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Court won’t take Parkview rate suit

Parkview Hospital (IN) has been ordered to release its chargemaster prices and insurance discounts after an uninsured patient that was charged $625,000 for his care sues the hospital, arguing that the bill is inflated and unreasonable since insured patients receive the same care at a significant discount.

Physicians’ Take on EHRs

A Peer60 survey of physician EHR satisfaction finds that usability and missing functionality still top the lists of physician frustrations.

Millions of Australians caught in health records breach

In Australia, Health Minister Sussan Ley apologizes at the annual conference of the Royal Australian College of General Physicians after the health department inadvertently published confidential data from three million patients.

How body-worn cameras improve EMS documentation

A pilot study finds that EMS documentation improves significantly if body-worn cameras are used so that EMS staff can review events after care is delivered.



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