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U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record low - CDC

Tue, 2024-04-30 19:06 — mike kraft

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Minority healthcare workers experienced COVID testing delays in first 2 years of pandemic --study

Fri, 2024-04-12 10:35 — mike kraft

Minority healthcare workers experienced COVID testing delays in first 2 years of pandemic Black and non-Hispanic healthcare professionals (HCPs) of other races and those without graduate degrees were more likely than their White peers and clinical HCPs with graduate degrees to experience delayed COVID-19 testing in the first 2 years of the pandemic, finds a multicenter, test-negative case-control study. CIDRAP

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U.S. Community health centers could lose an average $600k because of Medicaid redetermination

Tue, 2024-04-09 11:22 — mike kraft

Medicaid redetermination cost community health centers an average of $600K each New data shared by the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), show that CHCs lost about a quarter of their Medicaid patients, which has led to steep revenues losses. Annalisa Merelli STAT

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U.S. COVID-19 patients in rural areas have higher death rates following hospital stays --study

Mon, 2024-04-08 17:27 — mike kraft

Rural COVID-19 patients have higher death rates following hospital stays, data reveal A new analysis of US national data from researchers at the Mayo Clinic shows that patients from rural counties had higher death rates and trended toward higher readmission rates following COVID-19 hospitalization than those from urban counties. The difference persisted after the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines. CIDRAP

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UnitedHealth unit hack to have no credit impact on not-for-profit hospitals--rating agency says

Tue, 2024-04-02 17:40 — mike kraft

Fitch says UnitedHealth unit hack to have no credit impact on not-for-profit hospitals

April 1 (Reuters) - Fitch does not anticipate any credit impact on not-for-profit hospitals in the United States from the cyberattack at UnitedHealth's (UNH.N)

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Investigation estimates over 4,000 Covid pandemic victims at Madrid care homes ‘could have been saved’

Tue, 2024-04-02 10:56 — mike kraft

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U.S.health system problems: More Americans are losing their doctors, and too few new pediatricians

Tue, 2024-04-02 10:31 — mike kraft

More Patients Are Losing Their Doctors — And Trust in the Primary Care System - KFF Health News A shortage of primary care providers is driving more people to seek routine care in emergency settings. In Rhode Island, safety-net clinics are under pressure as clinicians retire or burn out, and patients say it’s harder to find care as they lose connections to familiar doctors. khnerich KFF Health News

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HHS tells hospitals to get patient consent before invasive exams

Tue, 2024-04-02 10:20 — mike kraft

HHS tells hospitals to get patient consent before invasive exams Hospitals must obtain informed consent from patients before allowing physicians to conduct sensitive and invasive examinations, such as pelvic and prostate, particularly if the patients are under a… nweixel The Hill

Hospitals must obtain informed consent from patients before allowing physicians to conduct sensitive and invasive examinations, such as pelvic and prostate, particularly if the patients are under anesthesia, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Monday.

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UnitedHealth offers over $3.3 bln in loans to providers affected by cyberattack on unit

Thu, 2024-03-28 10:32 — mike kraft

UnitedHealth offers over $3.3 bln in loans to providers hit by attack on unit UnitedHealth Group said on Wednesday it has advanced more than $3.3 billion in loans to care providers impacted by a cyberattack on the U.S. healthcare conglomerate' tech unit last month. Reuters Reuters

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Analysis: The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients

Wed, 2024-03-27 10:59 — mike kraft

The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients - KFF Health News It’s estimated that an older patient can spend three weeks of the year getting care — and that doesn’t count the time it takes to arrange appointments or deal with insurance companies. khnkit KFF Health News

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