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Hospitals Face Financial Pressures as Costs of Caring Continue to …

(Just Now) WEBThe AHA’s new Costs of Caring report highlights how hospitals and health systems continue to experience significant financial pressures that challenge their ability …

https://www.aha.org/news/perspective/2024-05-10-hospitals-face-financial-pressures-costs-caring-continue-surge

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Reasonableness: the foundation of federal immunity for medical

(3 days ago) WEBSeveral courts have expressly ruled that whether a health care organization is immune from liability under HCQIA is an issue of law and is not proper to submit …

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/reasonableness-foundation-federal-immunity-medical-professional-review-2021-11-23/

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AHLA - Five Hot Liability Issues Facing Health Plans in 2023

(Just Now) WEBFive Hot Liability Issues Facing Health Plans in 2023. This Bulletin is brought to you by AHLA’s Health Care Liability and Litigation Practice Group. …

https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/publications/bulletins/0260d577-4638-48e7-aabb-efb20f026b6a/Five-Hot-Liability-Issues-Facing-Health-Plans-in-2

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Medical Liability And Patient Safety Health Affairs

(7 days ago) WEBPatient safety may therefore serve as a bridge between medical liability and health policy. Political debate over medical malpractice reform seldom takes meaningful …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.22.4.26

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Understanding Liability Risk from Using Health Care Artificial

(2 days ago) WEBThe authors review challenges arising in malpractice litigation related to software errors to inform health care organizations and physicians about liability risk …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMhle2308901

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Exploring Liability Risks of Using AI Tools in Patient Care

(3 days ago) WEBResearch led by Michelle Mello, JD, PhD, professor of law and health policy, is designed to provide some clarity regarding liability. AI software has not yet appeared …

https://fsi.stanford.edu/news/exploring-liability-risks-using-ai-tools-patient-care

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Protecting Clinicians From Civil Liability During a Public Health

(3 days ago) WEBDuring “normal” times, many health care clinicians report unrealistically high expectations from the larger health care system. What about during emergency …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7205712/

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Private equity in health care: three takeaways going forward

(9 days ago) WEBThese same agencies also held a Private Capital, Public Impact Workshop on Private Equity in Healthcare ("Workshop"), also on March 5, 2024, detailing many …

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/private-equity-health-care-three-takeaways-going-forward-2024-05-09/

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MEDICAL LIABILITY REFORM 2024 - American Medical …

(9 days ago) WEBIn 2024, the cap is as follows: (1) $1,000,000 for an injury or death that occurs in calendar year 2024; and for an injury or death that occurs in 2025 and thereafter, the $1,000,000 …

https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-now.pdf

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Malpractice Liability and Health Care Quality - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBMalpractice claims payments measure, specified at county level, calculated as indemnity plus defense costs divided by number of years in practice in 1977–1983. Birth …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7402204/

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Healthcare Management Liability Market Conditions - Gallagher US

(Just Now) WEBJohn Ergastolo. Area Executive Vice President, Nonprofit and Management Liability Practice. Chicago, IL. (312) 803-7426. Insights into the healthcare management …

https://www.ajg.com/us/news-and-insights/2022/jan/market-conditions-healthcare-management-liability/

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COVID-19: Healthcare Providers Legal Liability for Pandemic Care

(2 days ago) WEBLegal Liability of Healthcare Providers for Care Provided During COVID-19 Pandemic. Among the many concerns arising from rampant spread of COVID-19, are …

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/legal-liability-healthcare-providers-care-provided-during-covid-19-pandemic

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AHLA - Health Care Liability and Litigation - American Health Law

(2 days ago) WEBThe Health Care Liability and Litigation Practice Group addresses issues that encompass all areas of potential liability that affect health care providers, suppliers, and …

https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/health-care-liability-and-litigation

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Understanding Key Takeaways Liability Risk from Healthcare AI

(5 days ago) WEBsupport healthcare organizations, physicians, patients, and policymakers as they weigh the potential benefits against the liability risks of AI use in medicine, while helping them …

https://hai.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/2024-02/Liability-Risk-Healthcare-AI.pdf

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Change Healthcare update: How providers may be liable Modern …

(1 days ago) WEBMH magazine offers content that sheds light on healthcare leaders’ complex choices and touch points—from strategy, governance, leadership development and …

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/cybersecurity/change-healthcare-update-providers-liability

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Top Antitrust Officials Call for More Health-Care Enforcement

(6 days ago) WEBThe US hasn’t enforced its antitrust laws enough in the health care industry, top Justice Department officials said, voicing particular concern about consolidation …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-08/top-doj-antitrust-officials-call-for-more-health-care-enforcement

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The Medical Liability Crisis ACS - The American College of Surgeons

(5 days ago) WEBFederal Taxpayers Are Paying the Liability Crisis Bill. The Federal Government–through its funding of Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs—pays an …

https://www.facs.org/advocacy/federal-legislation/liability/guide-to-liability-reform/the-medical-liability-crisis/

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Liability of Health Care Professionals and Institutions Duri - LWW

(6 days ago) WEBAlthough many other revolutionary changes have been made by this law (e.g., in the field of hospital risk management), the aforementioned principles have had the widest and …

https://journals.lww.com/journalpatientsafety/Fulltext/2020/12000/Liability_of_Health_Care_Professionals_and.33.aspx

