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<乌鸦传媒>Nationwide IV Fluid Shortage Could Change How Hospitals Manage Patient Hydration

Crisis expected to last a long time, according to one expert

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>'Stop RFK War Room'; Trump Overhauling Medicaid? Why Assaults at Hospitals Rose

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Primary Care Doctors at Mass General Brigham Want to Unionize

Issues include workload, bureaucracy, and loss of autonomy

A photo of a pile of surgical masks and an N95 respirator.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC Advisors Defend Infection Control Draft Guidance

HICPAC supports surgical masks for airborne pathogens, sick workers returning after 3 days

A photo of a female physician putting three $50 bills into the pocket of her white coat.

<乌鸦传媒>Are Doctors Costing Hospitals $300K Per Year?

Report says doctors are "subsidized," but some question the math

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<乌鸦传媒>Surgeons Billed $2 Billion for Unnecessary Spine Surgeries: Report

Lown Institute names hospitals, states with high rates of overuse

A photo of a judges gavel and stethoscope lying on a doctor鈥檚 white coat.

<乌鸦传媒>State Medical Boards Lax When It Comes to Doctor Discipline

"Are they looking out for physicians, or are they looking out for patients?" report author asks

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<乌鸦传媒>Are There Some Words That Doctors Should Never Use?

Alternative phrasing can open dialogue and built trust with seriously ill patients, experts say

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<乌鸦传媒>AMA Delegates Want Better Protection From Ionizing Radiation Exposure

Delegates express concerns that PPE doesn't always cover women, who are more at risk of exposure

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<乌鸦传媒>As Nuns Disappear, Many Catholic Hospitals Look More Like Megacorporations

Not a single nun can be found in C-suites

A photo of colorful fall foliage across from a bed and breakfast in Vermont.

<乌鸦传媒>In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can't Find or Afford Care

Vermonters pay the highest prices nationwide for individual health coverage

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<乌鸦传媒>Clinicians Too Play a Role in Community Violence Intervention

Collaboration between different program types is key

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Finalizes Doc Pay Cut; Mask Mandates Return; Top Voter Concerns

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas ERs

This marks one of at least two women who died under the state abortion ban

A photo of Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaking at a news conference in Austin, Texas on June 8, 2021.

<乌鸦传媒>Texas Hospitals Must Now Ask Patients Whether They Are in the U.S. Legally

State will also track the cost of treating people without legal status

A photo of patient beds in the hallway of an overcrowded hospital.

<乌鸦传媒>What's Our Capacity for Measuring Hospital Capacity?

With respiratory virus season coming, resumed reporting is critical

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<乌鸦传媒>Toddler's Backyard Snakebite Bills Totaled More Than a Quarter Million Dollars

A look at the cost of antivenom

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Woman Dies Waiting 40 Hours for Care; NP's Sex Assault Arrest; Violence in Hospitals

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Early AKI Care Recommendations Did Not Improve Patient Outcomes

Personalized recs were made by team of physicians and pharmacists within an hour of diagnosis

A photo of a computer screen displaying erroneous speech-to-text transcription by the OpenAI tool Whisper.

<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals' AI Transcription Tool Invents Things No One Ever Said, Researchers Say

Chunks of text or even entire sentences were made up, according to experts

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<乌鸦传媒>UVA Health Surgeons Sound Alarm on Upcoding

Leaked meeting audio latest development in ongoing strife at health system, medical school

A photo of a female physician checking on a patient in a room crowded with patients on gurneys.

<乌鸦传媒>Want to Fix ED Boarding? Try 'Surgical Smoothing,' Expert Says

And no, it doesn't involve doing surgery on the weekends, notes Peter Viccellio, MD

A photo of a bag of IV fluids hanging from a pole as seen from a patient鈥檚 perspective.

<乌鸦传媒>What Will the IV Fluid Shortage Mean for Hospital Finance?

A more strategic approach to production is key to preventing crises like this

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<乌鸦传媒>IV Fluid Shortage May Impact Surgeries Around the U.S. for Weeks

Hurricane-related damage keeps sterile fluids factory shut down

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Why Hospital Gowns Are Ugly; Mass Food Poisoning in Maryland; Eli Lilly Files Suit

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

IDWeek over a photo of Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA.

<乌鸦传媒>Shorter Course of Antibiotics Works for Bloodstream Infections

With few exceptions, treatment can be shortened to 7 days, researcher says

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<乌鸦传媒>'Virtual ED' Helps One Health System Avoid Unnecessary Emergency Department Visits

Half of patients referred to care at home, doctor's office, or urgent care

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<乌鸦传媒>Use of Prior Authorization Up in Medicare Advantage Plans, Senate Report Finds

Post-acute care services targeted for coverage denials

A photo of surgeons in the operating room.

<乌鸦传媒>Are Surgical Outcomes Better With MDs or DOs?

Medicare claims analysis finds no differences in death, readmissions, and length of stay

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<乌鸦传媒>California Health Workers Get a Pay Bump Under New Minimum Wage Law

Many workers will see the increase this week

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<乌鸦传媒>State to Pay $13M After Shooter Drill Terrified Kids' Psych Hospital

Fifty children at the hospital will each receive about $60,000

A photo of an infant in the neonatal ICU.

<乌鸦传媒>Clonidine Comparable to Morphine for Infants With Opioid Withdrawal

Randomized trial showed no significant differences in length of treatment, neurobehavioral scores

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals Unhappy With New Requirement to Report Bed Capacity and COVID Count

One group calls it "needlessly heavy-handed"

A photo of a broken crane laying amongst the debris blocking a street in Tampa Bay, Florida, during Hurricane Milton.

<乌鸦传媒>Florida Hospitals Tested By Back-to-Back Storms

Florida Hospital Association president says facilities are operational, with very few exceptions

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA's Promised Guidance on Pulse Oximeters Unlikely to End Decades of Racial Bias

Devices three times as likely to miss dangerously low blood oxygen in Black patients

A photo of a nurse hooking an IV to a flu patient at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Georgia.

<乌鸦传媒>Officials Scramble to Protect IV Supplies in Wake of Hurricane Disruption

American Hospital Association called on Biden administration to take more steps to ease shortage

A photo of patients being evacuated from Palms of Pasadena Hospital in South Pasadena, Florida as Hurricane Irma approaches.

<乌鸦传媒>Florida Hospitals in Hurricane Milton's Path Prepare for the Worst

Some facilities plan to stay open during the storm

<乌鸦传媒>Certain Arm Positions Can Lead to Inaccurate Blood Pressure Readings

Important to educate patients conducting home measurements, says researcher

A photo of a children鈥檚 hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

<乌鸦传媒>Here's This Year's Crop of Best Children's Hospitals

Some changes were implemented to annual rankings from U.S. News & World Report

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Fla. Hospitals Evacuate; Man Charged in Indian Doctor's Death; Life Expectancy Limit

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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