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FDA delays review of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for young children in surprise shift
The agency pushed back plans to expedite review of the shot in children under 5, seeking more data on a third dose. An advisory meeting scheduled for next week has been postponed as a result.
By Ben Fidler • Feb. 14, 2022 -
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US buys up supply of new Lilly antibody meant to work against omicron
Distribution of Lilly's earlier antibody treatments was halted as testing showed them ineffective against omicron. Bebtelovimab, which was discovered by AbCellera, is currently under FDA review.
By Jonathan Gardner • Feb. 14, 2022 -
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Sponsored by VituityHealthcare's imperative for long-game leadership
Among today's leaders in healthcare, few health system executives have the fortitude and patience to stand by a long-term investment until it pays dividends. CommonSpirit Health CEO Lloyd Dean, who announced that he is retiring in 2022, is someone whom we should all aspire to model. While ...
By Imamu Tomlinson, MD, MBA • Feb. 14, 2022 -
Hospital leaders, Congress mull fixes to current staffing woes
The omicron variant is posing new challenges as staff call in sick or quit their jobs entirely for higher-paying traveling nurse positions. That's leaving hospitals in a bind as they treat higher acuity COVID-19 patients.
By Hailey Mensik • Feb. 11, 2022 -
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Robots cushion omicron's blow to Q4 orthopaedic device sales
Zimmer Biomet, Stryker and Johnson & Johnson's businesses endured more pressures tied to the postponement of elective procedures in the fourth quarter, but sales of their robotic systems continued to expand.
By Susan Kelly • Feb. 8, 2022 -
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Pfizer forecasts $100B in sales, fueled by COVID-19 vaccine, pill
The company estimated revenue from its COVID-19 vaccine and new antiviral pill Paxlovid will total $54 billion this year.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 8, 2022 -
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Hospital-acquired COVID-19 infections rare and dropping, study suggests
In the last half of 2021, the rate of patients who contracted COVID-19 in a hospital rose at only half the rate as overall COVID-19 admissions, likely due to increased vaccination rates, researchers said.
By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 7, 2022 -
Staffing overtakes financial challenges as top concern among hospital CEOs, survey finds
While earlier shortages were characterized by staff calling in sick and school closures, stress and burnout now are leading to rising turnover with many healthcare personnel at their breaking points.
By Hailey Mensik • Feb. 7, 2022 -
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Sponsored by UPS HealthcareCOVID-19 upended the cold chain. And it was for the best.
Ultimately, the necessitated innovations of the last two years accelerated the development of a smarter, more resilient global infrastructure.
Feb. 7, 2022 -
Staffing firms defend traveling nurse rates as industry groups, Congress push for investigation
Legislators in some states are even looking to cap the rate hospitals can pay agencies for temporary nurses as worker shortages persist across the U.S.
By Hailey Mensik • Feb. 3, 2022 -
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Omicron sent COVID-19 back into top telehealth claims in November
Telehealth use rose in every census region in November as patients again avoided medical settings and some became infected with the newest coronavirus variant, according to data from Fair Health.
By Hailey Mensik • Feb. 3, 2022 -
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Pfizer, BioNTech begin process of asking FDA for COVID-19 vaccine clearance in young kids
The companies said the FDA, in an unusual step, requested they submit the clinical trial data they currently have while testing of a third dose in children under 5.
By Kristin Jensen • Feb. 2, 2022 -
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Hospitals felt omicron's full force in late 2021, Kaufman Hall says
A respite from treating large volumes of COVID-19 patients was short-lived last fall as people with symptoms filled hospital emergency rooms and boosted visits in December, according to a new report.
By Susan Kelly • Feb. 1, 2022 -
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Healthcare trends of 2022
U.S.-based digital health startups brought in almost $30 billion in 2021, nearly doubling the total investment from the prior year. Market watchers are wary on making forecasts that 2022 will break that record, but most are optimistic.
Jan. 31, 2022 -
Cleveland Clinic reports COVID-spurred financial windfall in 2021
The nonprofit has yet to publicly issue a comprehensive financial statement, but some initial figures illustrate how Cleveland Clinic — like some other major hospital chains — has actually prospered financially during the pandemic.
By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 31, 2022 -
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Staffing agencies 'exploiting' nurse shortage, hospital lobby says in letter urging White House to investigate
With nurses in high demand, hospitals and nursing homes are forced to accept "exorbitant" rates set by staffing agencies, their lobbies argue.
By Samantha Liss • Jan. 28, 2022 -
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Moderna follows Pfizer in starting trial of omicron vaccine
The study will test a version of the biotech's COVID-19 shot that's tailored to the infectious variant. New data, meanwhile, help affirm the benefit of a third dose of Moderna's current vaccine.
By Jonathan Gardner • Jan. 27, 2022 -
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Deep Dive3 key labor trends for hospitals in 2022
Hospitals are still grappling with rising turnover, widespread burnout and numerous staff calling in sick nearly two years after the pandemic began. It's unclear when it might get better — or how much worse it could get.
By Hailey Mensik • Jan. 27, 2022 -
HHS to distribute $2B in COVID-19 relief funds to providers this week to ease staffing, financial challenges
The agency is sending payments to more than 7,600 healthcare providers nationwide this week to help them as staffing shortages and heightened labor expenses pose new financial challenges.
By Hailey Mensik • Jan. 26, 2022 -
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Hospitals request more federal help battling rising labor expenses, staffing shortages amid omicron
The hospital lobby also is renewing its push in requesting the Federal Trade Commission investigate travel-nurse staffing firms for anticompetitive behavior as facilities have seen elevated pay rates throughout the pandemic.
By Hailey Mensik • Jan. 25, 2022 -
OIG audit targets hospital compliance with surprise billing rule
The effort aims to gauge whether providers receiving federal relief funds to help survive the pandemic complied with restrictions on unexpected bills for inpatients with COVID-19.
By Susan Kelly • Jan. 25, 2022 -
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US turns to Gilead's COVID-19 drug to help counter omicron
With other COVID-19 treatments ineffective against the variant or in short supply, the FDA is expanding its approval of Veklury to include outpatient use.
By Ben Fidler • Jan. 25, 2022 -
Emergency physicians' level of burnout jumped last year
An overload of bureaucratic tasks, such as charting and paperwork, was doctors' No. 1 reason for burnout, affecting 60% of those polled by Medscape.
By Susan Kelly • Jan. 24, 2022 -
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Diagnostics makers ride omicron surge in COVID-19 test demand. But for how long in 2022?
The highly transmissible variant caused the Biden administration to announce plans to buy 1 billion rapid tests to provide free to Americans. However, when testing will ramp back down remains an open question.
By Greg Slabodkin • Jan. 20, 2022 -
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CMS extends COVID-19 vaccine deadline for health workers in 24 states
New guidance from CMS sets different vaccine deadlines for healthcare workers in half the country, which could create confusion. Further complicating compliance is Texas' current shield from any deadline.
By Samantha Liss • Jan. 18, 2022
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