Compliance & Legal
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This week's top stories include a report that the VA did not ensure the quality of data migrated to its new Cerner EHR system, and a federal judge ruling that Martin Shkreli be barred from the pharma industry and ordering him to pay $64.6M. </span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">This week's top stories include a class action complaint filed following a data breach that affected nearly 320,000 people, and New York's booster requirement that aims to protect the health of a stretched-thin workforce.</span></span></span></p>
<p>This week's top stories include Elizabeth Holmes' conviction on three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud by lying to investors, and jobs numbers that show healthcare is among the top three industries cited in the rise in monthly "quits rate."</p>
The Supreme Court is fast-tracking the cases as the Omicron variant is causing COVID-19 cases to surge nationwide.
The rule requires all healthcare workers in facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid program to get vaccinated.
The deal may now be finalized in April 2022, though this isn't the first delay, largely owing to an ongoing DOJ investigation.
The rule, which goes into effect in January, gives insurers incentive to exclude higher-cost specialized services from their networks, lawsuit says.
The damages follow last week's verdict in which the jury ruled that UnitedHealth failed to adequately pay ER doctors.
The appeal is in response to court rulings saying the federal government overstepped its authority by not seeking Congressional approval.
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">This week's top stories include TeamHealth winning its lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare for engaging in unfair reimbursement practices, and baby tech company Owlet pulling its connected-sock wearables following an FDA warning letter.</p>