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Steps should be taken to protect medical practices

Strategies Suggested to Protect Practices From Hackers

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Small practices are a target, especially as larger organizations improve their security
The Supreme Court of Florida has reversed a District Court of Appeal decision deeming information related to patient safety unprotected from litigation discovery

Supreme Court Rules Patient Safety Data Subject to Litigation

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Supreme Court of Florida reversed District Court of Appeal decision protecting patient safety data
About $20 million has been awarded to 11 organizations for the first of a five-year program to provide training and education about the Quality Payment Program for clinicians in individual or small group practices

$20 Million Awarded for Quality Payment Program Training

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Up to an additional $80 million to be invested into training program over remaining four years
Cyberattacks remain a serious threat to small providers as well as big institutions

Cyberattacks Remain Serious Threat to Health Providers

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Processes, technology should be boosted against cyberthreats, which are becoming more sophisticated
Forty-four percent of U.S. adults are worried about having their personal health care information stolen

Health Information Theft a Pressing Concern for U.S. Patients

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44 percent of U.S. adults are worried about having their personal health care information stolen
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a rule in relation to new reforms intended to stabilize individual and small group health insurance markets for 2018.

CMS Rule Set to Stabilize Small Health Insurance Markets

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Rule includes special enrollment period pre-enrollment verification, flexibility in level of cover
For subjects with facial laxity

Unipolar Radiofrequency Device Safe, Effective for Face Tightening

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About 85.7 percent of subjects reported being greatly satisfied or satisfied with the results
The most attractive lip surface area has been determined as representing a 53.5 percent increase from baseline

Guidelines May Assist Optimal Outcomes in Lip Augmentation

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Lip dimensions and ratios derived in new study may provide guidelines, researchers say
Patients treated by surgeons with a history of patient complaints regarding their personalities or attitude are at increased risk of surgical and medical complications

Patient Complaints of Surgeon Attitude Tied to Worse Outcomes

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Patients treated by surgeons with most complaints had more complications in month after surgery
Health care spending is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 5.6 percent from 2016 to 2025

Health Care Spending Expected to Grow 5.6% Annually to 2025

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National health expenditures expected to represent 19.9 percent of gross domestic product by 2025