The Joint Commission identified the most challenging compliance standards — those most frequently listed as “not compliant” in hospitals — in 2022, according to surveys completed from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2022.
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Bernie Sanders calls for $170B investment to boost primary care, fight staffing shortages
If primary care funding is increased by $130 billion over the next five years, the U.S. would come close to providing such care to every person in the country, Sen. Bernie Sanders said in a June 28 opinion piece in The Guardian.
Major cardiology moves shaping the industry
Here are three big cardiology moves Becker’s has reported on since June 8:
Patients should stop taking new diabetes, weight loss drugs before surgery: New guidance
Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy and other GLP-1 receptor agonists should not be taken before elective surgeries because of a possible risk of vomiting and food entering a patient’s airway and lungs, the American Society of Anesthesiologists said June 29.&nbs…
Jax Spine & Pain, UF Health complete medical office building with ASC
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Jax Spine and Pain Centers and the University of Florida Health Jacksonville have completed a 54,000-square-foot medical office building, according to a June 29 report from Healthcare Design magazine.
Telehealth expansion comes at a cost of $5B, budgeting office sayst
The bipartisan Telehealth Expansion Act, making specific COVID-19-era telehealth provisions permanent, would cost $5 billion over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office, The Hill reported June 27.
Premier Health names dual hospital president, COO
Chad Whelan, MD, will soon become president and chief operating officer of Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, the first person to hold the dual role in the hospital’s history.
78 charged in $2.5B healthcare fraud scheme
Seventy-eight people have been charged with the alleged participation in a healthcare fraud and opioid abuse scheme worth more than $2.5 billion.
MaineHealth names interim hospital president
Jill Berry Bowen, MSN, RN, has been named interim president of North Conway, N.H.-based Memorial Hospital, a member of MaineHealth.
10 USPI ASCs hiring administrators
Here are 10 ASCs where United Surgical Partners International is hiring administrators, according to its website’s job postings.
