<ѻý>More Money, Fewer Prior Auths Needed to Save Private Practices, Lawmakers Toldѻý> Medicare rates' failure to keep up with inflation is especially damaging, doctors say May 23, 2024
<ѻý>Hospital Patient Finally Discharged After More Than 3 Yearsѻý> Many behavioral health patients don't need medical care, but no step-down facility will take them May 22, 2024
<ѻý>Imagine What EHR Interoperability Could Do for Healthcareѻý> Connected systems would benefit patients and clinicians alike May 22, 2024
<ѻý>From Resident to Academic Attending: The Challenges Aheadѻý> With appropriate support, this can be a time of growth and learning May 21, 2024
<ѻý>After the Only Hospital in Town Closed, a City Directs Its Ire at Politiciansѻý> In rural communities, over 100 hospitals have downsized services or closed over the past decade May 21, 2024
<ѻý>Acetaminophen Fails to Improve Mortality, Need for Organ Support in Sepsisѻý> However, treated patients were less likely to develop ARDS, respiratory dysfunction May 20, 2024
<ѻý>Why One Health System Stopped Suing Its Patientsѻý> New York nonprofit is one of only a few nationally that bar all aggressive collection activities May 19, 2024
<ѻý>I'm a Former Surgeon General and I Couldn't Believe My $10k Medical Billѻý> Everyone must be able to access necessary care without fear of financial ruin May 17, 2024
<ѻý>Nurses Don't Trust Employers to Safely Implement AI Tools, Survey Showsѻý> Predictive models, chatbots may undermine clinical judgment and compromise patient care, they say May 16, 2024
<ѻý>Healthcare Needs Qualified Expert Witnesses More Than Everѻý> Not only can it provide a new challenge, sometimes it's just the right thing to do May 15, 2024
<ѻý>COVID Still Deadlier Than the Flu -- But the Gap Is Narrowingѻý> VA study finds 35% higher mortality rate in hospitalized patients May 15, 2024
<ѻý>Superbugs Pose a Deadly Threat to Cystic Fibrosis Patientsѻý> A little-known microbe claimed Mallory Smith's life but did not quell her light May 14, 2024
<ѻý>Feds Say State Warehoused Kids With Mental Health, Developmental Disabilitiesѻý> Hospital admissions designed to last 1 to 2 weeks stretched out to over 100 days in some cases May 14, 2024
<ѻý>Antibiotic for Treating Sepsis Linked to Increased Mortalityѻý> "Physicians should think carefully" about using anti-anaerobic antibiotics in sepsis May 13, 2024
<ѻý>Which Patients With Diabetes and Ketoacidosis Face Higher Death Risk?ѻý> Disparities in outcomes, healthcare use for type 2 versus type 1 disease May 12, 2024
<ѻý>Farm-to-Hospital Meals Can Help Protect Patients and the Climateѻý> Every health system should partner with local, high-quality farms May 12, 2024
<ѻý>Cyberattack on Ascension Diverts Ambulances, Takes EHRs Offlineѻý> Experts say ransomware attacks have increased in recent years, especially in healthcare May 11, 2024
<ѻý>Researchers' Sexual Misconduct; 'Parkinson's on Steroids'; Need Surgery? Pay Upfrontѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff May 10, 2024
<ѻý>Steward Health Care Is Selling the 30-Plus Hospitals It Operates Nationwideѻý> Massachusetts Attorney General said her office has authority to review any proposed sale May 09, 2024
<ѻý>Stranded in the ED, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harmѻý> Physicians say ED boarding is as bad as it's ever been May 07, 2024
<ѻý>Hospital Operator Steward Health Care Files for Bankruptcy Protectionѻý> Day-to-day operations expected to continue as usual through Chapter 11 process May 07, 2024
<ѻý>Survey: Virtually All Healthcare Providers Meet Criteria for Nomophobiaѻý> Researcher recommends physicians take a "digital detox" on days off May 06, 2024
<ѻý>Early Assessment Fairly Accurate for Flagging Cerebral Palsyѻý> However, 3-4 month assessments didn't do a good job at predicting one aspect of the disorder May 06, 2024
<ѻý>Psych Staffing Linked to Shorter Stays in Pediatric Emergency Observation Unitѻý> Observational study suggests a path to ease "unprecedented demands" for psychiatric care May 06, 2024
<ѻý>MedPod Today: Bird Flu Rundown; EMTALA at the Supreme Court; NEJM Embargo Changesѻý> ѻý reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics May 03, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>Day in the Life of a Doctor: Frequent Severe Hypoglycemiaѻý> What's causing this patient's hypoglycemia? May 02, 2024
<ѻý>Kentucky First State to Decriminalize Medical Errorsѻý> Legacy of RaDonda Vaught case still looms over nursing profession May 01, 2024
<ѻý>Intervention Mostly Flops for Health Workers' Well-Being During the Pandemicѻý> Younger workers did gain significant benefit from the peer-to-peer program May 01, 2024
<ѻý>UnitedHealth CEO Slammed at Senate Hearing on Change Healthcare Cyberattackѻý> "A comprehensive scrub" of company's anti-competitive practices is long overdue, senator says May 01, 2024
<ѻý>Carbapenems Sometimes Overused for Drug-Resistant Enterobacterales Infectionsѻý> Stewardship needs improving, experts say Apr 29, 2024
<ѻý>Fewer Postpartum ED Visits in Midwife Model Than in Obstetric Modelѻý> Midwifery-model patients got more postpartum checkups and went to the ED less Apr 29, 2024
<ѻý>Houston Transplant Scandal: Families of Patients Who Died Begin Legal Actionѻý> Surgeon has been accused of manipulating waitlist, making his patients ineligible for new livers Apr 25, 2024
<ѻý>FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements, Boosts Worker Protectionsѻý> Rule won't extend to health workers at "true nonprofits," and legal challenges have already begun Apr 24, 2024
<ѻý>California Nurses Rally Against AI Tools in Healthcareѻý> They demand hospitals take pause before rushing implementation of "untested" technologies Apr 23, 2024
<ѻý>Trial Opens for Former Hospital Director Accused of Sexual Abuse of Teen Patientsѻý> Attorney for Virginia physician "adamantly" denied that any inappropriate conduct occurred Apr 23, 2024
<ѻý>Trials Identify Better Way to Select Antibiotics for UTIs, Pneumonia in Inpatientsѻý> Provider prompts reduced empiric use of extended-spectrum antibiotics, without affecting safety Apr 19, 2024
<ѻý>'Sluggish' Hospital Uptake of Newer Antibiotics for Gram-Negative Infectionsѻý> Cost and clinical uncertainty may be behind low utilization Apr 19, 2024
<ѻý>The Hidden Cost of Poor Hospital Waste Managementѻý> Proper disposal of OR trash could save the healthcare system millions -- and help the environment Apr 18, 2024
<ѻý>Science Journals Under Fire; Infusion System Recall; Visual Impairment and Suicideѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Apr 18, 2024
<ѻý>The California Saga: Why Some DOs Fear Combined Medical Boardsѻý> Their main concern is that their scope of practice would be "trampled" Apr 16, 2024