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CMS corrects OPPS payment rate error
CMS has corrected a technical error that displayed an incorrect 2024 outpatient prospective payment system payment rate for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (APC 5061), the American Hospital Association said in a Dec. 27 post on its website. …
Stanford Health operating profit takes 20% hit
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care reported $414.9 million in operating income for the year ended Aug. 31, a 20% drop from the $518.1 million gain it posted last year.
JN.1 prevalence, by state
The omicron subvariant JN.1 has been identified in at least 37 states and the District of Columbia as of Dec. 18, according to outbreak.info, a platform that tracks data on COVID-19 variants and is supported by the CDC and other national research group…
How Intermountain builds better physician relationships
Two-way communication is the key to physician relationships at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare.
UAB team delivers babies of woman pregnant in 2 uteruses
Under the care of physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a woman with a double uterus gave birth to two baby girls in December.
How EHR installs hit hospital finances in 2023
With some EHR installation costs climbing north of $500 million, a botched installation can seriously affect a health system’s bottom line.
Pediatric cases of RSV lead to more hospitalizations than omicron, flu
Pediatric cases of respiratory syncytial virus led to more emergency hospitalizations than the omicron variant of COVID-19 and influenza, according to a study published Dec. 26 in JAMA.
2023 nursing workforce insights: 7 surveys uncover persistent challenges
Many of the struggles that strained the nursing profession in years prior continued to do so in 2023, perhaps unsurprisingly to some. Multiple surveys on the profession this year highlighted continued staffing issues, burnout, nurses wanting to leave t…
California health system CEO to retire
B. Konard Jones will retire Dec. 31 from his role as president and CEO of Fairfield, Calif.-based NorthBay Health, with the former COO of Froedtert Health in Milwaukee to succeed him.
'The onus lies on us': UChicago Medicine's plan to close gaps in maternal care
When it comes to maternal health disparities, Sarosh Rana, MD, believes it’s time for institutions to walk the talk.
