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APRIL 7, 2023

Some companies claim AI can help States warn of health care worker shortage as they prep for next pandemic How Do Rural Hospitals Survive When Facing Financial Instability? Dignity Health eyes 9th Arizona hospital A nursing shortage is hitting Arizona hard. Sheriff’s deputies had to help 3 of them escape.

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MARCH 18, 2022

Amazon Pharmacy partners with health plans for discount drugs. CMS updates COVID-19 testing rules for long-term care facilities. Health Policy Brief: Pandemic-Driven Health Policies To Address Social Needs And Health Equity. HHS putting $35 million toward mental health support for children, young adults.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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MAY 5, 2023

acquisition of Oak Street Health to expand primary care footprint Did Hospitals Violate EMTALA by Failing to Provide Abortion Care? acquisition of Oak Street Health to expand primary care footprint Did Hospitals Violate EMTALA by Failing to Provide Abortion Care?

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APRIL 22, 2022

HHS Secretary Outlines FY 2023 Mental Health Investments at Senate Hearing. million in ARP funds to train health workers in local communities. million in ARP funds to train health workers in local communities. Patient generated data can be a key factor in reducing health inequity. HHS is giving $226.5 HHS is giving $226.5

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients’ lives at risk, researchers say States, FTC continue to target noncompetes: 3 updates The best hospital in each state, per Newsweek What to know about Stark law’s $9.2M

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JULY 14, 2023

NATIONAL 3 Stark law updates changing the healthcare landscape Agency nurse prices move higher for skilled nursing as staffing minimum nears AHA Responds to Request for Information on Drug Shortages AHA responds to GOP inquiry on drug shortages, shares impact on hospitals and patient care Biden launches new initiatives to reduce health care costs Cash (..)

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JULY 8, 2022

SCOTUS won’t hear challenge to health worker vaccine mandate. Why health systems are choosing Amazon as their cloud provider. Worst health system data breaches of 2022, according to Wired. Alabama Department of Corrections picks new medical, mental health care provider. UAB names interim health system CEO.

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JULY 1, 2022

Biden officials to keep private the names of hospitals where patients contracted Covid. Court revives block of vaccine mandate for federal workers. Court revives block of vaccine mandate for federal workers. Fewer Than 2% of Hospitals Excelling at Health Equity, Value. 16 healthcare responses to Roe v. Wade reversal.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. CVS Health, Walgreens each to settle all opioid cases for $5B. Cullman Regional to build north Alabama’s 1st freestanding emergency department. USDA funds 11 rural Alabama health care projects with $7.3 percent in final rule.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

COVID-positive employees returning to work: 2 CEOs share their protocols. FDA halts use of antibody drugs that don’t work vs. omicron. WVU Medicine, University Hospitals among organizations revisiting vaccination deadlines. Safety-net hospitals face the worst of the US’ nursing shortage.

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JUNE 23, 2023

NATIONAL AHA, CHA respond to Human Rights Watch report on nonprofit hospitals AMA urges end of noncompete clauses in physician contracts Amazon launches $100M generative AI center, targeting healthcare As urged by AHA, Supreme Court rules government can dismiss FCA case over relator’s objection Biden announces leader of the CDC Bill would give Biden (..)

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MARCH 31, 2023

in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? What happens if it disappears?

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JANUARY 7, 2022

CDC shortens COVID isolation rules for health workers. CMS Issues Additional Vaccine Mandate Guidance for Nursing Homes. CMS releases guidance on healthcare worker vaccination mandate. COVID-19 hospitalizations up in 34 states. FDA expands use of Pfizer vaccine, green-lights boosters for children 12-15.

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MAY 12, 2023

NATIONAL 4 Healthcare Design And Construction Trends To Watch AHA urges court to preserve ACA preventive services requirement pending appeal AI may pose ‘existential threat,’ physicians warn in BMJ Biden’s nursing home staff mandates expected soon CareFirst, Noom program aims to ‘retrain’ the brain of members with obesity, (..)

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JUNE 2, 2023

NATIONAL 9 health systems working with Amazon, Microsoft, Apple 293 hospitals at immediate risk of closure AHA chair-elect participates in CEO roundtable on rural health care crisis AHA report demonstrates benefits of 340B program AHA Urges OCR to Suspend or Amend Online Tracking Guidance AMA and others launch collective call for health equity in Rise (..)

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

How CVS, Amazon and Walgreens are pushing into primary care, home health. Like ordering from Amazon: Where health tech is heading, according to 3 CIOs. Medical groups to Biden: ED boarding at a ‘crisis point’ Nursing home groups request public health emergency extension. deal to combine with Summit Health.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency. Bill would use CMS’s Five-Star system to punish consistently 1-star nursing homes. USDA awards health care grants to rural hospitals in Mississippi, Alabama. East Alabama Health Joins Apprentice Partnership. Unity Health appoints new CEO.

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APRIL 29, 2022

About 20K nursing home staff now have vaccine medical exemptions. County Struggles with Income Affect Social Determinants of Health. Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden administration from ending Title 42 Covid border restrictions for migrants. HHS puts $90 million toward addressing health disparities through data.

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APRIL 1, 2022

AHA Urges DOJ to Protect Health Care Workers??from Coalition of hospitals, health plans and others urge for stronger guidance around third-party apps. Hospital, long-term care groups again petition Becerra to extend COVID-19 public health emergency. Encompass Health Rehabilitation celebrates new location.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

11% of US hospitals critically understaffed, 21% anticipate shortages: Numbers by state. CMS clarifies COVID-related LTC survey process. Federal vaccine mandate countdown for unvaccinated health care workers begins. For Health Care Providers, Five Trends To Watch In 2022. A Failure To Confront Market Dynamics.

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JULY 21, 2023

Vincent’s nurse, physician communication among top in Alabama UAB Hospital receives millions in state funds to expand ED 988 one year later: More needed to expand mental health in Alabama communities of color Alabama lawmakers hear from Pickens County on effort to re-open medical center ALASKA City OKs $8.1M Million St. Million St.

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JUNE 3, 2022

4 benefits of behavioral health partnership for hospital performance. CMS has cited 69 hospitals for noncompliance with worker vaccine mandate. Court OKs denying coverage for mental health, substance-use care. Court OKs denying coverage for mental health, substance-use care. Hospital revenues plummet.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

But that wasn’t the whole story.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Here’s why.

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MAY 26, 2023

Experts say why it matters.

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MARCH 9, 2023

Maternity Wards Closing.

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

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