Dec 09, 2022
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Top Stories: UnitedHealthcare pays $10.8M after legal loss; FBI says it can help with healthcare cybersecurity
United allegedly paid the group 30% of the amount the judges determined to be fair; recent cyberattacks are precedent for FBI's mitigation efforts.
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Another lawsuit, another loss for a major insurer. What happened, exactly? I'm Jeff Lagasse with Healthcare Finance News and we'll put that question and others under the microscope in this week's Top Stories, including the FBI's ongoing healthcare cybersecurity efforts, and Ultromics receiving FDA clearance for a heart failure offering.
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In this episode:
- UnitedHealthcare loses another lawsuit to TeamHealth in billing fight
- FBI special agent: Call Cyber Operations Center when attacks occur
- Ultromics scores FDA 510(k) for AI-based heart failure detection aide
Talking points:
- A three-judge arbitration panel in Florida ruled that TeamHealth was owed $10.8 million due to underpayments from UHC from 2017 to 2020.
- A year ago, a Nevada jury awarded $60 million in punitive damages to three TeamHealth affiliates in their case against UnitedHealthcare for unfair payment and reimbursement tactics.
- There's precedent for the FBI preventing cyberattacks, such as one in Nebraska in which a hospital detected malware on a server.
- EchoGo Heart Failure aids physicians in diagnosing the condition by providing them with echocardiogram imaging results in people over 25 years old.
Twitter: @JELagasse
Email the writer: Jeff.Lagasse@himssmedia.com
