The Consumer Price Index climbed 6.5 percent in the year through December, down from 7.1 percent in November and the slowest rate since October 2021, The New York Times reported Jan. 12.
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A painful downside of home care: Insufficient CLABSI surveillance
A new study led by researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University suggests the rise in home healthcare services could come with dangerous consequences: an increase in central line-associated bloodstream infections, or CLABSIs.
New York City nurses end strike as tentative agreements reached: 8 things to know
About 7,000 New York City nurses have ended their strike after reaching tentative contracts Jan. 12.
AdventHealth's Epic install expenses hit $355M last year
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth continued efforts to implement Epic EHR across its system last year, and aims to finish the final two waves of go-lives in the first and third quarters of 2023.
Company backed by Mayo, Kaiser debuts ER-at-home program
Medically Home, a hospital-at-home company backed by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, has started an in-home emergency care program.
Google's healthcare unit to sunset some projects, restructure leadership
Verily, the healthcare unit of parent company Alphabet, formerly known as Google, is sunsetting some of its healthcare projects and restructuring leadership after the company announced it would layoff 15 percent of its staff, CNBC reported Jan. 11.&nbs…
Hospitals must scale to thrive, but many seeking partnerships just to survive
Hospitals and health systems need to scale to thrive in today’s marketplace but with a tumultuous financial year in the rearview mirror and no immediate respite in site, many will pursue strategic partnerships as a way to stay afloat, according to a Ja…
3 recent self-disclosed fraud settlements involving hospitals
Three hospitals or health systems agreed to settle self-reported fraud claims in November and December, according to the HHS Office of Inspector General.
Adverse events occur in 24% of admissions, study suggests
Despite decades of safety work, adverse events are still common in Massachusetts hospitals and may occur in about one-fourth of admissions, according to a study published Jan. 12 in The New England Journal of Medicine.
UPMC to raise minimum wage to $18 an hour
Pittsburgh-based UPMC has made plans to raise minimum wage to $18 per hour, more than double the minimum wage in Pennsylvania.
