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ACR Reaches Out to FDA and HHS regarding Contrast Shortage
The American College of Radiology’s government relations staff began engaging with the FDA and HHS in late May to help mitigate the current contrast shortage. In response to the ACR’s outreach, the Division of Critical Infrastructure Protection, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness…
Read MoreThe PATIENT Act: Encouraging Transparency in Private Equity-Backed Physician Practices
For years, healthcare has been an industry shrouded in complexity and opacity, leaving patients and consumers perplexed and uninformed about the true cost of care. This lack of transparency pervades not only the insurance industry but also physician practices owned by hospitals, insurers, and the private equity or venture capital firms that operate them.…
Read MoreRansomware Attacks in Healthcare Double from 2016 to 2021
A study published in the JAMA Health Forum revealed that ransomware attacks have dramatically increased since 2016. Corresponding author was Hannah T. Neprash, PhD, Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. She and her research team created the Tracking Healthcare Ransomware Events and Traits (THREAT) database.…
Read MoreUS Radiology Faces Class Action Lawsuit after Data Breach
proposed class action suit has been filed against US Radiology Specialists (USRS) over a data breach occurring in December 2021. Plaintiffs Ariann J-Hanna and Nicole Pyle, residents of Tucson, AZ, claimed “individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated” that USRS did not fulfill their responsibility to keep secure and protect sensitive patient…
Read MoreSurprise Billing Regulations Finalized
On August 19, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its final rules related to the Surprise Billing act. These rules clarify specific requirements under the July 2021 interim rules regarding information that group health plans and health insurance companies offering group or individual health insurance coverage must share about the qualifying payment…
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