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CDC panel endorses Pfizer vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds
The vote, which the CDC officially adopted hours after, gives a clear green light for states to begin vaccinating younger adolescents with the shot.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Updated May 13, 2021 -
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Billions of dollars remain in the provider relief fund. Hospital execs are left in the lurch waiting for relief.
"My greatest frustration is just the unknown," one Illinois hospital official said. "There seems to be a vacuum of information out there about how much is there, when would you expect it, how do you apply for it."
By Samantha Liss • May 11, 2021 -
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Hospitals are still struggling with provider burnout, after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying staffing issues and prompted workers to quit their jobs.
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TAVR readmission rates vary widely between hospitals for unknown reasons
Length of stay and discharge disposition only explained 15% of the inter-hospital variation. Researchers called for efforts to identify practices associated with low rates or readmission.
By Nick Paul Taylor • May 11, 2021 -
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S&P downgrades Sutter Health, says short-term performance will be weak
On Monday, Fitch Ratings also downgraded Sutter to A from A+. Fitch, though, revised the rating outlook to stable from negative.
By Ron Shinkman • Updated May 11, 2021 -
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Q&ANational Nurses United President Deborah Burger on how COVID-19 has affected union efforts
The organizer reflected on nurses' experiences over the past year on the front lines, and outlined where the union is headed going forward.
By Hailey Mensik • May 10, 2021 -
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Providers supportive of push to overhaul HIPAA, but air serious concerns about data privacy, timing
"We urge OCR to reconsider implementing a massive change to patient privacy laws in the midst of this transition," AMA commented on the Trump-era rule.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • May 10, 2021 -
Kaiser bounces back to black with $2B Q1 profit
Uncertainty amid the pandemic last year spooked the stock market and spurred investment losses for the nonprofit. The integrated system posted a turnaround this year, though it still lags behind 2019.
By Samantha Liss • May 10, 2021 -
April jobs report lackluster for healthcare, with ambulatory gains offsetting steep nursing losses
The industry lost about 4,000 jobs overall in April, an unwelcome sign as the economy continues recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Hailey Mensik • May 7, 2021 -
Pandemic spurs more nurses to consider leaving their roles, McKinsey report finds
More than half of the nurses who said they're considering leaving would move to a new job not involved in direct patient care, or retire, the survey found.
By Hailey Mensik • May 6, 2021 -
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AMA: Physicians in independent practice now minority in US
Hospitals are one of the largest employers of physicians, with the proportion increasing nearly 50% between 2012 and last year, according to the new survey.
By Ron Shinkman • May 6, 2021 -
AI expected to supplant telehealth as top investment priority in next few years, survey finds
Philips' Future Health Index — surveying almost 3,000 health leaders worldwide — also found a surprising focus on delivering environmentally sustainable healthcare by 2024.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • May 6, 2021 -
Private equity buys tend to target profitable hospitals in urban areas
The new study challenges the notion that private equity firms tend to target only financially distressed hospitals, and provides greater insight into the kinds of hospitals the companies have acquired over a span of 15 years.
By Samantha Liss • May 5, 2021 -
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HCA sells 4 hospitals in Georgia as it emphasizes focus on post-acute, home-based services
The sale reduces the company's holdings in Georgia to five hospitals, including the recently acquired Meadows Regional Hospital in Vidalia.
By Ron Shinkman • May 4, 2021 -
State lawmakers mull out-of-state nurse licenses after pandemic rollbacks
Many tried to join the Nurse Licensure Compact before the pandemic, "but COVID was a kind of glaring example of how the compact could help," Rebecca Fotsch at the National Council of State Boards of Nursing said.
By Hailey Mensik • May 4, 2021 -
For-profit hospitals mostly managed well in Q1
Despite the rosy quarter, margins for hospitals remained narrow in March and much uncertainty remains.
May 3, 2021 -
Pre-pandemic, more than half of hospitals nab above-average Leapfrog safety grades
Among those getting A grades from the watchdog group founded by employers include Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Boston, the Mayo Clinic's hospital in Phoenix and the University of Chicago Medical Center.
By Ron Shinkman • April 30, 2021 -
CMS finalizes joint replacement pricing extension
Some analysts say the agency's initiative may evolve to put pricing pressure on orthopaedic devices. However, they contend companies can mitigate that threat by selling more products to customers.
By Nick Paul Taylor • April 30, 2021 -
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Community Health swings to $64M loss in Q1
The results contrast profits reported by chains Tenet and HCA. Still, higher patient acuity and improved payer mix helped boost CHS revenues past Wall Street expectations.
By Hailey Mensik • April 29, 2021 -
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Tenet nurse strike drags on for 8th week as talks yield no progress
Representatives for the chain's Massachusetts hospital and the union met Monday for their first bargaining session since the work stoppage began, but they accomplished little and another session has not yet been scheduled.
By Hailey Mensik • April 28, 2021 -
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Medtech companies look to post-pandemic home testing beyond COVID-19
Abbott CEO Robert Ford told investors he envisions an "accelerated" move away from hospital lab-based testing.
By Greg Slabodkin • April 28, 2021 -
In big win for hospitals, CMS pitches nixing mandate to submit some payer-negotiated rates
The proposed rule would also add 1,000 graduate medical education slots over the next five years, with a priority given to facilities in rural areas and with underserved patient populations.
By Shannon Muchmore , Samantha Liss • April 28, 2021 -
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UHS posts Q1 profit, will hand back some CARES funds
The hospital operator plans to return $188 million in grants received during the first quarter after recording more than $400 million in relief grants in 2020 that it didn't return.
By Hailey Mensik • April 27, 2021 -
Hospital margins remain narrow in March as COVID-19 financial strain lingers
Pandemic-related costs continue to depress hospitals' finances, though performance recuperated as outpatient activity increased, Kaufman Hall found.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • April 27, 2021 -
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Sponsored by Salary FinanceEnabling financial wellness for your employees doesn't have to be hard
Meet the healthcare system that rolled out an impactful financial wellness program in under a month.
By Dan Macklin, CEO, Salary Finance • April 26, 2021 -
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Science groups urge providers not to use certain COVID-19 test data for care decisions
The Association for Molecular Pathology and the Infectious Diseases Society of America say some results run the risk of being misinterpreted due to a lack of standardization across test methods.
By Susan Kelly • April 23, 2021
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