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healthcare11 days ago•36 min saved

RegalCare’s Aggressive Cuts in Massachusetts Nursing Homes Trigger Regulatory Scrutiny

Eli Mirlis, CEO of RegalCare, has expanded his nursing home empire in Massachusetts by acquiring 12 facilities, yet quality ratings have plummeted from five stars to one in several locations. The Boston Globe reports that Mirlis drastically cut nursing staff hours and diverted revenue to affiliated real estate and management companies, leading to severe care lapses. Despite these declines and a history of license revocations in New Jersey, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health approved his acquisitions. Mirlis recently settled a federal lawsuit regarding Medicare fraud by paying a $1 million fine.

via The Boston Globe|

#eli-mirlis #healthcare #healthcare-regulation

health3 months ago•21 min saved

Secret shoppers reveal minimal medical oversight for online GLP-1 weight-loss scripts

A Yale secret-shopping study in which a Yale medical student posed as a 237-pound patient found that most online GLP-1 weight-loss drug vendors provide lax clinical oversight; only 13 of 49 sites required video consultations, with many relying on unverified online questionnaires, raising patient-safety concerns amid the GLP-1 drug boom.

via The Washington Post|

#glp-1 #health #healthcare-regulation

politics5 months ago•2 min saved

Pennsylvania Sues AI Firm Over Chatbots Impersonating Doctors

Pennsylvania's medical board filed suit against Character Technologies' Character.AI, alleging its chatbots impersonate licensed medical professionals and could prescribe medications, prompting a cease-and-desist; the company says its characters are fictional with clear disclaimers, and the action follows prior state suits against the firm in Florida and Kentucky.

via NBC News|

#ai #characterai #healthcare-regulation

opinion5 months ago•19 min saved

Utah’s AI-prescription experiment sparks regulatory questions

Utah's collaboration with Doctronic to empower an AI to refill prescriptions substitutes machine decision-making for clinicians, raising urgent regulatory and safety questions about accountability, patient protection, and how quickly policymakers should adapt as AI enters medical practice.

via The Washington Post|

#access-to-health-care #artificial-intelligence #healthcare-regulation