Alex Azar’s 4 biggest priorities as HHS secretary | Colo. hospital charged $1,877 to pierce child’s ears | Hartford HealthCare administers 900+ ineffective vaccines, TB tests | 1 in 6 ER visits were opioid related in Q2 From: Becker's Clinical…
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N.Y. hospital faces lawsuits after 2 patients die from sepsis 2 days apart | CDC: 5 pediatric flu deaths reported as flu activity increases | Healthcare bankruptcies more than triple in 2017 | Should opioid addiction be considered a hospital-acquired…
Geisinger honors 130+ providers for patient experience | Medical researcher found dead in N.Y. hospital bathroom | Ex-WellCare general counsel gets prison time for role in $35M fraud scheme | GAO: VA failed to report potentially dangerous providers From: Becker's…
Ga. hospital at risk of losing Medicare contract for 2nd time in 4 months | Kaiser Permanente achieves 22% reduction in antibiotic use with EHR alerts | 10 latest findings on sepsis | Where C. diff is most commonly found…
Essentia fires fewer than 50 employees over flu shot requirement | Tufts nurses may strike on Christmas | 3 ways to reduce excessive blood transfusions | Survey: 87% of physicians say patient trust is decreasing From: Becker's Clinical Leadership &…
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Video shows Ga. nursing home staff laughing as patient died gasping for air | Ala. hospital to close | Sutter Health destroys evidence in antitrust case over inflated prices | Antibiotic stewardship reduces C. diff incidence 32% From: Becker's Clinical…
CDC: Flu activity on the rise | Mayo Clinic’s operating income more than doubles | 3 ways physicians can improve care while seeing patients less | 100 hospitals, health systems with great orthopedic programs From: Becker's Clinical Leadership & Infection…
Accreditation error leaves Idaho hospital unable to bill Medicare | Viewpoint: Beware of ‘big data’ depersonalizing healthcare | 20 hospitals hiring nurses | More than 50% of physicians have been sued for malpractice, study finds From: Becker's Clinical Leadership &…
Essentia Health to fire employees without flu shots Monday | Inova hospital cancels up to 150 surgeries over contaminated equipment | 12 stats on primary care compensation | CHS shares continue downward spiral, hit all-time low From: Becker's Clinical Leadership…
How Geisinger, Cleveland Clinic, others are responding to negative patient reviews | 10 median salaries by medical specialty | Hospital groups, health systems sue HHS to halt $1.6B in payment cuts | Hospitalists linked to higher patient mortality rates than…