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MAY 20, 2022

AHA asks HHS to continue the public health emergency until conditions stabilize. Considerations for Social Determinants of Health Screening Design. COVID-19 public health emergency set to be extended. Covid-19 remains a public health emergency in US, administration says. CALIFORNIA.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Alaska health officials say they’re tracking a modest rise in RSV, but it’s nothing like the Lower 48. In Bethel, a homegrown solution to the state’s nursing shortage. Blunt Rochester hosts roundtable on nurse shortage.

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JULY 28, 2023

million for rural hospital expansion Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse Phoenix Children’s Building New 44,000-Square Foot Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Firefighters oppose Banner’s planned $400M hospital There’s a growing nurse shortage in Arizona.

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MAY 13, 2022

Nurses make exit plans after RaDonda Vaught’s conviction. Travel nurses raced to help during Covid. US faces deficit of 450,000 nurses by 2025. Alaska needs to train more nurses, but it doesn’t have enough nursing faculty to meet demand. Banner invests in Atlas Health Partners, plans to double ASC footprint.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

with more than 5 Magnet designations Four more years: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Wellstar re-up contract Hospital fails to dodge $10M malpractice verdict after attempting to pin payment on radiologist New survey reveals insight into Georgia’s maternal health crisis New chief medical officer hired for St.

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MAY 17, 2024

NATIONAL A deep dive into health system and health plan Q1 earnings Amazon building ‘modern pharmacy’ of the future: Medical Officer Breaking down the FTC noncompete ban, its impact on healthcare CISA, HHS warn healthcare of Black Basta ransomware attacks CMS extends Medicaid waivers to 2025 Could providers be liable in Change outage?

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AUGUST 19, 2022

CDC, amid criticism for COVID-19 response, plans reorganization as public health threats grow. CISA warns of ransomware threat targeting healthcare, medical organizations. Joint Commission’s New Accreditation Standards Tackle Health Disparities. Maternal health care is disappearing in rural communities.

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MARCH 3, 2023

NATIONAL 14 rural senators push CMS to extend low-wage hospitals’ payment bump in FY2024 American Hospital Association voices support for telehealth expansion bill Behavioral health market to hit $262B by 2029 Biden administration moves to establish ‘guardrails’ for telehealth prescriptions CMS Officials Confirm End of PHE Nursing (..)

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APRIL 12, 2024

in billing fraud Arizona system names new CEO Banner Health CEO Peter Fine to retire after 24 years, handing the reins to health system president Four UArizona bioscience startups selected for Flinn Foundation program Gov.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

million in federal funding Dignity Health – Memorial Hospital awarded Primary Heart Attack Center Certification Kaiser trash inspections end in $49M settlement L.A. million in federal funding Dignity Health – Memorial Hospital awarded Primary Heart Attack Center Certification Kaiser trash inspections end in $49M settlement L.A.

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APRIL 1, 2022

Coalition of hospitals, health plans and others urge for stronger guidance around third-party apps. Ex-Vanderbilt nurse’s trial could set dangerous precedent, ANA warns. Hospital, long-term care groups again petition Becerra to extend COVID-19 public health emergency. California nurses begin strike.

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MARCH 25, 2022

Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act becomes law. Here are the top health systems by patient reviews. Hospital stays for nursing home residents down nearly 9%, federal data shows. 12 million dollar drug lab, mental health center coming to Dothan. Huntsville Hospital to launch new nurse training program.

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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 for scholarships Yale New Haven investment leader departs DC D.C.’s

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

health care startup Ounce raises $5.2M to broaden services for low-income households Team From George Washington University Wins Grand Prize in 2023 D.C. Luke’s receives $1.5 Luke’s receives $1.5 Luke’s receives $1.5

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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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AUGUST 4, 2023

News Ranking DC DC-area hospitals ranked among best in the nation DC Health releases results of investigation into nursing home after 7News story about medication errors Inova Fairfax tops new U.S. 1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% To Address SDOH Needs U.S. To Address SDOH Needs U.S.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Meet the hospital mega-landlord at the center of the Yale-Prospect deal Prospect-YNHH deal nearing 1 year of waiting for CT approval Connecticut Hospital Association: ‘Collaboration is Vital to Protect Healthcare Access, Advance Affordability’ We tried to quantify how harmful hospital ransomware attacks are for patients.

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APRIL 26, 2024

New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually UC San Diego Health operations deal with California hospital slows to crawl Kaiser reports data breach affecting 13.4M area health system chief leaving for post in Florida Supreme Court will not hear D.C. biotech’s patent infringement appeal A D.C.

