Quality and Safety
Facilities operated by Prospect Medical Holdings were forced to shutter emergency rooms and delay care due to the attack.
More than one in five (22%) reported unfair treatment - 10 percentage points higher than that of parents who belong to another group.
No HHS or CMS systems were impacted, the agencies say, though protected information was potentially compromised.
Also, lung, breast, prostate and colorectal cancers were all more likely to be diagnosed in the first year of Medicare coverage.
Physicians who certify patient eligibility for hospice services must be enrolled in Medicare or have validly opted out.
Fifty-three percent of medical devices have vulnerabilities known to cybercriminals, says Mark Bowling of ExtraHop.
The rankings looked at factors including salary, potential for upward mobility, stress level and work-life balance.
The plans had operated in seven states; Nevada is now the last of them to place it into receivership, which will affect about 2,000 residents.
More than 75% of the 4,654 hospitals in the Care Compare Dataset for 2023 received 2, 3 or 4 stars.
For the 13th year in a row, the healthcare industry reported the most expensive data breaches, at an average cost of $10.9 million.