The U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division (DOJ) recently updated its policy document on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP). The ECCP is used by prosecutors to evaluate the effectiveness of compliance programs to determine whether to prosecute or impose fines. To require certain ongoing compliance obligations, such as under a corporate integrity agreement. Notably, the September 23, 2024 ECCP amendments require companies' compliance programs to ensure that the deployment of new technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), does not lead to “intentional or reckless misuse”. Prosecutors are required to assess whether safeguards are included. Violates criminal law or the…
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In this illustrated photo, you can see the Oracle logo on a mobile phone screen and a laptop keyboard. … (+) Photographed on October 30, 2021 in Krakow, Poland. (Photo: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto (from Getty Images) At the Oracle Health Summit, Oracle announced a newly built EHR scheduled for release in 2025 for early adopters. After previewing the product, we focused on the latest design that incorporates a clinical AI agent. This enables hands-free documentation and patient inquiries, reducing the use of traditional keyboard and mouse clicks. Meanwhile, major health systems such as Intermountain Health, University of Pittsburgh…
TOPSHOT – Voters cast their votes at voting booths at early voting locations. … (+) October 16, 2020, Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center in North Charleston, South Carolina. Early voting turnout for the 2020 election was record high in many states across the country. (Photo by LOGAN CYRUS/AFP) (Photo by LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images)AFP (via Getty Images) Recent community conversations indicate that public awareness of health care policy during this presidential election is lower than in previous elections. The economy and immigration are big issues, but let's not forget that health care is also on the ballot. The outcome…
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) speaks as former President Donald Trump listens during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 12, 2024. Mr Johnson recently promised that if he were to come to power: The Republican agenda in Congress includes “major reform'' of the Affordable Care Act. Wilfred Lee/AP Hide caption toggle caption Wilfred Lee/AP The fate of the Affordable Care Act has influenced U.S. presidential elections for more than a decade, but this campaign is different. Aside from a few cameos, immigration, the economy, and democracy dominate the fight between Vice President Kamala Harris and…
Two bills passed by the Israeli parliament on Monday ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa) from operating in Israeli territory and prohibit any contact between Israeli authorities and the agency. (The United States voted to ban Unrwa from Israel within 90 days). The bill would shut down all operations of Unruwa, which provides education and health services to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Unruwa's operations in the Gaza Strip, where the agency relies on cooperation with Israel to provide humanitarian aid, will also be severely restricted.The onslaught of this bill…
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) front-line health care workers voted Friday to authorize a five-day strike to protest Sharp Healthcare. .According to a press release sent by the union, the strike will involve 92% of the approximately 5,000 health care workers at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, Sharp Hospice Care, Chula Vista Medical Center, Memorial Hospital, Mesa Vista Hospital and Mary Bath Women's Hospital. Approved with a yes vote. And a newborn.Negotiations between the union and Sharp Healthcare will begin in late 2023, and after more than 33 negotiation sessions, no initial contract agreement has yet been reached.According…
In response to Hurricanes Helen and Milton, HCA Florida Healthcare announced a $750,000 donation to community organizations dedicated to meeting the needs of those affected throughout Florida. The donation will be $250,000 to the United Way of Florida, $250,000 to the Florida Disaster Volunteer Fund, and a gift from our colleagues at HCA Healthcare to United Way of Florida, the American Red Cross, and the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund (our organizational colleagues). A special donation of $250,000 will be provided. We run a co-worker-supported 501(c)3 charity to help co-workers and their immediate families who are experiencing financial hardship.“The impact of…
Hours before the existing contract was set to expire, Cigna Healthcare and Hartford HealthCare reached an agreement on a new contract. A Hartford HealthCare spokesperson confirmed the deal in an email Thursday afternoon. “Hartford HealthCare and Cigna have reached a multi-year agreement that guarantees Cigna members continued uninterrupted access to HHC's physicians, hospitals and services,” a spokesperson said. “This is good news for our patients and communities and allows us to continue our mission to improve health and healing for all.” The spokesperson added that the agreement was reached before the existing contract expired at midnight on Thursday, “preventing disruption…
Portrait of a doctor working in a hospitalgetty As Election Day approaches, clinicians are anticipating the impact the election results will have on health care. While the primary responsibility for healthcare delivery lies with clinical teams such as doctors, nurses, and pharmacists, the financial structure, policies, and regulations of this sector are primarily controlled by non-medical elected officials with no medical background. is controlled by. Despite the risks, “physician voter turnout was nearly 20% lower than the general population, which is alarming given our unique role in influencing health care policy,” says Emergency Medicine. says Dr. Alistair Martin, a physician…
Everyone has the right to a healthy life, but equity and access to health care can be more difficult to achieve in rural areas.Approximately 20% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas, but only 9% of U.S. physicians work in rural areas. According to the CDC, people in rural areas are more likely to die from heart disease, cancer, injuries, respiratory diseases, and stroke than those in urban areas.At Dartmouth Health, the Center for the Advancement of Rural Health Equity (CARHE) and the Center for Rural Health Care Delivery Sciences (funded by the Center for Biomedical Research Excellence, also…