Modest Decline in Patient Portal Messages After Billing Initiative Launched Policy had no impact on ED visits or hospitalizations Dec 30, 2024
Diversity Reporting Improved in Pulse Oximetry Testing After FDA Guidance Most device records did not include information about performance testing in different skin tones Dec 30, 2024
Patient Endured 9 Years of Chemotherapy for Cancer He Never Had "I thought he was helping me" Dec 26, 2024
Bill Clinton Hospitalized Former president was treated for the flu and has now been discharged, spokesperson says Dec 24, 2024
Electronic Sepsis Alerts; Reducing Plaques in Coronary Arteries Also in TTHealthWatch: electronic nudges for flu shots Dec 21, 2024 podcast
Employers Press Congress to Cement Health Price Transparency Before Trump's Return The legislative step could help protect against future legal challenges Dec 20, 2024
Surgeons Best at Dexterity Game, but They Swear More Swearing may be a coping mechanism for high-pressure situations Dec 18, 2024
Should Hospitals Be Paid the Same as Doctors' Offices for the Same Service? "Site-neutral" payment in Medicare is gaining traction in the halls of Congress Dec 12, 2024
Masking Policies Show Clear Impact on Hospital-Onset Respiratory Infections Study links lifting and reintroducing masking policies to infection rate changes Dec 10, 2024 video
Which States Have the Most Outstanding Hospitals for Maternity Care? U.S. News & World Report looked at birthing-friendly practices, health equity, and more Dec 10, 2024
Hospitalization Should Not Mean Financial Ruin for Medicare Beneficiaries Updated policies can help older adults cover the costs of care Dec 08, 2024
New Clues in CEO's Killing; Time to Worry About Disease X? Ketamine Diversions Grow Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 06, 2024
Harvey Weinstein Hospitalized; Medicare Advantage Under Trump; NFL Icon's Health Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 03, 2024
Want to Limit Respiratory Virus Infections? Mask and Test in Hospitals Healthcare workers masking makes a difference, study found Nov 27, 2024
Texas Governor Scolds Hospital After Doctor Goes Viral on TikTok Tony Pastor, MD, said patients didn't have to respond to citizenship question on intake forms Nov 26, 2024
Another Emergency Medicine Staffing Firm Goes Under Doctors still not paid, now on the hook for malpractice tail coverage Nov 26, 2024
Workplace Violence Is Not Just 'Part of the Job' It's high time to prevent attacks on healthcare workers in the ED Nov 23, 2024
Texas Lawmakers Push for New Exceptions to Strict Abortion Ban After Two Women Die Exceptions would broaden doctors' ability to intervene Nov 23, 2024
Nationwide IV Fluid Shortage Could Change How Hospitals Manage Patient Hydration Crisis expected to last a long time, according to one expert Nov 19, 2024
'Stop RFK War Room'; Trump Overhauling Medicaid? Why Assaults at Hospitals Rose Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Nov 19, 2024
Primary Care Doctors at Mass General Brigham Want to Unionize Issues include workload, bureaucracy, and loss of autonomy Nov 18, 2024
CDC Advisors Defend Infection Control Draft Guidance HICPAC supports surgical masks for airborne pathogens, sick workers returning after 3 days Nov 18, 2024
Are Doctors Costing Hospitals $300K Per Year? Report says doctors are "subsidized," but some question the math Nov 15, 2024
Surgeons Billed $2 Billion for Unnecessary Spine Surgeries: Report Lown Institute names hospitals, states with high rates of overuse Nov 14, 2024
State Medical Boards Lax When It Comes to Doctor Discipline "Are they looking out for physicians, or are they looking out for patients?" report author asks Nov 14, 2024
Are There Some Words That Doctors Should Never Use? Alternative phrasing can open dialogue and built trust with seriously ill patients, experts say Nov 13, 2024
AMA Delegates Want Better Protection From Ionizing Radiation Exposure Delegates express concerns that PPE doesn't always cover women, who are more at risk of exposure Nov 12, 2024
As Nuns Disappear, Many Catholic Hospitals Look More Like Megacorporations Not a single nun can be found in C-suites Nov 10, 2024
In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can't Find or Afford Care Vermonters pay the highest prices nationwide for individual health coverage Nov 07, 2024
Clinicians Too Play a Role in Community Violence Intervention Collaboration between different program types is key Nov 06, 2024
Medicare Finalizes Doc Pay Cut; Mask Mandates Return; Top Voter Concerns Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Nov 04, 2024
A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas ERs This marks one of at least two women who died under the state abortion ban Nov 02, 2024
Texas Hospitals Must Now Ask Patients Whether They Are in the U.S. Legally State will also track the cost of treating people without legal status Nov 01, 2024
What's Our Capacity for Measuring Hospital Capacity? With respiratory virus season coming, resumed reporting is critical Oct 31, 2024
Toddler's Backyard Snakebite Bills Totaled More Than a Quarter Million Dollars A look at the cost of antivenom Oct 30, 2024
Woman Dies Waiting 40 Hours for Care; NP's Sex Assault Arrest; Violence in Hospitals Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 30, 2024
Early AKI Care Recommendations Did Not Improve Patient Outcomes Personalized recs were made by team of physicians and pharmacists within an hour of diagnosis Oct 29, 2024
Hospitals' AI Transcription Tool Invents Things No One Ever Said, Researchers Say Chunks of text or even entire sentences were made up, according to experts Oct 28, 2024
UVA Health Surgeons Sound Alarm on Upcoding Leaked meeting audio latest development in ongoing strife at health system, medical school Oct 24, 2024
Want to Fix ED Boarding? Try 'Surgical Smoothing,' Expert Says And no, it doesn't involve doing surgery on the weekends, notes Peter Viccellio, MD Oct 23, 2024
