Compliance With CMS Price Transparency Rule Improved With Penalty Increases
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Compliance with the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Price Transparency Rule is positively associated with penalty increases, according to a study published online June 28 in JAMA Network Op…
Learn MoreEmergency Department Capacity Not Keeping Up With Demand in California
WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Emergency department capacity in California did not proportionally expand with the demand for emergency services from 2011 to 2021, according to a study published online June 22 in JAMA Network Open.Renee Y…
Learn MoreEmergency Department Capacity Not Keeping Up With Demand in California
WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Emergency department capacity in California did not proportionally expand with the demand for emergency services from 2011 to 2021, according to a study published online June 22 in JAMA Network Open.Renee Y…
Learn MoreInfectious Disease Experts Update Rules on ‘Superbug’ Spread in Hospitals
TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — “Superbug” infections are increasing in U.S. hospitals, and a coalition of medical groups has now issued a set of updated recommendations to protect patients.These guidelines are meant to prevent the spread o…
Learn MoreBad Air Pollution Days Tied to Longer Pediatric Asthma Hospitalizations
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ambient particulate and ozone pollution is associated with longer hospital stays for pediatric asthma, according to a study published online June 13 in the Journal of Asthma.Jennifer Hardell, from the Albert …
Learn MoreIn-Hospital Wearable Activity Trackers Tied to Improved Outcomes
FRIDAY, June 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hospital-based interventions in which patients use wearable activity trackers are associated with higher physical activity levels, less sedentary behavior, and better physical functioning versus usual care, ac…
Learn MoreHospitalizations Involving Fungal Infections Up During COVID-19
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Increased hospitalizations involving fungal infections were identified during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in the July issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.Jeremy A.W. Gold, M.D., f…
Learn MoreMuchos hospitales no hacen caso a las directrices de las listas de espera de trasplantes de órganos: estudio
LUNES, 12 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchos centros de trasplantes se “saltan la lista” de forma rutinaria, es decir, pasan por alto al candidato principal entre los receptores de órganos potenciales, en favor de alguien que está más abajo e…
Learn MoreClinical Language Model Can Predict Readmission
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A language model trained on clinical notes can accurately estimate clinical and operational tasks within a health system, according to a study published online June 7 in Nature.Lavender Yao Jiang, from NYU Lan…
Learn MoreMany Hospitals Ignore Directives of Organ Transplant Waiting Lists: Study
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many transplant centers routinely practice “list-diving,” when the top candidate among potential organ recipients is skipped in favor of someone further down the list, new research shows.The top candidate is r…
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