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OpinionThe doctor's visit of the future will be like having coffee with a friend. Here's why
Solv Health CMO Robert Rohatsch contends that digital healthcare transformation will help GPs finally get back to what most of us really want to do in the first place — keep patients healthy.
By Robert Rohatsch • June 22, 2022 -
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AMA presses policies on abortion, guns, climate at annual meeting
The AMA announced over 20 policies including those that declared climate change a public health crisis, urged the FDA to make over-the-counter oral contraceptives accessible and more.
By Sydney Halleman • June 21, 2022 -
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TrendlineHealthcare Dive's Outlook for 2022
As the country enters its third year of battling the COVID-19 pandemic, fault lines in the healthcare landscape are becoming more clear and long-term implications are becoming more evident.
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FDA authorizes Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for young children
The much-anticipated decision follows two days after a panel of independent experts unanimously recommended expanding the shots’ use. A CDC panel is meeting Friday and Saturday to develop specific recommendations.
By Ned Pagliarulo • June 17, 2022 -
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Pfizer study results show Paxlovid benefit less clear in lower-risk patients
A closely watched study missed its goal, failing to prove the antiviral pill’s benefit in a broader population than the high-risk people for whom it’s currently cleared.
By Ned Pagliarulo • June 16, 2022 -
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FDA advisers recommend Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for youngest children
Independent experts unanimously supported use of both shots in children aged 6 months to 5 years old, clearing the way for an FDA decision.
By Ben Fidler • Updated June 15, 2022 -
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FDA staff supportive of Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines in young children
Agency scientists found the shots to be similarly effective in kids as in older teenagers and raised no major safety red flags, documents published ahead of a meeting of agency advisers this week show.
By Jonathan Gardner , Ned Pagliarulo • June 13, 2022 -
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Physician residents reach deal with Los Angeles County, averting strike
The labor discord is one of several recent disputes in California, where unions representing healthcare workers have been especially active as more contracts expire and staff see an opportunity to negotiate working conditions.
By Hailey Mensik • June 8, 2022 -
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Surge in 'new' nurses reflects rise in resignations, job shuffling, study finds
Median nursing tenure fell 19.5% across the U.S from March 2021 to March 2022, according to an analysis by Epic.
By Hailey Mensik • June 7, 2022 -
Healthcare payrolls recovering, still lag pre-pandemic levels
Hospitals led growth in healthcare jobs in May as the industry slowly rebuilds its pandemic-shaken workforce.
By Susan Kelly • June 6, 2022 -
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Telehealth visits dropped in March amid better COVID-19 outlook, new report finds
The data provides a snapshot of early 2022 when COVID-19 infections dropped and patients seemed more willing to return to the doctor's office.
By Sydney Halleman • June 3, 2022 -
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Steep expenses, falling patient volumes stifled hospitals in April
Kaufman Hall's new findings reverse trends from March, when hospitals posted a modest rise in patient volumes and temporary expense reliefs.
By Sydney Halleman • June 1, 2022 -
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Cleveland Clinic, scrambling to staff hospitals, posts Q1 loss
The academic medical giant is paying higher employee wages and hiring more agency nurses and other temporary personnel to cope with a nationwide shortage of healthcare workers.
By Susan Kelly • May 31, 2022 -
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Gender pay gap for registered nurses widened during pandemic
The findings come as hospitals face major hurdles recruiting and retaining enough staff two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and as healthcare workers and unions push for higher wages.
By Hailey Mensik • May 31, 2022 -
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Rollback of pandemic protections to test Medicaid managed care organizations
At question is whether insurers will be able to shift Medicaid members who lose coverage to subsidized marketplace plans.
By Samantha Liss • May 26, 2022 -
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OpinionMillions of people counting on Congress to protect telehealth access
Patients who have come to rely on telehealth have been left waiting and wondering if they will be able to receive the virtual care they need once the COVID-19 public health emergency has ended.
By Julia Mirich • May 26, 2022 -
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Pfizer says 3 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine works in youngest children
The drugmaker, along with partner BioNTech, plans to submit the new data to the FDA this week. The agency has scheduled a meeting for outside experts to review the data in mid-June.
By Jonathan Gardner • May 23, 2022 -
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Healthcare employers must urgently address burnout, surgeon general warns
Systems should address burnout systemically, according to a Monday advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. A priority is seeking and responding better to feedback from front-line workers.
By Hailey Mensik • May 23, 2022 -
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California healthcare workers reassess contracts, pandemic pressures in mind
The pandemic has prompted nurses and residents in the state to rethink working conditions and what they will endure. Some have walked off the job, demanding better contracts, and some residents organized for the first time.
By Hailey Mensik • May 19, 2022 -
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LabCorp becomes first company to get EUA for direct-to-consumer test for flu, RSV, COVID-19
LabCorp's kit is differentiated from other companies' products as it enables at-home sample collection without a prescription.
By Nick Paul Taylor • May 18, 2022 -
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States move to limit hospital visitor policies in wake of pandemic
The Republican measures have passed in blue states like Colorado and Illinois.
By Samantha Liss • May 18, 2022 -
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Oscar faces shareholder lawsuit alleging it misled investors
The insurer is accused of failing to disclose the potential negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business before its March 2021 IPO.
By Susan Kelly • May 17, 2022 -
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NIH licenses COVID-19 technologies to WHO-backed program
The agreement, which covers three experimental vaccines as well as several key patents, makes products sold in 49 low-income countries royalty-free.
By Jonathan Gardner • May 16, 2022 -
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Hospital labor expenses up 37% from pre-pandemic levels in March
Hospitals spent nearly $5,500 in labor expenses per adjusted discharge in March compared to about $4,000 roughly three years ago, according to a report from Kaufman Hall.
By Hailey Mensik • May 12, 2022 -
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Patient experience, safety worse during pandemic, Leapfrog says
Patients reported issues with hospital staff responsiveness and said their experiences with care transitions out of a hospital setting worsened considerably during the pandemic, according to the watchdog.
By Hailey Mensik • May 10, 2022 -
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Telehealth use fell in February as omicron retreated
Mental health services captured a larger percentage of remote care and continued to be the top reason for online provider visits in February, according to data from Fair Health.
By Susan Kelly • May 10, 2022
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