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Urgent care business to reach $48B this year
The pandemic fueled a surge in the growth of urgent care centers, with revenue expected to reach $48 billion this year, according to a Nov. 17 report from The New York Times.
Flu admissions jump ahead of Thanksgiving: 4 CDC notes
Flu activity continues to increase across the U.S., according to the latest CDC data. For the week ending Nov. 11, 2,721 patients with laboratory-confirmed flu cases were admitted to a hospital — up from 1,962 the week prior.
Physicians vote against Mission Hospital discipline policies
Physicians at Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital narrowly voted against governing documents that could have “punished physicians who criticized the hospital,” the Citizen Times reported Nov. 16.
In-person visits outperform telehealth in this situation: Study
A recent study found patients who utilized telehealth visits had lower rates of follow-up care completion.
University Hospitals shifts to 'more service line, less hospital' model
Cleveland-based University Hospitals has added around 10 hospitals over the last decade, and is now working on changing its model to a more portfolio-centric approach.
After attorney general push, FDA targets pulse oximeters
Two weeks after 25 attorneys general urged the FDA to investigate inaccuracies of pulse oximeters when used on people with darker skin, the agency scheduled a medical devices committee meeting to evaluate the issue.
CDC, WHO report alarming rise in measles cases, deaths
About 22 million children who were eligible for measles vaccinations in 2022 did not receive them, according to a joint report from the CDC and the World Health Organization, published Nov. 17. Not only has it left a large population of children suscep…
NextGen lays off 84 workers after sale to private equity firm
EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare is laying off 84 St. Louis area workers after the company was acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, St. Louis Business Journal reported Nov. 17
Hospitals often overlook the dangers of insulin: ISMP
After multiple nurses have been charged and imprisoned for administering fatal amounts of insulin, it’s clear there’s a lack of regulation in hospitals and nursing homes, the Winston-Salem Journal reported Nov. 16.
Vanderbilt physician to head National Cancer Institute
President Joe Biden said Nov. 17 that he intends to tap W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, to lead the National Cancer Institute.
