<ѻý>Hospitals Cash In on a Private Equity-Backed Trend: Concierge Physician Careѻý> Pricey membership fees for easier access to doctors becoming more common Apr 05, 2024
<ѻý>AI Sepsis Diagnostic Tool Gets FDA Authorizationѻý> EHR-embedded software algorithm uses biomarkers, clinical data Apr 03, 2024
<ѻý>Flu Vaccine Uptake Tripled With Simple Promotionѻý> Just asking ED patients whether they wanted a flu shot doubled uptake Apr 02, 2024
<ѻý>Man With Chainsaw Assaults Hospital Staff; Havana Syndrome Case; Ozempic at Costcoѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Apr 02, 2024
<ѻý>HHS Clarifies Informed Consent Requirements for Exams Under Anesthesiaѻý> New guidance follows reports of medical students performing exams without patient consent Apr 01, 2024
<ѻý>Regional Approach Effective in Reducing Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteriaѻý> Intervention included county-wide nursing homes and selected hospital patients Apr 01, 2024
<ѻý>Extra Measures to Secure Kids' Peripheral IV Catheters Cuts Failuresѻý> Researchers also found lower healthcare costs Apr 01, 2024
<ѻý>Death Is Inevitable. Doctors Should Be Prepared to Manage It Appropriately.ѻý> End-of-life communication is a skill that must be practiced and honed Mar 28, 2024
<ѻý>Steward Health Strikes Deal to Sell Its Physician Network to Optumѻý> Sale can be completed after reviews by Massachusetts health commission, antitrust authorities Mar 28, 2024
<ѻý>Do Your Patients Understand Their Written Discharge Instructions?ѻý> All patients should have access to medical information in their native language Mar 26, 2024
<ѻý>8 Nurses Sue Hospital, Claiming Retaliation and Wrongful Terminationѻý> Fired nurses had recently lodged complaints of unsafe conditions at Massachusetts hospital Mar 25, 2024
<ѻý>Using an Interpreter Is Great, but It Also Needs to Be Documentedѻý> Here's yet another example of how automation can help us Mar 25, 2024
<ѻý>Inappropriate Dx of Pneumonia Common in Hospitalized Adultsѻý> Nearly 90% received a full course of antibiotics Mar 25, 2024
<ѻý>There's a New Fungus in Town and It Won't Be the Lastѻý> The arrival of C. auris in Washington is a harbinger of health systems addled by climate change Mar 22, 2024
<ѻý>House Committee Wrestles With Lab Test Regulationѻý> Some favor a proposed FDA rule, while others push for passage of the VALID Act Mar 21, 2024
<ѻý>Mobilizing ICU Patients May Not Affect Risk of Adverse Events, Deathѻý> Implementing mobilization tied to a less than 3% risk of adverse events in meta-analysis Mar 21, 2024
<ѻý>Physicians at Salem Hospital, Part of Mass General Brigham, Vote to Unionizeѻý> The effort is aimed at "giving physicians a voice again" Mar 20, 2024
<ѻý>Kate Middleton's Medical Records; FDA Syringe Warning; NIH Ends COVID Guidelinesѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Mar 20, 2024
<ѻý>Medicare $$ Needed to Help State-Licensed Emergency Centers Survive, Lawmakers Toldѻý> "This model doesn't work" without it, says emergency center CEO Mar 19, 2024
<ѻý>Weight-Based High-Flow Oxygen for Bronchiolitis May Reduce ICU Admissionsѻý> A weight-based high-flow nasal cannula protocol tied to 6.1% decrease per year in ICU admission Mar 19, 2024
<ѻý>Algorithm May Help Determine Oxygen Targets for Mechanically Ventilated Adultsѻý> If results are "true and generalizable, then the consequences are staggering," editorialist says Mar 19, 2024
<ѻý>Time to Stop Violence in the Healthcare Work Environmentѻý> Two bills in Congress addressing this issue need our support Mar 18, 2024
<ѻý>A New Kind of Hospital Is Coming to Rural Americaѻý> To become a rural emergency hospital, qualifying facilities must close all their inpatient beds Mar 18, 2024
<ѻý>Hold Your Horses, Health Workers With COVID Still Must Isolateѻý> This aspect of CDC's guidance is not to be glossed over Mar 16, 2024
<ѻý>EPA Imposes New Limit on Medical Sterilization Chemical, Citing Cancer Riskѻý> Rule would lower emission standards for ethylene oxide by 90%, agency says Mar 15, 2024
<ѻý>MedPAC's Report Recommends Pay Changes for Healthcare Servicesѻý> Report highlights MA quality, overpayment issues, and urges action on four prior recommendations Mar 15, 2024
<ѻý>RaDonda Vaught Says Some System Practices Contributed to Fatal Mistakeѻý> During patient safety webinar, she advised clinicians to "slow down" to avoid deadly mistakes Mar 14, 2024
<ѻý>A Health System in Critical Conditionѻý> An excerpt from the new book, The Sky Was Falling Mar 12, 2024
<ѻý>Sickle Cell Pain Hospitalizations Rose After CDC's Opioid Recsѻý> Agency's 2016 guidance may have contributed to reduced access to opioids, and more pain Mar 11, 2024
<ѻý>Commonly Used Fingertip Pulse Oximeters Not Up to Snuffѻý> Some failed to meet regulatory standards, skin pigmentation remains an issue Mar 11, 2024
<ѻý>MedPAC Members Pan Rural Hospitals' 'Cost-Plus' Billing System for Medicare Patientsѻý> Allowing the system to stay in place is "unconscionable," says one commissioner Mar 07, 2024
<ѻý>AAAAI Roundup: Perioperative Assessment of Antibiotic Allergy With a Mobile Appѻý> Plus, other selected poster presentations from the allergy meeting Mar 04, 2024
<ѻý>Toxic Gas That Sterilizes Medical Devices Prompts Safety Rule Updateѻý> The EPA is set to take action after public outcry Mar 03, 2024
<ѻý>'The Good Doctors' -- Autism Spectrum Disorder and Medicineѻý> Strengths, challenges, and stories of "real" Dr. Shaun Murphys Mar 02, 2024
<ѻý>Providers Push Back on Mission Health's CMS Correction Planѻý> Response is "completely inadequate," physician says Feb 27, 2024
<ѻý>Wendy Williams' Dementia; 48% Back 16-Week Abortion Ban; Hospital Sues Quadriplegicѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Feb 23, 2024
<ѻý>Death by Gila Monster; Alabama Hospital Halts IVF Treatments; E-Bike Head Traumasѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Feb 22, 2024
<ѻý>Study Backs Recommended Antibiotic Approach for Aspiration Pneumoniaѻý> Evidence of more side effects, lack of survival benefit with extended anaerobic coverage Feb 21, 2024
<ѻý>Largest COVID Vax Safety Study; Kratom Deaths Rising; Gov. Threatens Hospital Chainѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Feb 21, 2024
<ѻý>Hospital-at-Home Could Be a Double-Edged Swordѻý> Equity and infection prevention are cause for concern Feb 17, 2024