Medicare Fines for High Hospital Readmissions Drop, but Nearly 2,300 Facilities Are Still Penalized For the first time since 2014, the federal government has softened its yearly penalties for hospitals with higher-than-expected readmission rates due to the fallout...
Trust in health care is essential for dealing with antibiotic resistance According to Medical Xpress, trust in health care is essential for dealing with antibiotic resistance. Practical philosophers and political scientists affiliated with the Center for Antibiotic...
Medically tailored meals could save US nearly $13.6 billion per year Medical Xpress recently shared findings from a study conducted at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, which focused on the benefits of medically tailored meals...
Lessons learned in COVID-19: New guidance for antibiotic use in a pandemic While health care professionals may have a strong desire to help their patients any way they can when treatment options are limited, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)...
8 recent infection control study findings Becker’s Hospital Review reported findings from recent infection control studies associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings are a summary of 8 different studies that Becker’s has covered since July 2022. Recent...
COVID-19 surgical backlogs persist: 4 things for hospital leaders to know According to a new study featured in Becker’s Hospital Review, the volume of surgical procedures did not fully return to pre-pandemic levels in 2021. Researchers from Massachusetts General...
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