<ѻýҕl>Telehealth, Default Orders Show Promise in Palliative Careѻýҕl> Telecare improved quality of life for people with chronic illnesses Jan 17, 2024
<ѻýҕl>CMS Issues Final Rule on Prior Authorizationsѻýҕl> The rule, which doesn't apply to commercial insurers, sets time limits on responses Jan 17, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Kate Middleton Hospitalized; Sen. Paul Urges Prison for Fauci; COVID Back in Classѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Jan 17, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Go Vegetarian to Avoid COVID? Making Dialysis Centers Work Betterѻýҕl> Also in TTHealthWatch: diagnostic errors among hospitalized patients Jan 13, 2024 podcast
<ѻýҕl>Diverting Acute HF Patients From Hospitalization: Case Builds for Short Stay Unitsѻýҕl> Rerouting low-risk patients from routine admission deemed safe in trial Jan 11, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Despite Disinfection, Bugs Thrive on High-Touch Hospital Surfacesѻýҕl> Unusual pathogens may pose threat to immunocompromised patients, researchers say Jan 11, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Add-On Clarithromycin Pans Out in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Trialѻýҕl> Respiratory system severity scores, organ failure assessment scores improved, trial found Jan 10, 2024
<ѻýҕl>NPs Have the Best Job in Healthcareѻýҕl> Being a PA is a close second, according to the U.S. News annual ranking Jan 10, 2024
<ѻýҕl>It Takes a Lot to Gross Out Healthcare Workersѻýҕl> Small study showed less "disgust" among care home workers compared with controls Jan 09, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Advanced Practice Providers Push to Unionize in Oregonѻýҕl> OHSU group concerned that profits are taking precedence over providers and patients Jan 08, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Diagnostic Errors Common in Hospital Deaths, ICU Transfers, Study Suggestsѻýҕl> Mistakes were driven by patient assessment, testing, and often led to harm or death Jan 08, 2024
<ѻýҕl>2023 Called 'Pivotal' for Healthcare Price Transparencyѻýҕl> More than 90% of hospitals have posted machine-readable files of price information to their sites Jan 04, 2024
<ѻýҕl>More Hospital Mask Mandates; Ear Wax Cleaning Cameras; Twins Born in Different Yearsѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Jan 04, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Inpatient COVID-19 Costs Substantially Outpaced Medical Inflationѻýҕl> Hospital costs to treat COVID-19 estimated at a staggering $70 billion Jan 03, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Hospitals Often Failed to Switch From IV to Oral Antibiotics in Eligible Patientsѻýҕl> Study shows only 43% of patients with gram-negative bloodstream infections were transitioned Jan 02, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Nonprofit Hospital Boards on the Firing Lineѻýҕl> Many have not been focused enough on their mission to serve their communities Jan 02, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Hospital Deaths Investigated; Price Hikes for 500 Drugs; Mushroom Poisonings Riseѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Jan 02, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Mortality Reaches 20% for Hospitalized Patients With High-Risk Pulmonary Embolismѻýҕl> Worst outcomes for patients with hemodynamic collapse Jan 01, 2024
<ѻýҕl>A Seat at the Table: Physicians Have Been Unionizing in Drovesѻýҕl> Efforts have been made by seasoned physicians, as well as residents and fellows Dec 29, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Prenatal Fentanyl Exposure Suspected in Novel Syndromeѻýҕl> Causality has yet to be determined for what resembles Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome Dec 29, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Medicare Cuts Beg the Question: Do Doctors Know How to Make 'Good Trouble'?ѻýҕl> The health of American healthcare may depend on physicians taking it to the streets Dec 27, 2023 video
<ѻýҕl>Hospital Complications Rise After Private Equity Buyoutѻýҕl> Medicare data point to additional reason for concern Dec 26, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Scripps Clinic Must Pay Almost $7M to Older Docs in Age Bias Caseѻýҕl> California allows medical groups to force retirement at age 70, but it's against federal law Dec 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Youth Death Rallies Anti-Vaxers; Insurers Hire After Malpractice; Bad Doc Ignored?ѻýҕl> This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 20, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Explanations Don't Help Clinicians Spot Biased AIѻýҕl> Biased AI predictions tanked diagnostic accuracy, and model explanations didn't bring it back up Dec 19, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Four Benefits of Including Physicians in Healthcare Designѻýҕl> Insights from medical training and experience can improve the built environment Dec 19, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Maternal Flu Shot Protects Infants Against Severe Diseaseѻýҕl> Vaccine effectiveness was better when mom was vaccinated during third trimester Dec 19, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Is There No High-Touch Surface in Hospitals Free of Microbial Contamination?ѻýҕl> Sorry, your precious break room coffeemaker is covered with it -- but regular cleaning helps Dec 18, 2023
<ѻýҕl>How to Prevent Violence Against Healthcare Workersѻýҕl> "We have to tell our stories, because this has to be a priority," emergency physician says Dec 15, 2023 video
<ѻýҕl>Ditch Sterile Gloves When Treating Wounds?ѻýҕl> Meta-analysis suggests nonsterile ones may work just as well in certain settings Dec 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>How Violence Has Become the Status Quo in the Emergency Departmentѻýҕl> "My patient actually tried to strangle me with my stethoscope," nurse reveals Dec 14, 2023 video
<ѻýҕl>Baby Delivered From Rare Abdominal Ectopic Pregnancyѻýҕl> Both the mother and neonate survived, making the case extra rare Dec 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Nurse Wins $41M Retaliation Suit; Patients Worry About AI Use; Who Should Get CPR?ѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Dec 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Nurses, Resident Slashed; Deadly Tick Disease Outbreak; COVID Vax After Infectionѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Dec 11, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Transplant Advocates Sound Alarm Over Proposed Medicare Test Coverage Policyѻýҕl> Proposed rules would decrease early detection of organ rejection, they say Dec 06, 2023
<ѻýҕl>See Which States Have the Most High-Performing Hospitals for Maternity Careѻýҕl> Top state had 63 high-performing hospitals, according to annual U.S. News list Dec 05, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Early Surgery for Kids' Mild Sleep Apnea Doesn't Boost Executive Functionѻýҕl> Other outcomes like blood pressure levels, however, were better than with watchful waiting Dec 05, 2023
<ѻýҕl>RaDonda Vaught Loses Appeal to Get Her Nursing License Backѻýҕl> Tennessee court rejects former nurse's appeal to overturn nursing board's 2021 decision Dec 05, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Northwestern Medicine Residents Latest to Seek Union Statusѻýҕl> "This is about having a seat at the table," says ob/gyn resident Dec 04, 2023
<ѻýҕl>IG Live December 6: Code Gray! Responding to Violence in Healthcareѻýҕl> Experts discuss how to create a safer workplace Dec 04, 2023