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Flu hints at another uptick: 3 virus updates
While COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus metrics continue to decrease, flu activity remains high and is rising again in some parts of the country, especially in the Midwest and South-Central regions.
CMS adopts Yale's feedback survey for psychiatric patients
About 1,600 psychiatric hospitals will soon use a feedback survey created by Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health and Yale University and adopted by CMS, according to a Feb. 5 report from Hartford Courant.
Top 25 health systems by EHR vendor
Epic may be the most ubiquitous EHR in the U.S. hospital industry. But that doesn’t mean all big health systems use it.
Why Allina Health outsourced IT to Optum
Minneapolis-based Allina Health is sending hundreds of IT employees to work for Optum to boost its automation and artificial intelligence capabilities and improve the digital billing experience for patients, according to CIO Dave Ingham, DO.
Violence affects nursing recruitment, retention, NNU report finds
Violence against nurses in the workplace is rising, and healthcare employers are failing to address it. The combination of the two is hurting recruitment and retention, according to a report published Feb. 5 from National Nurses United.
States with the most, fewest trauma centers per capita
Arizona has the most level 1 trauma centers per capita and Washington has the fewest centers per capita, a study found.
States projected to have the most, fewest nurse vacancies by 2030
Alaska is projected to have the biggest shortage of nurses in 2030, while Wyoming is projected to have the biggest overage of nurses, a registerednursing.org analysis found.
Connecticut teases early plan to clear residents' medical debt
Connecticut is looking to forgive medical debt for residents in the first half of the year, with many details yet to be finalized.
California hospital sale called off
Arcata, Calif.-based Mad River Community Hospital and management company Southwest Healthcare Services have ended sale discussions for the hospital, the Lost Coast Outpost reported Feb. 1.
Amazon Prime is both bigger and slimmer, even with healthcare option
Amazon has redesigned offerings and add-ons for Amazon Prime users, including a $9 per month healthcare supplement, that can obscure the apples-to-apples value of the subscription’s price tag.
