Magnifying Glass

23 States Removing Mental Health Questions From Provider Licensing Applications
23 States Removing Mental Health Questions From Provider Licensing Applications

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare workers have been experiencing a high level of burnout. While the pandemic certainly exacerbated stress levels in healthcare, there are multiple factors that have been contributors for years, such as […]
Recent Study Suggests Discrepancies in FDA Approval Of AI/ML Enabled Medical Devices
Recent Study Suggests Discrepancies in FDA Approval Of AI/ML Enabled Medical Devices

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Natural Language Processing (NLP) is one technique that has been used to make sense of unstructured medical information so that it can be utilized in electronic health records, and in artificial […]
Report Projects Increased Healthcare Costs Again Next Year
Report Projects Increased Healthcare Costs Again Next Year

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare costs are projected to increase significantly again next year, according to the latest report from PwC Health Research Institute. Each year, the Health Research Institute (HRI), a healthcare division of […]
New Study Suggests HIIT May Improve Surgery Outcomes
New Study Suggests HIIT May Improve Surgery Outcomes

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Multiple studies have clearly shown the benefits of exercise. According to the CDC, Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) represents the ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems to supply oxygen to the muscles […]
Study Finds Disparities in Patients Having Knee Replacement in ASCs
Study Finds Disparities in Patients Having Knee Replacement in ASCs

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – In 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) removed Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) procedures, also known as total knee replacement, from the Inpatient Only List, allowing the procedures to […]
Generic Drug Shortages May Be Ahead
Generic Drug Shortages May Be Ahead

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Drug Competition Action Plan was implemented in 2017 in a bid to remove barriers to generic drug development and marketing. The Office of Generic Drugs, a department within the Food […]
South Carolina Health System Settles For $36.5 Million
South Carolina Health System Settles For $36.5 Million

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – St. Francis healthcare system has agreed to pay out $36.5 million to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act, the Federal Stark Law, and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, according to […]
Recent John Hopkins Study Shows Quality Reporting Cost of Over $5 Million in One Year
Recent John Hopkins Study Shows Quality Reporting Cost of Over $5 Million in One Year

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Administrative tasks and reporting are taking up a bigger portion of healthcare expenditures. According to a 2018 study, researchers estimated the costs of billing and insurance-related duties at around 3 to […]