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Dr. Richard Zelman, showed him on October 3, 2017, and the cardiac team at Cape Cod Hospital saved a woman's life using an interventional procedure he started doing a few years ago, called TAVR, transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Cape Cod Healthcare accused of ‘unethical practices’ in lawsuit against doctor

HYANNIS — A former cardiologist and medical director at Cape Cod Hospital has filed a lawsuit against Cape Cod Healthcare, alleging he was fired after speaking out about the hospital’s allegedly unethical practices that favored benefit to patient care. Dr. Richard Zelman, 64, has been an affiliated cardiologist and interventional surgeon with Cape Cod Hospital …

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China's healthcare system put to the test as COVID brakes fade

China’s healthcare system put to the test as COVID brakes fade

BAODING, China, Dec 11 (Reuters) – When Li tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday in Baoding, northern China, he prepared for a five-day quarantine at a local makeshift hospital in the under the country’s strict pandemic controls. Instead, China the next day abruptly relaxed the policy that made the world’s most populous country an outlier …

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REFILE-China’s healthcare system put to the test as COVID restrictions ease

(Refiles to fix ‘disrupting’ typographical error, paragraph 8) By Ella Cao and Ryan Woo BAODING, China, Dec 11 (Reuters) – When Li tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday in Baoding, northern China, he prepared for a five-day quarantine at a local makeshift hospital in the under the country’s strict pandemic controls. Instead, China the next …

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Healthcare Stakeholders See Assurance and Incentives Key to Warner's Cybersecurity Plan

Healthcare Stakeholders See Assurance and Incentives Key to Warner’s Cybersecurity Plan

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., speaks during a oversight hearing Dec. 7, 2021 in Washington. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Stakeholder groups representing tens of thousands of members and thousands of provider organizations responded to Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.’s healthcare cybersecurity policy options, refining his strong ideas for cyberinsurance, incentive programs and other necessary resource options …

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Behavioral healthcare deficit called as demand soars

Behavioral healthcare deficit called as demand soars

BOSTON – The COVID pandemic has exacerbated a behavioral health crisis, particularly in Western Massachusetts, underscoring an urgent need for accessible community services, lawmakers and behavioral health care officials in Western Massachusetts have agreed during a recent virtual forum. “The roadmap for behavioral health is about finding the door and walking through that door to …

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Healthcare - Toddlers and infants now eligible for bivalent booster

Healthcare – Toddlers and infants now eligible for bivalent booster

You may be cool, but do you have a license to own a unicorn like this lucky girl from Los Angeles? Today in health, the FDA expanded its emergency use authorization for bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to include children as young as 6 months old. Welcome to night health care, where we follow the latest developments …

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Physician's assistant Brett Feldman does a checkup on his patient Gary Dela Cruz on the side of the road near his encampment in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 18, 2022. Feldman is the director and co-founder of Street Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters

More Street Medicine Teams Tackle California’s Homeless Healthcare Crisis

Although they are eligible for full medical coverage under Medi-Cal, the program was not necessarily designed for the homeless. For example, Medi-Cal will pay for transportation to and from a doctor’s appointment, but it requires the patient to provide a fixed address and give the driver several weeks’ notice, which most homeless people don’t. are …

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Bullies in white coats?  'Too many' healthcare workers face toxic workplaces, studies show

Bullies in white coats? ‘Too many’ healthcare workers face toxic workplaces, studies show

Some bullies wear white coats, new research shows. While healthcare workers aim to treat their patients with compassion, empathy and respect, a significant number do not follow these same ideals when working with each other, according to a recent paper from Massachusetts General Hospital. Christine Porath, Ph.D, an expert on unprofessional behavior in the workplace, …

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Healthcare Payment Integrity: Why It Matters More Than Ever |  BenefitsPRO

Healthcare Payment Integrity: Why It Matters More Than Ever | BenefitsPRO

Errors are attracting more and more attention as third-party administrators (TPAs) seek to increase claims payment accuracy and save money for customers. Health care spending in the United States reached $4.1 trillion in 2020, with annual spending projected at $6.2 trillion by 2028, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The increases are …

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How a focus on mental health and culture is helping this healthcare organization

How a focus on mental health and culture is helping this healthcare organization

While the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered business transformations across all sectors, one of those most immediately affected at the onset of the crisis was the healthcare sector. It’s a reality that Cardinal Health has seen firsthand: with offerings that include home care services, community health centers, medical and laboratory product manufacturing, pharmaceutical distribution, healthcare system …

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