April 26, 2022

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HCA Healthcare revenue curtailed by labor costs
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……Read More

Staffing shortage a contributing factor to cybersecurity vulnerabilities
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……Read More

Lower dosing of COVID-19 vaccine could save lives in a supply shortage
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……Read More

Move Well: Teaching OR staff to avoid musculoskeletal injuries
Nurses have the highest incidence of work-related musculoskeletal injuries in the US, and OR nurses have the highest incidence among all nursing specialties. Estimates in the literature say more than 50%…Read More

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