Morning Headlines 12/28/18
Livongo Focuses on Government and Labor Segment with Proven Executive
Former Livongo sales executive Randy Forman returns to head up the company’s government and labor division following an eight-month stint at Vida Health.
Can medical devices be hacked? Arizona doctors prepare for possibility of cyberattacks
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix convenes CyberMed Summit, led by two ethical hackers who are graduates of the medical school.
After nearly five years lawsuit against Flowers Hospital is over
The Alabama hospital sets aside $150,000 to cover claims that a since-jailed lab employee sold 1,200 patient records for filing fraudulent tax returns.
Hospital prices: full cost lists must be published from January 1, new federal rule says
A rule announced in April requires hospitals to post “what they have online” in the form of annually updated, downloadable price lists.
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