The doctor you are seeing may have already left medicine. Yes, you still have an appointment. Yes, they are still in the room, taking your
Month: April 2022
The dichotomy of patient needs and patient wants
As a practicing ophthalmologist, I saw many patients who had developed blurred vision, glare, or trouble reading. These patients needed to understand that cataracts were
STAT+: Labor costs from Omicron surge drag Ascension into the red
Ascension lost more than $670 million from patient care in the first three months of this year, totaling a negative 10% operating margin, as the
Bristol Myers wins FDA approval for first drug to treat inherited heart condition
Bristol Myers paid $13 billion to acquire the drug’s maker, MyoKardia, and expects it to become a blockbuster. But a tricky dosing regimen, as well
CMS final rule tightens Medicare Advantage and Part D transparency
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a final rule on Friday with policies meant to provide greater transparency for Medicare Advantage and Part
Colorado man’s positive test for bird flu puts 10 people under health surveillance
Authorities in Colorado are monitoring the health of about 10 people who were in contact with a man who tested positive for H5 bird flu
Ensign CEO: Federal Staffing Minimums Are ‘Not the Way to Drive Quality’
While the skilled nursing industry faces unprecedented staffing challenges, The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG) has been able to increase its frontline workforce by 3% –
Agencies update technical signatures of destructive malware, recommend additional defensive actions
Agencies update technical signatures of destructive malware, recommend additional defensive actions mcostello_drupal Apr 29, 2022 The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and FBI yesterday updated
Part D plans have extra time to prep to apply price concessions at the point of sale
Part D plans have extra time to prep to apply price concessions at the point of sale pminemyer Fri, 04/29/2022 – 17:09
FDA: Medtronic heart device could malfunction
FDA: Medtronic heart device could malfunction mcostello_drupal Apr 29, 2022 Medtronic this week alerted health care providers to a defect in its Heartware Ventricular Assist