News From Around the Web
> Health Management Associates of Naples, Fla. must pay back $31 million in Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments following the discovery that 11 of its hospitals incorrectly claimed Meaningful Use, Becker's Hospital Review reported. Article
> Newly released state records show an Army veteran died in Iowa in March after a nurse deliberately shut off the alarms that alert staff when a patient's blood-oxygen levels drops, USA Today reported. Article
> More than 7,000 patients' medical records were stolen when someone stole a hard drive containing the information during a computer system upgrade at University Hospitals in Cleveland, according to Cleveland Scene. Article
Provider News
> One in three adults has changed primary care physicians during the past five years, according to a recent survey from the American Osteopathic Association. Article
> Kaiser Health News suggests resources physicians can use to talk to their patients about healthcare reform. Article
And finally...Beware that banana spot. Article