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AUSTRAC and SkyCity Adelaide Agree to $67M Penalty Proposal
Gaming and entertainment company that provides sports, amusement, and recreation services, SkyCity Adelaide Pty Ltd (SkyCity), and the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) have filed joint submissions with the Federal Court of Australia. Their proposed AU$67 million penalty mentioned in the joint submissions was deemed appropriate in the context of the casino’s contravention of
Their first baby came with medical debt: These parents won’t have another
by Noam N. Levey, KFF Health News Credit: CC0 Public Domain Heather Crivilare was a month from her due date when she was rushed to an operating room for an emergency cesarean section. The first-time mother, a high school teacher in rural Illinois, had developed high blood pressure, a sometimes life-threatening condition in pregnancy that
Heart attack symptoms: Know what’s a medical emergency
Heart attack symptoms: Know what's a medical emergency Whether the symptoms seem obvious or are more subtle, take them seriously and get immediate medical care. By Mayo Clinic Staff A heart attack usually causes chest pain for more than 15 minutes. The chest pain may be mild or severe. Some people don't have any chest
Forced out of hospitals, pregnant women in Gaza risk their lives to give birth
Live updates: Follow the latest news on Israel-Gaza It was past midnight when Ibtisam Al Kafarna's labour pains began and she was rushed to the hospital in Gaza's Deir Al Balah area on a donkey cart. There were no beds available at Shohadaa Al Aqsaa so she sat for 30 minutes on a chair after
Apollo Hospitals’ new insurance claim support platform and more briefs
Apollo Hospitals is now using a new health insurance claim solution by insurance tech provider ClaimBuddy. A senior manager of the group shared that ClaimBuddy will help "expedite claim approvals, reduce paperwork, and enhance the overall efficiency of our insurance desk operations." The insurtech solution is also being used in more than 250 hospitals across
An Arm and a Leg: When Hospitals Sue Patients (Part 1)
Note: “An Arm and a Leg” uses speech-recognition software to generate transcripts, which may contain errors. Please use the transcript as a tool but check the corresponding audio before quoting the podcast. [birds singing] Dan: Hey there. Starting this episode with a field trip. [dogs barking] Dan (from field tape): I hear dogs. I’m in
Are hospitals and health systems today relying more on the skills of IT vendors?
In the last decade, physician practices, hospitals and health systems have hired IT vendors to manage their equipment, update business and clinical software, and support their clinicians and staff with tech problems. Those services typically were all that was expected and needed, so IT was considered just another vendor on the organization’s balance sheet. Much
SW Ontario hospitals hit with $480M lawsuit as stolen patient data likely sold
As hackers claim they’ve sold sensitive personal information about roughly 270,000 southwestern Ontario hospital patients, the agencies targeted in the massive cyberattack now face a $480-million lawsuit. The class action suit, launched by a patient of Sarnia’s Bluewater Health, claims patients affected by the breach lost their right to privacy...
Hospitals Have Many Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Experts Say
Public Health & Policy > Environmental Health — Radiology departments and operating rooms are good targets by Joyce Frieden, Washington Editor, MedPage Today November 10, 2023 Hospitals aiming to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions can begin by taking a few simple steps, experts said at an online event sponsored by the Bipartisan Policy Center. "The
University Hospitals puts a bow on new Epic EHR rollout
Cleveland-based University Hospitals this week announced that it had completed its years-long migration to a single Epic electronic health record across its care sites. WHY IT MATTERS Leaders at the health system said the implementation – where more than 5.6 million patient records and scheduling systems were converted to one platform – is a "transformational
Who Polices Hospitals Merging Across Markets?
St. Louis' largest health system, BJC HealthCare, plans to merge with Kansas City's second-largest, Saint Luke's Health System, uniting more than 28 hospitals on both sides of Missouri by the end of this year. The merger, which would span markets 250 miles apart and include facilities in neighboring Kansas and Illinois, is just one of
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AUSTRAC and SkyCity Adelaide Agree to $67M Penalty Proposal
Gaming and entertainment company that provides sports, amusement, and recreation services, SkyCity Adelaide Pty Ltd (SkyCity), and the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) have filed joint submissions with the Federal Court of Australia. Their proposed AU$67 million penalty mentioned in the joint submissions was deemed appropriate in the context of the casino’s contravention of
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Their first baby came with medical debt: These parents won’t have another
by Noam N. Levey, KFF Health News Credit: CC0 Public Domain Heather Crivilare was a month from her due date when she was rushed to an operating room for an emergency cesarean section. The first-time mother, a high school teacher in rural Illinois, had developed high blood pressure, a sometimes life-threatening condition in pregnancy that
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Heart attack symptoms: Know what’s a medical emergency
Heart attack symptoms: Know what's a medical emergency Whether the symptoms seem obvious or are more subtle, take them seriously and get immediate medical care. By Mayo Clinic Staff A heart attack usually causes chest pain for more than 15 minutes. The chest pain may be mild or severe. Some people don't have any chest
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