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<乌鸦传媒>Princess of Wales Discharged After Abdominal Surgery

King Charles III remains hospitalized

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<乌鸦传媒>Trial Backs Short Course of Antibiotics for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Individualized treatment noninferior versus usual long-course treatment in the ICU

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<乌鸦传媒>Idaho Medical Group May Close if It's Not Sold

Saltzer Health has changed hands several times in recent years amid a shifting industry landscape

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<乌鸦传媒>Will All Seniors Eventually Have No Choice but Medicare Advantage?

MedPAC chair discusses need to fix MA's confusing limitations, upcoding, and rising costs

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<乌鸦传媒>In Billboard Campaign, Physician Residents Say They're Exploited

Residents at University at Buffalo charge they're the lowest paid in the entire state

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<乌鸦传媒>Infusion Drug Mark-Ups Higher at Safety Net Hospitals

Study shows big difference in reimbursement-to-acquisition cost ratio versus private practice

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>China's COVID Sequence Secret; Cancer Research Retractions; Med Board Reform Looms

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Switch to Oral Antibiotics Noninferior in Low-Risk Staph Bloodstream Infections

Identifying "low risk" infections is tricky, experts say

<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals Pay U.S. News to Promote Their Rankings

Amid rankings pushback, the question of payment for use of the company's logo has resurfaced

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<乌鸦传媒>Inequitable Treatment Persists Across Pediatric 乌鸦传媒, Review Shows

Experts recommend ways to improve child care, health equity

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<乌鸦传媒>Telehealth, Default Orders Show Promise in Palliative Care

Telecare improved quality of life for people with chronic illnesses

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<乌鸦传媒>CMS Issues Final Rule on Prior Authorizations

The rule, which doesn't apply to commercial insurers, sets time limits on responses

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

<乌鸦传媒>Kate Middleton Hospitalized; Sen. Paul Urges Prison for Fauci; COVID Back in Class

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

<乌鸦传媒>Go Vegetarian to Avoid COVID? Making Dialysis Centers Work Better

Also in TTHealthWatch: diagnostic errors among hospitalized patients

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<乌鸦传媒>Diverting Acute HF Patients From Hospitalization: Case Builds for Short Stay Units

Rerouting low-risk patients from routine admission deemed safe in trial

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<乌鸦传媒>Despite Disinfection, Bugs Thrive on High-Touch Hospital Surfaces

Unusual pathogens may pose threat to immunocompromised patients, researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>Add-On Clarithromycin Pans Out in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Trial

Respiratory system severity scores, organ failure assessment scores improved, trial found

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<乌鸦传媒>NPs Have the Best Job in Healthcare

Being a PA is a close second, according to the U.S. News annual ranking

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<乌鸦传媒>It Takes a Lot to Gross Out Healthcare Workers

Small study showed less "disgust" among care home workers compared with controls

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<乌鸦传媒>Advanced Practice Providers Push to Unionize in Oregon

OHSU group concerned that profits are taking precedence over providers and patients

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<乌鸦传媒>Diagnostic Errors Common in Hospital Deaths, ICU Transfers, Study Suggests

Mistakes were driven by patient assessment, testing, and often led to harm or death

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<乌鸦传媒>2023 Called 'Pivotal' for Healthcare Price Transparency

More than 90% of hospitals have posted machine-readable files of price information to their sites

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

<乌鸦传媒>More Hospital Mask Mandates; Ear Wax Cleaning Cameras; Twins Born in Different Years

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Inpatient COVID-19 Costs Substantially Outpaced Medical Inflation

Hospital costs to treat COVID-19 estimated at a staggering $70 billion

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals Often Failed to Switch From IV to Oral Antibiotics in Eligible Patients

Study shows only 43% of patients with gram-negative bloodstream infections were transitioned

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<乌鸦传媒>Nonprofit Hospital Boards on the Firing Line

Many have not been focused enough on their mission to serve their communities

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

<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Deaths Investigated; Price Hikes for 500 Drugs; Mushroom Poisonings Rise

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Mortality Reaches 20% for Hospitalized Patients With High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

Worst outcomes for patients with hemodynamic collapse

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<乌鸦传媒>A Seat at the Table: Physicians Have Been Unionizing in Droves

Efforts have been made by seasoned physicians, as well as residents and fellows

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<乌鸦传媒>Prenatal Fentanyl Exposure Suspected in Novel Syndrome

Causality has yet to be determined for what resembles Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome

<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Cuts Beg the Question: Do Doctors Know How to Make 'Good Trouble'?

The health of American healthcare may depend on physicians taking it to the streets

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Complications Rise After Private Equity Buyout

Medicare data point to additional reason for concern

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<乌鸦传媒>Scripps Clinic Must Pay Almost $7M to Older Docs in Age Bias Case

California allows medical groups to force retirement at age 70, but it's against federal law

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Youth Death Rallies Anti-Vaxers; Insurers Hire After Malpractice; Bad Doc Ignored?

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Explanations Don't Help Clinicians Spot Biased AI

Biased AI predictions tanked diagnostic accuracy, and model explanations didn't bring it back up

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<乌鸦传媒>Four Benefits of Including Physicians in Healthcare Design

Insights from medical training and experience can improve the built environment

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<乌鸦传媒>Maternal Flu Shot Protects Infants Against Severe Disease

Vaccine effectiveness was better when mom was vaccinated during third trimester

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<乌鸦传媒>Is There No High-Touch Surface in Hospitals Free of Microbial Contamination?

Sorry, your precious break room coffeemaker is covered with it -- but regular cleaning helps

<乌鸦传媒>How to Prevent Violence Against Healthcare Workers

"We have to tell our stories, because this has to be a priority," emergency physician says

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<乌鸦传媒>Ditch Sterile Gloves When Treating Wounds?

Meta-analysis suggests nonsterile ones may work just as well in certain settings

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