Third quarter earnings: UHS, Tenet see financial success; CHS, HCA face challenges
Editor's Note Two major hospital systems–Universal Health Services (UHS) and Tenet Healthcare–saw improved third-quarter profits in 2023, but Community Health Systems (CHS) and HCA Healthcare did not see similar upward trends, HealthLeaders November 3 reports. According to the article, rising demand in services at UHS drove third-quarter earnings up 6.8%…
OR am – 11-6-2023
November 6, 2023 Subscribe | CE Hub New Joint Commission ORYX performance measure reporting requirements The Joint Commission on November 1 announced the release of the 2024 ORYX performance measure reporting requirements, which will be effective starting on January 1, 2024, for critical access hospitals and hospitals. In the new…
New cybersecurity toolkit provides guidance to healthcare sector
Editor's Note The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on October 26 announced a new cybersecurity-focused toolkit with resources for healthcare organizations and the public health sector. The two agencies have been working with the Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) Cybersecurity…
OR am – 11-1-2023
November 1, 2023 Subscribe | CE Hub Study reveals cause of deadly blood clots in some COVID-19 vaccine patients A new study looked at the causes behind how some patients developed deadly blood clots following the administration of certain COVID-19 vaccines. The findings were published in the journal Blood…
OR am – 10-31-2023
October 31, 2023 Subscribe | CE Hub Video laryngoscopy leads to higher success rates than direct laryngoscopy Video laryngoscopy was found to lead to higher intubation success rates over direct laryngoscopy in critically ill adult patients, an August 2023 randomized controlled trial published by the The New England Journal…
OR am – 10-30-2023
October 30, 2023 Subscribe | CE Hub New upload process for Joint Commission certification program documents A new process has been put in place for uploading documents for all certification programs to The Joint Commission, the regulatory and accreditation agency reported on October 25. Required documents must now be…
OR am – 10-26-2023
October 26, 2023 Subscribe | CE Hub AI tool links HCW stress during pandemic to mental health issues An AI tool helped to identify signs of distress in conversations from healthcare workers (HCWs) with their therapists during the pandemic, according to a study from NYU Grossman School of Medicine,…
OR am – 10-25-2023
October 25, 2023 Subscribe | CE Hub COVID-19 vaccinations prevented 20M deaths in their first year Almost two thirds of the world’s population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine since December 2020. Vaccinations prevented 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million deaths related to…
OR am – 10-18-2023
October 18, 2023 Subscribe | CE Hub Patients more likely to be discharged home with anesthesiologist-administered sedation Anesthesiologist-administered or -directed sedation leads to higher rates of patient discharges to home rather than a long-term care (LTC) facility…Read More Related Articles: Contrast media shortage reveals cracks in supply chain ❖ COVID-19…
OR am – 10-11-2023
October 11, 2023 Subscribe | CE Hub Cybersecurity alert: Vulnerability in Cisco’s Emergency Responder communications platform Cisco has released an update that fixes a critical vulnerability in their Emergency Responder communications platform, a system used throughout the health sector, an October 6 HC3: Sector Alert from the Department of…