Morning Headlines 9/11/23
Walmart Explores Buying Majority Stake in ChenMed
Walmart reportedly considers acquiring a majority stake in Medicare Advantage primary care clinic operator ChenMed.
US indicts nine alleged members of Russian cybercrime gang that targeted hospitals
The Department of Justice indicts nine men with ties to a cybercriminal group that has accumulated $100 million in ransomware payments from US hospitals.
HELP Committee ranking member Senator Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) solicits solutions to protecting patient privacy related to wearables, smart devices, and apps, none of which are covered by HIPAA.
Weird that Google can acknowledge its crowdsourced medical advice was wrong, but escape penalties for doing it wantonly at scale.