Spine robot vendors are pivoting strategy to attract ASCs
Editor's Note While hospitals and health systems may be willing to invest in spine robots, many of them are reconsidering the expense due to the increasing pace of outpatient surgery migration, Becker’s ASC Review April 26 reports. This is causing spine robot companies to pivot their strategy to become more…
Mandatory sepsis protocols at New York hospitals saved over 16,000 lives
Editor's Note According to the New York State Department of Health, the establishment of mandatory sepsis protocols at all New York state hospitals is “estimated to have saved more than 16,000 lives between 2015 and 2019,” HealthLeaders April 26 reports. “Sepsis is the leading cause of in-hospital death” in the…
Lower dosing of COVID-19 vaccine could save lives in a supply shortage
Editor's Note A study, titled “Modeling comparative cost-effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine dose fractionation in India” and published in February 2022 by Nature Media, found that administering smaller doses of the COVID-19 vaccines may be an economically viable way to save more lives than either fully vaccinating or not vaccinating in…
Staffing shortage a contributing factor to cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Editor's Note According to a new report, titled “The State of Security 2022” from Software company Splunk, mass resignations and gaps in staffing may be contributing to cybersecurity companies’ inability to defend against certain cyberattacks, Becker’s Health IT April 25 reports. The report surveyed more than 1,000 cybersecurity leaders across…
HCA Healthcare revenue curtailed by labor costs
Editor's Note HCA Healthcare, the biggest health system in the US comprising 182 hospitals and some 2,300 ambulatory sides based in Nashville, Tennessee, announced on April 22 that its first quarter financial and operating results fell short of projections, HealthLeaders April 22 reports. Despite an increase in revenue, higher labor…
Report: Number of COVID-19-related deaths may be 3x higher globally
Editor's Note According to an “estimate of excess mortality” by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, “more than 3 times” the known number of people who have succumbed to COVID-19 “may have died around the world due to direct and indirect effects” of the…
Major jump in corporation-owned physician practices since pre-pandemic
Editor's Note A report published by Avalere, titled “COVID-19’s Impact on Acquisitions of Physician Practices and Physician Employment 2019-2021,” revealed that the overall number of corporate-owned physician practices has grown by 84% since 2019, Becker’s ASC Review April 21 reports. What this suggests, Becker’s noted, is an acceleration of corporate-driven…
Study: Moral distress experienced by nurses on frontlines of COVID-19 pandemic
Editor's Note In this study, nurse researchers from DePaul University in Chicago document the emotions of 100 nurses throughout the US who cared for patients during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the findings: Nurses described many forms of frustration while providing patient care, such as frustration with healthcare…
The Joint Commission, AHA launch Comprehensive Heart Attack Center certification program
Editor's Note The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association, on April 20, announced the launch of a Comprehensive Heart Attack Center certification program, which recognizes hospitals providing care to the most complex and critically ill patients. To be certified, hospitals must provide 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week on-site coverage for primary percutaneous…
Rates of COVID-19 infection in unvaccinated adults with prior COVID-19
Editor's Note This study from the University of Chicago finds that unvaccinated adults with prior COVID-19 infection had an 85% lower risk of acquiring COVID-19 again than unvaccinated adults without prior COVID-19. The researchers analyzed data from patients tested for COVID-19 at 1,300 sites of care in 6 western states…
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