<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>15 Residents in Limbo as Surgical Residency Program Loses Accreditationѻý> Health system has filed an appeal, but residents eye an escape Feb 13, 2024
<ѻý>Midline Catheters Go Head-to-Head With PICCs for Bloodstream Infectionsѻý> For dwell times of 15 days or less, midline catheters noninferior, single-center study finds Feb 13, 2024
<ѻý>Candida Auris: What to Know About the Fungal Infection Spreading Across the U.S.ѻý> The multidrug-resistant organism colonizes skin, lingers on surfaces Feb 06, 2024
<ѻý>Cedars-Sinai Anesthesiologists Unionizeѻý> Concerns about staffing, quality of care, and pay cuts push physicians to organize Feb 01, 2024
<ѻý>Will All Seniors Eventually Have No Choice but Medicare Advantage?ѻý> MedPAC chair discusses need to fix MA's confusing limitations, upcoding, and rising costs Jan 25, 2024
<ѻý>In Billboard Campaign, Physician Residents Say They're Exploitedѻý> Residents at University at Buffalo charge they're the lowest paid in the entire state Jan 25, 2024
<ѻý>China's COVID Sequence Secret; Cancer Research Retractions; Med Board Reform Loomsѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 24, 2024
<ѻý>Early Switch to Oral Antibiotics Safe in Uncomplicated, Gram-Negative Bacteremia?ѻý> Don't base treatment decisions solely on observational data, experts say Jan 23, 2024
<ѻý>Switch to Oral Antibiotics Noninferior in Low-Risk Staph Bloodstream Infectionsѻý> Identifying "low risk" infections is tricky, experts say Jan 19, 2024
<ѻý>Hospitals Pay U.S. News to Promote Their Rankingsѻý> Amid rankings pushback, the question of payment for use of the company's logo has resurfaced Jan 18, 2024
<ѻý>Telehealth, Default Orders Show Promise in Palliative Careѻý> Telecare improved quality of life for people with chronic illnesses Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Diverting Acute HF Patients From Hospitalization: Case Builds for Short Stay Unitsѻý> Rerouting low-risk patients from routine admission deemed safe in trial Jan 11, 2024
<ѻý>Add-On Clarithromycin Pans Out in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Trialѻý> Respiratory system severity scores, organ failure assessment scores improved, trial found Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>NPs Have the Best Job in Healthcareѻý> Being a PA is a close second, according to the U.S. News annual ranking Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>It Takes a Lot to Gross Out Healthcare Workersѻý> Small study showed less "disgust" among care home workers compared with controls Jan 09, 2024
<ѻý>Diagnostic Errors Common in Hospital Deaths, ICU Transfers, Study Suggestsѻý> Mistakes were driven by patient assessment, testing, and often led to harm or death Jan 08, 2024
<ѻý>Inpatient COVID-19 Costs Substantially Outpaced Medical Inflationѻý> Hospital costs to treat COVID-19 estimated at a staggering $70 billion Jan 03, 2024
<ѻý>Hospitals Often Failed to Switch From IV to Oral Antibiotics in Eligible Patientsѻý> Study shows only 43% of patients with gram-negative bloodstream infections were transitioned Jan 02, 2024
<ѻý>A Seat at the Table: Physicians Have Been Unionizing in Drovesѻý> Efforts have been made by seasoned physicians, as well as residents and fellows Dec 29, 2023
<ѻý>Scripps Clinic Must Pay Almost $7M to Older Docs in Age Bias Caseѻý> California allows medical groups to force retirement at age 70, but it's against federal law Dec 21, 2023
<ѻý>Youth Death Rallies Anti-Vaxers; Insurers Hire After Malpractice; Bad Doc Ignored?ѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 20, 2023
<ѻý>Explanations Don't Help Clinicians Spot Biased AIѻý> Biased AI predictions tanked diagnostic accuracy, and model explanations didn't bring it back up Dec 19, 2023
<ѻý>Ditch Sterile Gloves When Treating Wounds?ѻý> Meta-analysis suggests nonsterile ones may work just as well in certain settings Dec 14, 2023
<ѻý>Hospitals Say Some Medicare Advantage Plans Are Skirting CMS Rulesѻý> Groups lament stress to enrollees and billions in hospital losses from coverage delays, denials Nov 27, 2023
<ѻý>What's Going on at Mission Health?ѻý> Physicians pen letters, narrowly vote against bylaws that would have silenced them Nov 22, 2023
<ѻý>A Medical Student, a Dying JFK, and ‘Destiny’: What a Young Doctor Saw 60 Years Agoѻý> A look back at a conversation with one of the last surviving witnesses from Trauma Room One Nov 22, 2023
<ѻý>CDC Launches Initiative to Tackle Burnout in Healthcareѻý> Not a "Band-Aid," but a systems approach, says NIOSH program director Nov 03, 2023
<ѻý>From New Pandemic Resident to Union Advocateѻý> "There weren't enough people who were healthy and available to come in to work" Oct 20, 2023 podcast
<ѻý>Overdoing Blood Transfusions? JAMA Special Issue Shines a Lightѻý> Also includes two negative trials in hemorrhage control Oct 12, 2023
<ѻý>'Con Man' Gets Another Top Hospital Job, This Time at Penn Medicineѻý> Story points to major gaps in how hospitals check applicants' backgrounds Sep 21, 2023
<ѻý>Rural Hospital Turns to GoFundMe to Stay Afloatѻý> "Lives will be lost" if Pennsylvania facility closes, CEO says in crowdfunding campaign Sep 12, 2023
<ѻý>CDC Issues Sepsis Care Guidance for Hospitalsѻý> Every hospital can strengthen the quality of care delivered to these patients, says CDC director Aug 24, 2023
<ѻý>In Maui, the Need for Medical Resources Continuesѻý> HHS has deployed mortuary resources, while locals note the need for commonly used meds Aug 17, 2023
<ѻý>Allina Doctors File to Unionizeѻý> Group of more than 550 clinicians could create largest private-sector union in the country Aug 17, 2023
<ѻý>AI Beat Clinicians at Figuring Out Difficult Diagnosesѻý> GPT-4 may help with diagnoses that have been missed by clinicians, study author says Aug 14, 2023
<ѻý>U.S. News Releases 'Best Hospitals' Rankings Amid Changesѻý> This year's Honor Roll no longer includes numerical rankings Aug 01, 2023
<ѻý>APP Is Latest Physician Staffing Firm to Foldѻý> It follows Envision, and physicians consider further consequences of difficult market Jul 20, 2023
<ѻý>TeamHealth Emergency Docs, Nurses in Detroit Vote to Unionizeѻý> 31 counted ballots were all in favor of unionization Jul 17, 2023
<ѻý>Video Laryngoscopy Wins for Tracheal Intubation on the First Tryѻý> DEVICE trial finds higher success rates versus direct laryngoscope in the critically ill Jun 16, 2023