Colorado addresses hospital staffing crisis, COVID boosters
[ad_1] Colorado has reactivated crisis guidelines for staffing at healthcare systems across the state as COVID-19 hospitalizations and infections continue to rise, and state health...
Rural hospitals weigh keeping obstetric units
[ad_1] As rural hospitals struggle to stay financially stable, their leaders watch other small facilities close obstetrics units to cut costs. They face a no-win...
Phoenix Children’s sued after revealing unvaccinated workers
[ad_1] Two Phoenix Children's Hospital workers are suing after employees with a vaccine-mandate exemption were able to see each other's email addresses. Hospital administrators sent...
Pfizer asks FDA to OK COVID-19 booster shots for all adults
[ad_1] Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Tuesday to allow boosters of its COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 18 or older, a step that comes amid concern about...
5 steps USPSTF advises you take to address racism
[ad_1] While industry stakeholders have issued statements and commitments about combatting racism in healthcare, few have provided clear guidance on curtailing the effects of bigotry.In...
Whistleblowers to play key role in enforcing vaccine mandate
[ad_1] To enforce President Joe Biden's forthcoming COVID-19 mandate, the U.S. Labor Department is going to need a lot of help. Its Occupational Safety and...
GE Healthcare spinoff will attract investors, analysts say
[ad_1] General Electric's spinoff of its healthcare division could give the new company greater flexibility and facilitate the advancement of its artificial intelligence-based diagnostic tools,...
MedPAC wades back into outpatient site-neutral payments
[ad_1] The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission wants to keep exploring aligned payment for care provided at hospital outpatient departments, ambulatory surgical centers and physician offices...
Pennsylvania’s home care program has big problems, advocates say
[ad_1] Advocates for people with disabilities gathered at the state Capitol on Tuesday to protest what they say is the eroding quality of home care...
Oak Street Health under federal investigation
[ad_1] The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Chicago-based Oak Street Health for possible violations of the False Claims Act, according to a regulatory filing...