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Healthcare leaders around the U.S. might want to take notice of what’s going on in the streets of San Francisco this week.

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

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

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.

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.

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

“The alleged conduct of this physician is so egregious, only the permanent revocation of his license could adequately protect the public from the risks posed by his return to practice," one official said.

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

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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.

Mobile medical unit Veteran Affairs Cleveland

The latest clinic on wheels was unveiled in Cleveland, marking the VA’s 25th unit to be launched nationwide. 

Marijuana use among older adults is associated with a heightened risk of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, according to new research published in the American Journal of Cardiology. “Marijuana use increases sympathetic nervous system activity and inhibits cardiac parasympathetic innervation, resulting in elevated heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and an increase in myocardial oxygen demand.

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine) has released new guidelines surrounding cannabis use in relation to surgery, advocating for all patients undergoing procedures with anesthesia to be screened for cannabis use.

 

The VA and Oracle-Cerner expect to move forward with new rollouts of its EHR system in June 2023. 

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A comparative analysis of health records found lower risks of documented COVID-19 infections after a third dose of Moderna, among other findings.

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Healthcare leaders around the U.S. might want to take notice of what’s going on in the streets of San Francisco this week.

“The alleged conduct of this physician is so egregious, only the permanent revocation of his license could adequately protect the public from the risks posed by his return to practice," one official said.

All around the world, people are increasingly wise to the advance of AI. More than a few are growing ever more uneasy about it. And yet workers equipped with AI are both more productive and better at their jobs.