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Healthcare workers say they need mental health services, but many aren't getting them
While more than half of healthcare employees said the crisis harmed their mental health, younger workers have been the hardest hit, according to the survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation and Washington Post.
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Medtechs top pharma in cash to doctors for consulting, travel: Health Affairs
The study also found payments from medical device companies increased greatly as Medicare billing increased among surgeons.
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Urgent care centers draw some ER visits but associated with higher spending overall
The findings published in Health Affairs may suggest patients are going to the centers instead of more appropriate and lower cost settings like a primary care office or virtual visit.
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Fewer heart tests ordered for telehealth patients during pandemic
Research published in JAMA Network Open also found those using the virtual services were more likely to be Asian, Black or Hispanic.
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Verizon latest tech giant to elbow into telehealth space with provider platform
The platform, which will be generally available in May, was designed with the aim of improving visit efficiency and ease of use, even for patients new to virtual care.
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Investment group urges HCA shareholders to vote against board member over ER admissions
The hospital operator denied the allegations its Medicare ER admissions are excessive, saying in an SEC filing it has taken the claims seriously and investigated them but found no irregularities.
UPDATED: April 6, 2021 at 10:59 a.m. -
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Nonprofit hospitals spent less on charity care than for-profit, government facilities: Health Affairs
The research is likely to garner attention as skeptics have questioned whether nonprofit organizations dole out enough charity care to justify the tax breaks they receive.
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Digital health funding hits new high after Q1 rich in megadeals
U.S. digital health companies raised a record $6.7 billion in the first quarter of 2021, putting the industry on track to easily top the $14 billion in investment last year.
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SOC Telemed acquires acute telehealth vendor Access Physicians for $194M
Relying on inorganic growth to drive revenue could be a bit of a gamble for SOC Telemed, which took on a considerable amount of debt to fund the purchase and is facing a flagging topline.
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FDA warns of patient deaths tied to reusable urological endoscopes
The agency is sounding the alarm after receiving more than 450 adverse event reports in four years tying patient infections to the devices, as it continues to track contamination issues in duodenoscopes.
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Black patients far more likely to experience discrimination when seeking care: study
Reports of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, disability, gender, sexual orientation or health condition were even higher for low-income Black adults and Black women, according to a new study by the Urban Institute.
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Pfizer, BioNTech's vaccine protects 12- to 15-year-olds from COVID-19 in study
The positive finding should pave the way for broader use of the vaccine among adolescents, an important step for reaching herd immunity against the virus.
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Medtronic inks value-based care pact with Spectrum Health
The risk-based deal, initially focused on cardiac resynchronization therapy, will have the medtech giant paying the provider if certain patient metrics are not met, according to a spokesperson for the health system.
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Shifting payer mix puts 340B hospitals at risk of losing eligibility
AHA wants HHS to waive certain eligibility requirements to allow continued access to the program during the public health emergency, the group wrote in a letter to Secretary Xavier Becerra.
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How hospital operators fared financially in 2020
"For the most part providers were dependent on that CARES funding. I think they would have been in the red or break even without it," Suzie Desai, a senior director at S&P Global Ratings, said.
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One-third of small businesses say health insurance is a top concern during COVID-19: survey
The new poll from the Small Business Majority and Families USA also found that pain is particularly acute among Black-, Asian American- and Latino-owned businesses, which tend to have fewer resources than their White counterparts.
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IBM, Cleveland Clinic launch 10-year quantum computing deal
The joint venture will also investigate approaches to public health crises for proactive ways to head off the next viral emergency, averting another COVID-19 catastrophe.
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A year into the pandemic, advanced cancer diagnoses are rising
Research from radiation oncologists and molecular pathologists add to evidence showing that many people skipped getting cancer screenings in 2020 as they avoided going to the doctor to minimize the risk of COVID-19 infection.
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Senate passes bill extending Medicare sequester cut pause
CMS instructed Medicare administrative contractors to hold all claims on or after April 1, when the pause on cuts is scheduled to end. The House is expected to take up the Senate-passed bill when it returns the week of April 13.
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FTC challenges Illumina-Grail deal, putting $7B merger in jeopardy
The commission said the union will "harm competition in the U.S. market for life-saving multi-cancer early detection tests." Illumina is opposing the action, but Wall Street analysts see no “easy fixes."
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DOJ to investigate UnitedHealth's $13B Change buy
"The parties have been working cooperatively with the DOJ and will continue to do so," Change Health said in a Friday filing with the SEC.
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Medical liability insurance premiums rising after stable decade, AMA report finds
While providers grapple with the pandemic's toll on finances, some can face liability premiums of $200,000 a year, according to the analysis sponsored by the doctors' lobby.
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FDA approves first CAR-T cell therapy for multiple myeloma
Approval of Bristol Myers Squibb and Bluebird bio's Abecma expands use of CAR-T treatment beyond leukemia and lymphoma.
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Stryker, Zimmer make data and analytics top priority as robotic procedures ramp up
Through partnerships with big tech or developments of smart implants, the orthopaedic companies say tapping troves of patient data is the next logical strategic step.
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Hospital margins hit hard by pandemic, but CARES Act provided huge relief, Moody's finds
Although the fiscal situation for the sector has improved, Moody's did not provide a long-term outlook for hospitals in 2021 and beyond.
