A Nexford University blogger set out to find the best bets for college students making career plans in healthcare. The research led to medical director in the No. 1 slot. (Wait. What?)
The publicly traded EHR and cloud healthcare IT infrastructure company confirmed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that hackers were able to breach its network in March for roughly eight hours, gaining partial access to patient record stores. The incident is being investigated.
The policy shift by Aetna to reimburse hospital stays of fewer than five days as outpatient observation encounters went into effect in January. The insurer implemented the policy to reduce friction with hospitals that previously had to seek approval for inpatient reimbursement, which was often denied. Jefferson Health is challenging the changes in court.
The diffusion MRI software helps differentiate between Parkinson’s disease, atypical parkinsonism, multiple system atrophy Parkinsonian variant and progressive supranuclear palsy.
The Adams Valve Institute—named after David H. Adams, MD—plans on uniting specialists to provide high-quality care, promote innovation and advocate for policy reform.
Officials are examining how a radiologist's CT findings may have played a part in the untimely death, as the doctor did not notate "swirling of the mesentery" in his interpretation.
Jennifer Ashton, MD, an OB-GYN who became a household name thanks to years of appearances on ABC News and Good Morning America, hopes this new initiative can help cardiologists learn more about such topics as menopause and hormone therapy.
Both treatment options were found to be effective in a new meta-analysis of nearly 20,000 patients. Surgery, however, had the most substantial long-term impact.
