A #Doctor at Cigna Said Her Bosses Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly.

#Cigna Threatened to Fire Her.
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Cigna tracks every minute that its staff #doctors spend deciding whether to pay for #HealthCare.

Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers,” Day said.

#Health #Insurance #News #Business

https://www.propublica.org/article/cigna-medical-director-doctor-patient-preapproval-denials-insurance?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Cigna Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly, Says Former Cigna Medical Director

Cigna tracks every minute that its staff doctors spend deciding whether to pay for health care. Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers,” Day said.

^ProPublica

A Crooked Smile and A Dodgy Eye | Cool As Heck

https://cool-as-heck.blog/post/a-crooked-smile-and-a-dodgy-eye

#indieweb #health #healthcare

A Crooked Smile and A Dodgy Eye

Yesterday morning, I woke up with my eye feeling weird. That is not the first time that happened. I have pretty severe allergies and I'll often wake up with crusty, itchy eyes. I chalked it...

^{cool-as-heck.blog}

#protest #quote #wisdom #uk #usa #health #healthcare #humanrights #politics #capitalism #finance

♲ Muse - 2024-04-17 22:25:01 GMT

People outside the US really have no concept of what it's like inside that country. They haven't for decades.
I try to keep this in mind whenever I read about events in another country. We always see such a tiny slice of the situation.

“We must have this national conversation. How are we going to deal with long #COVID?”

Featured post: Medical experts and those suffering from this challenging condition are demanding better—more research and healthier air to breathe. https://www.texasobserver.org/long-covid-texas-clearing-the-air/

(Edit: adjusted word choice based on reader feedback 🤠)

#LongCovid #Health #news #politics #USpol #science #healthcare #research #CovidIsNotOver #Austin #Texas

Clearing the Air: Long COVID Sufferers Call for a Healthier World

Even young, healthy Texans can suffer for years after COVID infections.

^{Kit O'Connell (The Texas Observer)}

New from @STAT's Casey Ross and me:

#Microsoft has helped organize at least 4 efforts to set standards in #healthcare #AI. Is that problematic?

also: did I sneak a history of the EPA's TSCA into a story about AI? ✨click to find out✨

https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/18/microsoft-health-care-artificial-intelligence-regulatory-capture/

#health #healthcare #healthtech #medicine #healthpolicy #regulatorycapture

Microsoft's role in setting AI standards, while selling tech, raises questions

For some, Microsoft's deep involvement in groups setting standards for the use of AI in health care raises questions about "regulatory capture."

^{Brittany Trang (STAT)}

We had the same problem in Canada.

Telehealth firm Cerebral fined $7 million over ‘careless’ privacy violations
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The FTC accused it of sloppy data handling and sharing patient data with third parties like TikTok without consent

#News #Healthcare #Security #Privacy

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/16/24131881/ftc-fine-cerebral-telehealth

Telehealth firm Cerebral fined $7 million over ‘careless’ privacy violations

Cerebral will owe $7 million after the FTC accused it of careless data practices and sharing private patient info with third parties like TikTok for advertising purposes.

^{Wes Davis (The Verge)}

After CPAP #Recall, Philips Must Institute New Safeguards in Agreement With #DOJ
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The settlement comes nearly 3 years after the company acknowledged that an industrial foam fitted inside its machines could degrade and release toxic substances into #patients' masks.

#Health #HealthCare #CPAP #Asthma #Sleep #Safety #News

https://www.propublica.org/article/after-recall-philips-must-launch-new-safeguards-in-doj-agreement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

After Recall, Philips Must Launch New Safeguards in DOJ Agreement

The settlement comes nearly three years after the company acknowledged that an industrial foam fitted inside its machines could degrade and release toxic substances into the masks worn by patients.

^ProPublica

Travel nurses don’t just do it for the money (although their pay is 35% higher than the median RN).

They welcome the increased autonomy, freedom to explore new cities, learning how other hospitals do things and in general breaking out of a rut.

What more could you ask for?

https://theconversation.com/many-travel-nurses-opt-for-temporary-assignments-because-of-the-autonomy-and-opportunities-not-just-the-big-boost-in-pay-226294

#healthcare #nursing #labor

Many travel nurses opt for temporary assignments because of the autonomy and opportunities − not just the big boost in pay

A new study found that temporary assignments in new places reignited nurses’ passion to help others and helped them rediscover the meaningfulness of their work.

^{The Conversation}

Major Update: The #Texas Court of Appeals today upheld a lower court ruling blocking Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (aka CPS) from invasively investigating families with #trans children https://www.aclutx.org/en/press-releases/texas-appeals-court-upholds-rulings-blocking-state-investigating-trans-youth-and via ACLU of Texas

#ACLU #children #LGBTQIA #trans #transphobia #healthcare

Texas Appeals Court Upholds Rulings Blocking State from Investigating Trans Youth and Their Families

AUSTIN, Texas — Today the Texas Court of Appeals upheld two injunctions against the Texas DFPS and former Commissioner Jaime Masters, barring them from implementing the agency’s rule expanding the

^{ACLU of Texas}