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Medical liability costs in U.S. pegged at 2.4 percent of annual …

(6 days ago) WEBIn an effort to separate fact from fiction—and to provide the first academic study of medical liability system costs— a comprehensive analysis from Harvard …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/medical-liability-costs-us/

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DOJ announces task force on health care monopolies and …

(6 days ago) WEBThe Department of Justice May 9 announced the formation of a task force focusing on competition concerns in health care. The unit, the Task Force on Health …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-10-doj-announces-task-force-health-care-monopolies-and-collusion

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Understanding Medical Liability SpringerLink

(3 days ago) WEBAbstract. Medical liability is liability for damage inflicted to a patient by a health service provider. In comparison to criminal responsibility of physicians, civil law liability of …

https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-642-32338-6_53

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U.S. health care is increasingly like a casino - Axios

(2 days ago) WEBBut in the post-pandemic era, it's become clear that having insurance is only the first step toward receiving quality care. Why it matters: Where Americans live, their …

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/10/health-insurance-quality-care

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Patients with private insurance can face higher health costs

(8 days ago) WEBIn 2022, hospital services accounted for 42% of health care spending for people with private health insurance, and price hikes from hospitals were a significant …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/private-insurers-patients-can-face-higher-health-costs-hospitals-rcna151951

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Municipal Legal Spending and Liability for Denied Treatment: …

(2 days ago) WEBOral arguments in 10 matters are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, with cases touching on issues including local municipalities' legal spending and health care …

https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/05/13/municipal-legal-spending-and-liability-for-denied-treatment-whats-on-the-pa-high-courts-may-agenda/

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Q&A: What To Know as New TRICARE Contracts Begin in 2025

(7 days ago) WEBThe new contracts will improve health care delivery, quality, and access for beneficiaries living in the United States. The Defense Health Agency (DHA) and the two …

https://newsroom.tricare.mil/News/TRICARE-News/Article/3776346/qa-what-to-know-as-new-tricare-contracts-begin-in-2025

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Duluth close to retiring retiree health care liability - Duluth News

(9 days ago) WEBAt the time, the city faced a $280 million liability related to retirement health care benefits, and the cost was on course to balloon into more than a $400 million …

https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/duluth-close-to-retiring-retiree-health-care-liability

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California's Medicaid experiment, CalAIM, leans on nonprofits to …

(1 days ago) WEBFor instance, L.A. Care Health Plan, the largest Medi-Cal insurer in California, has given $66 million to community organizations for hiring and other CalAIM needs, …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/14/1251004146/california-medicaid-experiment-calaim-medi-cal-nonprofits

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Cyberattack disrupts operations at major US health care network

(6 days ago) WEBA cyberattack has disrupted “clinical operations” at major health care nonprofit Ascension, forcing it to take steps to minimize any impact to patient care, an …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/tech/cyberattack-disrupts-healthcare-network/index.html

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Client Alert: Immunity from Liability to Hospital Under the NJ

(6 days ago) WEBAPPELLATE DIVISION EXTENDS ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY TO HOSPITAL UNDER THE NEW JERSEY CHARITABLE IMMUNITY ACT By: Brian M. …

https://www.spsk.com/018EE5/assets/files/News/Client%20Alert.%20%20NJ%20Charitable%20Immunity%20Act%20(01352126).PDF

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The Future of Technology in Health Care The Regulatory Review

(Just Now) WEBMost U.S. adults use technology to improve their health—nearly 60 percent browse the Internet for medical information, and over 40 percent obtain care through …

https://www.theregreview.org/2024/05/11/the-future-of-technology-in-health-care/

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Stanford Health Care earns Joint Commission’s Sustainable …

(2 days ago) WEBHealth care has an important role to play in the fight against climate change, as its emissions make up 8.5% of the United States’ total amount. Hospitals also …

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2024/05/joint-commission-certification.html

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South Africa Gears Up for Legal Battle Over Health-Care Revamp

(3 days ago) WEBA legal battle over South Africa’s newly enacted national health-insurance law is brewing and is likely to end up in the nation’s top court. President Cyril Ramaphosa …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-16/south-africa-gears-up-for-legal-battle-over-health-care-revamp

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Health-care giant Ascension says hack is disrupting patient care

(7 days ago) WEBAscension, which operates 140 hospitals, says the hack has disrupted clinical care. The extent and duration of the disruption weren’t immediately clear.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/09/cyberattack-hack-hospital-ascension/

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Ascension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the US, hit by

(2 days ago) WEBAscension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the U.S., hit by cyberattack, disrupting patient care. Kan. Sarah Jane Tribble / Kaiser Health News …

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/ascension-health-cyberattack-disrupts-patient-care-what-happened-rcna151462

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Lapse in payments by CarePoint to state program puts funding for …

(8 days ago) WEBEach hospital or healthcare system pays an agreed upon assessment to the county four times a year. More Hudson County Coverage U.S. Coast Guard will likely …

https://www.nj.com/hudson/2024/05/lapse-in-payments-by-carepoint-to-state-program-puts-funding-for-other-hudson-hospitals-in-jeopardy.html

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