Child and adolescent mortality rates are climbing in the U.S. at the sharpest rates in nearly 50 years, a trend that has “ominous implications,” new research published in JAMA on March 13 revealed.
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2 more deaths linked to infections from eye drops
The CDC has reported two more deaths linked to a bacterial infection from eye drops.
Physician vs. healthcare CEO pay: 5 notes
Here are five stats to know about how physician pay stacks up compared to CEO pay:
Brigham study looks at reducing harm from medication discrepancies
Medication discrepancies lead to the deaths of between 7,000 and 9,000 U.S. patients each year, but collecting a consolidated medication list before admission and upon discharge can significantly reduce the frequency, a study from Brigham and Women’s H…
25 best hospitals for pediatric gastroenterology in 2023
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center was named the top children’s hospital for pediatric gastroenterology in 2023 by U.S. News & World Report.
The 3 policies controlling physician reimbursements
Three big CMS moves have affected physician reimbursements in the last 10 years, according to VMG Health’s 2023 mergers and acquisitions report released March 21:
VA to move legacy EHR to cloud amid Oracle Cerner issues
Even as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs transitions to a new Oracle Cerner EHR, it is moving its legacy system, VistA, to the cloud, ensuring it will be around for a while, Federal News Network reported.
'It all comes back to storytelling': How Kaiser's marketing chief brings the brand to life
With all the new digital competitors in healthcare, Kristy LoRusso, national chief marketing officer of Kaiser Permanente, told Becker’s she is focusing more than ever on highlighting the Oakland, Calif.-based health system’s human touch.
FTC proposes changes to ophthalmology prescription laws
The Federal Trade Commission is holding a public workshop on May 18 to allow comments on its proposed update to the Ophthalmic Practice Rules, commonly known as the Eyeglass Rule, which would require ophthalmologists and optometrists to get a signed st…
How health systems are using generative AI to ease clinician burden
Healthcare startups that are offering hospitals and health systems similar AI-based technology such as the one used in ChatGPT could make headways into the industry as organizations look to ease provider burnout and increase automation, The Wall Street…
