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Methodist Hospital in Henderson, Kentucky, said that it has regained control of its computer systems and effectively fended off a ransomware attack without paying the cybercriminals.
Prime Healthcare Services Inc., a fast-growing national hospital chain, said a malware attack disrupted computer servers on Friday at two of its California hospitals, Chino Valley Medical Center in Chino and Desert Valley Hospital in Victorville.
The new company will encompass 18 hospital campuses in 12 states. Its ranks will swell to 13,000 employees, 2,000 affiliated physicians and $1.7 billion in combined revenue.
Employees at Northwell Health have developed three distinct medical innovations that will take center stage in a new contest: Starting Tuesday, public voting will decide which of the three initiatives will receive $100,000 in additional research support.
Errors in insurance claims are costing the healthcare industry billions in wasteful spending, and both the payers and the providers are at fault, experts say.
Healthcare Supply Chain Association President and CEO Todd Ebert has praised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to prioritize abbreviated new drug applications for generic drugs with only one manufacturer, sometimes known as "sole source" products.
As hospitals and health systems face constant revenue stream pressures, financial managers are leveraging cost containment strategies that lean on population health, supply chain management and salary adjustments as a way trim costs.
The Maine Bureau of Insurance is closely monitoring Community Health Options, as the nation's only profitable co-op under the Affordable Care Act in 2014 posted a net loss of $74 million for 2015 and 2016 this month, according to information on the maine.gov website.
The percentage of drugs requiring coinsurance has climbed steadily, increasing from 35 percent in 2014 to 45 percent last year. That percentage is approaching two-thirds of all covered drugs.
Apple on Monday unwrapped the CareKit and described the new software as a framework for building apps that can empower people take a more active role in their own care.