Tag: hospitals

December 1, 2023

North Carolina is the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, following other recent expansions in Missouri, Oklahoma and South Dakota. Expanding Medicaid provides insurance to people who make too much money to qualify for traditional Medicaid, […]

December 1, 2023

Doctors in western Massachusetts are reporting a “whole lot” of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases this week as health officials in Ohio announced a child pneumonia outbreak in one county in their state. Dr. John Kelley of Redwood Pediatrics in […]

December 1, 2023

The landscape of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) is facing a significant regulatory shift as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposes to regulate them as medical devices. The new proposed rule published in October 2023 states the FDA’s intention to […]

November 30, 2023

Many hospitals have adopted systems for interoperable patient data exchange and are connected to national networks. However, ONC has consistently found that rates of interoperable exchange for smaller, rural, and independent hospitals have notably lagged behind other hospitals. For example, […]

November 30, 2023

UnitedHealth is bracing for a struggle next year with the financial effects of shifting Medicare Advantage payment rates. The health insurance giant released 2024 guidance on Tuesday that included a number of less favorable metrics than analysts expected. During the […]

November 29, 2023

The first surgeries testing an implant system designed to protect injured tendons have been successfully carried out at a Florida hospital ahead of the implants US rollout. Anika Therapeutics’ Integrity implant system is described as a hyaluronic acid-based scaffold with […]

November 28, 2023

USAP was created in 2012 by private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe by acquiring multiple anesthesiology practices and bundling them into a single company. Over the next decade, USAP grew through the same practice, purchasing other groups to […]

November 21, 2023

The rate of preterm births remains alarmingly high in the U.S., according to the latest March of Dimes Report Card. The figure was around 10.4% as of 2022 — just a 1% decline from 2021, when the preterm rate was […]

November 20, 2023

Being concerned about spreading COVID-19 is reportedly sooo last season. As the U.S. heads into the fourth holiday season since the pandemic’s onset, most Americans aren’t worried about COVID-19 spread or prevention during the holidays this year, a new study […]

November 9, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) has increasingly been permeating many industries in the last few years, and among them is the medical devices industry. Like in many other industries, AI is particularly useful in accelerating the process of time-intensive and resource-intensive tasks, […]

November 8, 2023

On October 30, 2023, the Biden administration released the most comprehensive set of rules and guidelines surrounding AI regulation the US has ever seen. The executive order highlights the US sentiment towards AI, but it presents a fragmented approach with […]

November 8, 2023

Screening for patients’ health-related social needs can help providers more effectively coordinate patient care and connect patients to the resources they need. Social needs are social conditions—such as food insecurity, housing instability, and lack of reliable transportation—which often result from […]

November 7, 2023

Last year, Jennifer Reisz’s college-age daughter, Megan, was kicked in the chest multiple times by the family’s horse. Megan fell to the ground, unable to move or speak. Though she was alone, her Apple Watch detected her distress and called […]

November 3, 2023

The findings highlight the urgent need for healthcare organizations to find solutions to address staffing shortages and stabilize their operations for the long term. While staffing challenges persist, the majority of respondents prefer to shore up human resource approaches rather […]

November 2, 2023

The share of American consumers with medical debt on their credit reports has declined dramatically over the past year as major credit rating agencies removed small unpaid bills and debts that were less than a year old, according to a […]

November 1, 2023

Valuable insights are buried inside the massive quantities of data collected in various healthcare settings, but extracting those insights is often challenging and resource-intensive for health systems and hospitals. At the same time, the need for insights from data has […]

October 31, 2023

Healthcare data breaches are on the rise as companies increasingly use digital services to store sensitive patient material. In healthcare, cyberattacks have outpaced other industries as criminals seize the opportunity to exploit system vulnerabilities in pursuit of a trove of […]

October 27, 2023

The 340B drug discount program requires pharmaceutical companies to give discounts on outpatient drugs for providers serving low-income communities. The discounts, which can range from 25% to 50% of the cost of the drugs, can be a big financial aid […]

October 25, 2023

Laguna Tech USA has conducted more successful clinical cases in aortic regurgitation patients with its Zeta balloon-expandable aortic valve system and the Alpha self-expanding aortic valve system. As per a 25 October statement, the US-based company announced it has completed […]

October 25, 2023

The CDC study compared U.S. healthcare workers’ mental health and well-being metrics to those reported by workers in other essential industries, finding health workers’ mental health deteriorated at higher rates. Debra Houry, chief medical officer for the CDC, warned on […]