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EHRs have no impact on inpatient heart failure clinical choices or outcomes
November 15, 2021
Relative to usual care, prognostic information at the bedside provided no advantage for heart failure care.
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Major insurers running billions of dollars behind on payments to hospitals and doctors
October 8, 2021
Substantial payment delays can be seen on Anthem’s books. On June 30, 2019, before the pandemic, 43% of the insurer’s medical bills for that quarter were unpaid, according to regulatory filings.
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Two Colorado nurses admit to stealing drugs from hospital patients
September 30, 2021
One nurse gained access to rooms of patients who weren’t assigned to her and diverted drugs from their pain-on-demand devices.
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New CMS rule challenges hospitals, but not vendors, to make EHRs safer
September 14, 2021
When hospitals and health care systems start to assess their systems, many will be surprised at what they are not doing or not doing right, one expert says.
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Fewer inpatient work hours linked with worse patient outcomes
September 14, 2021
Patients treated by hospitalists who worked more days per year fared better than those treated by hospitalists who worked fewer days, a new study finds.
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Biden vaccine mandate rule could be ready within weeks
September 13, 2021
Companies that refuse to follow the standard could be fined $13,600 per violation.
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Report urges complete residency overhaul
August 31, 2021
Overall, the report calls for increased standardization of how students are evaluated in medical school and how residency programs evaluate students.
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Pandemic demand for NPs soars, softens for primary care: Report
August 12, 2021
“NPs are coming into their own in a market that puts a premium on easy access to care and cost containment.”
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FDA may okay COVID booster for vulnerable adults before weekend: Media
August 12, 2021
Between one-third and one-half of immunocompromised patients who didn’t develop detectable levels of virus-fighting antibodies after two doses of a COVID vaccine will respond to a third dose.
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Opioid prescribing laws having an impact
August 11, 2021
The number of days an opioid was prescribed for each Medicare beneficiary decreased by 11.6 days in 2018 in states that imposed duration limits.
