Potsdam, N.Y.-based St. Lawrence Health is using part of a $10 million USDA grant to integrate its Epic EHR with its emergency response services, Watertown Daily Times reported Dec. 24.
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Flu activity remains high as descent begins: 5 notes
The nation’s worst flu outbreak in more than a decade is slowing down, though flu activity remains high overall, according to the CDC’s latest FluView report.
Will Plan B One-Step pill cause an abortion? FDA says 'no'
The so-called morning after pill, Plan B One-Step (and generic versions of the drug, levonorgestrel), does not cause abortions, the FDA confirmed Dec. 23, despite packaging information that suggests otherwise.
New omicron subvariant on path to dominance, data suggests
Omicron subvariant XBB is encroaching on BQ.1 and BQ.1.1’s dominance, CDC data shows, as it accounts for 18.3 percent of U.S. cases and makes up more than 1 in 2 infections in the Northeast.
17 health systems outsourcing RCM functions
Becker’s has reported on 17 health systems that have opted to outsource finance jobs or other revenue cycle functions since Jan. 1:
Massachusetts lawmaker to propose physician-assisted death law in January
State Sen. Joanne Comerford said she will sponsor a bill in January to allow someone with a terminal diagnosis of six months or fewer to receive physician assistance with death, Connecticut Public reported Dec. 23.
Geisinger nurse practitioners, physician assistants vote to unionize
About 60 nurse practitioners and physician assistants at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pa., voted to unionize on Dec. 15, the Times Leader reported.
CDC alerts clinicians on severe strep A increase
The CDC issued a health advisory Dec. 22 to alert the medical community of a rise in severe strep A infections among children.
WVU hospital appoints chief nursing, medical officers
Parkersburg, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center appointed Carol Grove, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer and vice president, and Sharileda Vance, MD, chief medical officer.
52% of Americans think COVID-19 PHE still needed
Fifty-two percent of Americans think a public health emergency should still be in effect for COVID-19, according to a new survey from Morning Consult.
