Our Healthcare Hot Topics of the Week

Life is hectic, we know, so here’s a recap of the Healthcare Weekly Hot Topics you can’t afford to miss:

1)  Meaningful Use Attestation Deadline Extended One Month to March 31
Healthcare IT News, February 10, 2014

2)  US Expecting Shortage of Psychiatrists in 2015
MedPage, February 7, 2014

3)  Husband, Wife RN and Business Associate Transport Company Charged with $4 Million Healthcare Fraud
US Justice TX, February 5, 2014

4)  HIPAA Patient Breaches Increased by 138% in 2013
FierceHealth IT, February 5, 2014

5)  Leader of $28 Million Physical Therapy Healthcare Fraud in Florida Pleads Guilty
US Justice FL, February 3, 2014

6)  MI Beaumont Grows its Pediatric Services
Crains, February 10, 2014

7)  ObamaCare deadline for Employers is Extended to 2016
CNN, February 10, 2014

8)  Google Cloud is now HIPAA Compliant
Healthcare IT News, February 12, 2014

9)  BCBS Signs 24 More Hospitals to Performance-Based Contracts
Crains, February 12, 2014

10)  More Doctors Switching from Private Practice to Hospital Employment
NY Times, February 13, 2014

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