Policy & Regulations

This channel includes news coverage of healthcare policy and regulations set by Congress, the states, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and medical associations and societies. 

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Mental health platform fined $7M by FTC for sharing data with advertisers

Cerebral has admitted to improperly sharing data with social media platforms for the purpose of targeted advertising. The company also made it difficult to cancel the service, costing its members millions.

April 23, 2024
Gunman kills 4, including his former doctor, in Oklahoma hospital shooting.

Healthcare worker sentenced to 10 years for abusing disabled patients

Tyler Smith and co-defendant Zachary Dinell confessed to assaulting more than a dozen patients, expressing hatred for them simply because they’re disabled.

April 22, 2024
A cardiology practice in Florida and several of its cardiologists have agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and committed fraud. As a part of the agreement, there has been no determination of liability.

Health system employees win $200M lawsuit over unpaid wages

In a complaint first filed in 2021, the plaintiffs said not-for-profit Providence Health & Services used an illegal time-clock policy to steal owed pay of more than $98 million from workers over the course of several years.

April 22, 2024
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Nurses gather at Kaiser hospital to protest rapid adoption of AI

The California Nurses Association said AI is largely unregulated, untested and poses a serious threat to patient safety.

April 22, 2024
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House to hold hearing on new patient data rights legislation

The bipartisan American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) would allow consumers to access and delete much of their personal data being held by private companies.

April 19, 2024
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Doctors sue over negative Google reviews

The class action lawsuit was filed in Japan to raise public awareness about the state of Google reviews, many of which the plaintiffs claim are fake.

April 19, 2024

Raleigh Radiology and Duke battle it out over state’s certificate-of-need law

The practice's mobile MR unit imaged nearly 2,400 patients in 2022, and leaders are projecting 94% growth by next year. 

April 19, 2024
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Abortion is an essential component of healthcare, majority of ACR Council rules

“We want the policy that governs access to healthcare in our country to be informed by the evidence,” supporter Geraldine McGinty, MD, MBA, told Radiology Business

April 19, 2024