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AMA, hospital group sue federal government over surprise billing law
December 9, 2021
The rule’s approach to surprise billing would “all but ensure that hospitals, physicians, and other providers will routinely be undercompensated by commercial insurers,” the groups said.
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Short-acting opioids needed for withdrawal in U.S. hospitals, say experts
November 23, 2021
The short-acting drugs can complement methadone and buprenorphine to help patients get faster relief and help patients stay in the hospital to help with long-term management, say the authors of a new commentary.
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CDC: Thirty percent of hospital workers in U.S. still unvaccinated
November 19, 2021
Health care personnel “are not fully immune from vaccine misinformation.”
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Feds launch COVID-19 worker vaccine mandates
November 4, 2021
The new rules are meant to preempt “any inconsistent state or local laws,” including bans and limits on employers’ authority to require vaccination, masks, or testing.
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HEPA filters may clean SARS-CoV-2 from the air: Study
October 11, 2021
"Airborne SARS-CoV-2 was detected in the ward on all five days before activation of air/UV filtration, but on none of the five days when the air/UV filter was operational."
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Opioid prescribing mapped: Alabama highest, New York lowest
October 4, 2021
The Medicare Part D opioid prescribing rate dropped in all 50 states from 2014 to 2019, but disparities remain.
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CVST after COVID-19 vaccine: New data confirm high mortality rate
September 30, 2021
“This is the biggest series, and as an international series, it gives a broader perspective from a larger range of countries.”
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MDs doing wrong-site surgery: Why is it still happening?
September 30, 2021
“When they make a wrong-site error, usually the first thing they say is, ‘I never thought this would happen to me.’ ”
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Baylor gets restraining order against COVID-19 vaccine–skeptic doc
September 17, 2021
The war should be against SARS-CoV-2, but “because this virus has so many supporters, the war in essence becomes a war against ourselves, which is much harder.”
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How an ‘ad hoc’ hospitalist model evolved during India’s COVID surge
September 10, 2021
Indian physicians will not adopt a full-fledged hospitalist model unless the payer structure changes.