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A family in Connecticut is suing Yale New Haven Health, alleging that one of its hospitals was operating an intensive care unit where no onsite doctor monitored patients. Instead, the physician attending to 26-year-old Conor Hylton beamed in via telehealth, issuing medical orders remotely. Hylton, a dental student, died on Aug. 15, 2024, after being treated at Bridgeport Hospital. His family alleges the telemedicine doctor declared the man deceased through a view screen, after a series of failures made it difficult to coordinate his medical needs. (Van Alstin, 4/5)

The hospital said in an emailed statement, “Yale New Haven Health is aware of this lawsuit and is committed to providing the safest and highest quality of care possible, however, we are unable to comment on pending litigation.” (Lozano, 4/6)

Medvi's marketing has included seemingly fake doctors and prompted lawsuits. (Newsham, 4/6)

Teleneurology ward rounds outperformed on-site consultations for patients in the subacute phase of stroke, a prospective study showed. Across 15 hospitals within four German telestroke networks, complete adherence to six guideline-based quality domains -- etiological classification, neurological examination, risk assessment, diagnostic recommendations, secondary prevention, and recommended aftercare -- was achieved in 92% of cases during teleneurological ward rounds versus 54% of on-site ward rounds, reported Janina Behrens, MD, of Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and colleagues. (Lou, 4/6)

Hims & Hers, the telehealth company that sells weight-loss drugs and sexual health prescriptions, has confirmed a data breach affecting its third-party customer service platform. The healthcare company said in a data breach notice filed with the California attorney general’s office on Thursday that the hackers stole data about user requests sent to the company’s customer support team. The company said hackers broke into its third-party ticketing system between February 4 and February 7 and stole reams of support tickets, which contained personal information submitted by customers. (Whittaker, 4/2)

For a third year, the "Best Medical Schools" rankings from U.S. News & World Report were released with top institutions sorted into tiers rather than by individual placement. For research and primary care, respective lists of "Tier 1" schools, representing the 85th to 99th percentile, largely resembled last year's crop of high performers. (Henderson, 4/7)

Claims denials and unpaid patient bills are increasingly denting providers’ revenue. Consultancy Kodiak Solutions analyzed revenue cycle data for 2,300 hospitals and 350,000 physicians for a recent report. It found providers attempting to collect payments for commercially insured inpatient care lost out on 6.6% of net revenue to insurer denials and unpaid patient bills in 2025, up from 5.4% in 2024. (Kacik and Broderick, 4/6)

The Federation of American Hospitals’ new President and CEO, Charlene MacDonald, has her work cut out. MacDonald, who succeeded longtime CEO Chip Kahn in January, is charged with steering a trade group that supports more than 1,000 for-profit hospitals and health systems as they navigate steep funding cuts and a rapidly evolving care delivery landscape. (Hudson, 4/6)

�������ýҕ�l Health News: Can I Opt Out Of Having My Doctor Take Notes With AI?

Family physician Eric Boose has been using an artificial intelligence tool to get back to what he calls “old-fashioned medicine” — talking with patients face-to-face, without having to type into a computer at the same time. “I can really just sit there and engage and just focus on them and listen,” said Boose, who practices at Cleveland Clinic. (Ruppelt, Anthony and Farmer, 4/7)