the two drug pricing control strategies, as well. households.

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Most Health Consumers Expect Technology To Play a Larger Role As Tech-Angst & Privacy Concerns Grow

Health Populi

Very few people trust that social media companies, internet service providers, search engines (like Google), the government, and device manufacturers (Apple, Fitbit, for example) will provide the “best protection” of peoples’ personal data.

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