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<乌鸦传媒>Should DOs and MDs Have Separate Licensing Boards? They Still Do in 13 States

West Virginia effort hits late obstacle; some DOs fear bias under a combined board

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<乌鸦传媒>The 340B Program Isn't Going Anywhere, Lawmaker Tells Hospital Executives

Rep says it's a great program that helps rural areas, and needs to continue

<乌鸦传媒>Federal Probes Need to Look Beyond Private Equity-Owned Healthcare for Alleged Abuse

Non-profit entities should also be fair game, says Ron Harman King, JD, MS

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<乌鸦传媒>MedPod Today: Anti-DEI Rep at Med Meeting; Private Equity Probe; Delayed Rankings

乌鸦传媒 reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics

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<乌鸦传媒>Are Hospital Websites Upfront About User Privacy and Data Sharing?

New study finds many hospitals don't have privacy policies on their websites

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<乌鸦传媒>Cancer Warnings on Booze; Rats, Roaches in Hospitals; Barefoot Pharma Workers

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Impella Pump Improves Survival in STEMI-Related Cardiogenic Shock

First trial in a quarter-century to show mortality benefit in this desperately ill group

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<乌鸦传媒>Here's Why Nurses Are Exiting Healthcare

Aside from planned retirement, burnout, insufficient staffing, and family all cited in survey

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<乌鸦传媒>A Few Phrases I Never Say to Patients

Preparing patients for pain is an art that's often botched

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<乌鸦传媒>Newborn Screening for SMA Appears to Offer Functional Benefits

German cohort study suggests earlier initiation of treatment benefits sitting, walking

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<乌鸦传媒>Senator Scrutinizes Physician Staffing Firms and Their Private Equity Owners

Homeland Security Committee Chair asks for information on physician staffing and patient safety

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals Cash In on a Private Equity-Backed Trend: Concierge Physician Care

Pricey membership fees for easier access to doctors becoming more common

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<乌鸦传媒>AI Sepsis Diagnostic Tool Gets FDA Authorization

EHR-embedded software algorithm uses biomarkers, clinical data

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<乌鸦传媒>Flu Vaccine Uptake Tripled With Simple Promotion

Just asking ED patients whether they wanted a flu shot doubled uptake

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<乌鸦传媒>Man With Chainsaw Assaults Hospital Staff; Havana Syndrome Case; Ozempic at Costco

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>HHS Clarifies Informed Consent Requirements for Exams Under Anesthesia

New guidance follows reports of medical students performing exams without patient consent

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<乌鸦传媒>Regional Approach Effective in Reducing Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria

Intervention included county-wide nursing homes and selected hospital patients

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<乌鸦传媒>Extra Measures to Secure Kids' Peripheral IV Catheters Cuts Failures

Researchers also found lower healthcare costs

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<乌鸦传媒>Death Is Inevitable. Doctors Should Be Prepared to Manage It Appropriately.

End-of-life communication is a skill that must be practiced and honed

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<乌鸦传媒>Steward Health Strikes Deal to Sell Its Physician Network to Optum

Sale can be completed after reviews by Massachusetts health commission, antitrust authorities

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<乌鸦传媒>Do Your Patients Understand Their Written Discharge Instructions?

All patients should have access to medical information in their native language

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<乌鸦传媒>8 Nurses Sue Hospital, Claiming Retaliation and Wrongful Termination

Fired nurses had recently lodged complaints of unsafe conditions at Massachusetts hospital

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<乌鸦传媒>Using an Interpreter Is Great, but It Also Needs to Be Documented

Here's yet another example of how automation can help us

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<乌鸦传媒>Inappropriate Dx of Pneumonia Common in Hospitalized Adults

Nearly 90% received a full course of antibiotics

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<乌鸦传媒>There's a New Fungus in Town and It Won't Be the Last

The arrival of C. auris in Washington is a harbinger of health systems addled by climate change

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<乌鸦传媒>House Committee Wrestles With Lab Test Regulation

Some favor a proposed FDA rule, while others push for passage of the VALID Act

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<乌鸦传媒>Mobilizing ICU Patients May Not Affect Risk of Adverse Events, Death

Implementing mobilization tied to a less than 3% risk of adverse events in meta-analysis

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<乌鸦传媒>Physicians at Salem Hospital, Part of Mass General Brigham, Vote to Unionize

The effort is aimed at "giving physicians a voice again"

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<乌鸦传媒>Kate Middleton's Medical Records; FDA Syringe Warning; NIH Ends COVID Guidelines

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare $$ Needed to Help State-Licensed Emergency Centers Survive, Lawmakers Told

"This model doesn't work" without it, says emergency center CEO

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<乌鸦传媒>Weight-Based High-Flow Oxygen for Bronchiolitis May Reduce ICU Admissions

A weight-based high-flow nasal cannula protocol tied to 6.1% decrease per year in ICU admission

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<乌鸦传媒>Algorithm May Help Determine Oxygen Targets for Mechanically Ventilated Adults

If results are "true and generalizable, then the consequences are staggering," editorialist says

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<乌鸦传媒>Time to Stop Violence in the Healthcare Work Environment

Two bills in Congress addressing this issue need our support

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<乌鸦传媒>A New Kind of Hospital Is Coming to Rural America

To become a rural emergency hospital, qualifying facilities must close all their inpatient beds

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<乌鸦传媒>Hold Your Horses, Health Workers With COVID Still Must Isolate

This aspect of CDC's guidance is not to be glossed over

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<乌鸦传媒>EPA Imposes New Limit on Medical Sterilization Chemical, Citing Cancer Risk

Rule would lower emission standards for ethylene oxide by 90%, agency says

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<乌鸦传媒>MedPAC's Report Recommends Pay Changes for Healthcare Services

Report highlights MA quality, overpayment issues, and urges action on four prior recommendations

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<乌鸦传媒>RaDonda Vaught Says Some System Practices Contributed to Fatal Mistake

During patient safety webinar, she advised clinicians to "slow down" to avoid deadly mistakes

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<乌鸦传媒>A Health System in Critical Condition

An excerpt from the new book, The Sky Was Falling

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<乌鸦传媒>Sickle Cell Pain Hospitalizations Rose After CDC's Opioid Recs

Agency's 2016 guidance may have contributed to reduced access to opioids, and more pain

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