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DECEMBER 26, 2021

Looking through lab values, vital signs, medications, provider notes, or nursing documentation, a clinician had to review each separate visitation folder and take notes on a separate piece of paper to compare them. For new clinicians today, this probably seems ridiculous, but it was reality not long ago. References. Alexandru, A.G.,

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APRIL 14, 2023

NATIONAL 94% of Organizations Experienced a Cyberattack in 2022 AHA blog: Strengthening crisis management in rural health care Biden signs bill ending Covid-19 national emergency Cancer drug shortages are creating dire circumstances for some patients CMS Releases FY24 IPPS Proposed Rule, Seeks to Boost Rates by 2.8%

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

in repairs Sutter Health faces possible $519M payout in alleged double billing case COLORADO Denver Health sued by sons after father’s jail death How a Kaiser Permanente worker strike could affect Colorado patients Kaiser names regional president Medical Office Building in Littleton Sells for $6.1M

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

health care Skilled nursing providers embrace bill nixing staff mandate, despite uncertain fate US News to begin rating ASCs ALABAMA Birmingham business lands pharmacy contract with Louisiana hospital Madison Co. for community health in Md., NATIONAL 8.5M NATIONAL 8.5M NATIONAL 8.5M NATIONAL 8.5M Here’s what comes next.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

s Vanda Pharmaceuticals pays $100M for commercial rights to Johnson & Johnson company’s drug Hundreds of DC’s Medicaid nursing home patients sent to Maryland Medical facility in DC’s Ward 8 gets $22.5M NATIONAL AHA pushes back on HHS proposal to penalize hospitals for cyberattacks AHA urges Congress to oppose H.R.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

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. Supreme Court Weighs Whether Medicaid Residents Can Sue State-Owned Nursing Homes. grant will do.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

hospitals Savannah hospitals at full capacity Georgia lawmaker proposes bill to limit AI’s use in health insurance decisions 6 GA Hospitals Among Best In US: New Ranking ‘It can all start there’: This is why Georgia is investing in behavioral health crisis centers $2.2M

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

Here’s how to find quality care CEOs turn attention from recovery to growth ARKANSAS Statistics show many northern Arkansas locations considered maternity care deserts How broadband expansion is bolstering rural healthcare Arkansas leaders work to close gap between medical school graduates and in-state residencies Program in south Arkansas provides (..)

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JUNE 23, 2023

voters could clamp down on pay for hospital executives California health system uses philanthropists’ gifts to launch innovation fund Probe into California hospital unearths patient safety concerns Wrong family notified after man dies at SF hospital California Gov. What about telehealth?

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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. Encompass Health, Piedmont plan to build rehab hospital in Georgia. Joining the Nurse Licensure Compact Addresses Healthcare Workforce Needs Now.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Jill Biden will lead new initiative to boost federal government research into women’s health Joint Commission says acute, critical access hospitals must join safety network Lawsuit claims UnitedHealth AI wrongfully denies elderly extended care Most Rural U.S. Compensation is key Is spine surgery expansion next for ASCs?

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M

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AUGUST 26, 2022

Amazon competes with CVS Health, others in bid for Signify Health. Amazon to shutter virtual health care service Amazon Care. CMS bulletin presses states on Medicaid nursing home spending. CMS informational bulletin urges steps for improving health outcomes in nursing homes. Compliance with Oct. CALIFORNIA.

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MAY 26, 2023

California Hospitals Seek a Broad Bailout, but They Don’t All Need It CEO of California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies discusses CARE Court initiative Rady Children’s lands $2.5

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JUNE 3, 2022

Court OKs denying coverage for mental health, substance-use care. COVID-fatigued health workers are mobilizing. Doctors, nurses risked their lives to battle COVID. Now they’re facing a mental health crisis. HHS formally establishes federal health research agency. Ransomware spurs weeks, months of IT downtime.

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MARCH 18, 2022

Conti Ransomware Group Continues to Threaten Healthcare. Former CMS Chief Seema Verma Blasts Nursing Home Reform Proposals. Health Policy Brief: Pandemic-Driven Health Policies To Address Social Needs And Health Equity. How the PE Nursing Home Crackdown Could Affect the Home Health Industry.

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MARCH 17, 2023

NATIONAL AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology AHA pushes back on new 340B alliance Biden’s $6.8T Lawmakers are now mulling limits.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

CDC gives nursing home workers a big break – if they’re boosted. CDC shortens COVID isolation rules for health workers. CMS Issues Additional Vaccine Mandate Guidance for Nursing Homes. Fitch Ratings: Kronos ransomware attack harms healthcare public finance sector. COVID-19 hospitalizations up in 34 states.

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