Cleveland Clinic’s plan to charge for MyChart messages requiring clinician time and expertise has been met with mixed reviews from physicians and patients.
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10 women on the move in healthcare
The following executive moves made by women have been reported by Becker’s since Nov. 11.
CMS to add physician relationships to Care Compare
CMS is adding information on providers’ affiliations to Medicare Care Compare, a consumer search tool for home health, hospice and other Medicare-reimbursed health care services.
8 anesthesia updates
Here are eight anesthesia updates ASC leaders should know that Becker’s has reported on since Nov. 1:
After monthslong dearth, GE Healthcare plugs $80M into making contrast media
After GE Healthcare’s Shanghai plant momentarily closed in May for COVID-19 lockdowns, hospitals were forced to ration contrast dye, a product necessary for millions of CT scans and X-rays, and postpone some operations for months.
Kaiser’s 22.5% raises avert nurse strike
Members of the California Nurses Association have reached a tentative agreement with Kaiser Permanente, averting a planned two-day strike by more than 21,000 registered nurses and nurse practitioners in Northern California.
CDC to assist with Ohio measles outbreak as cases rise
The CDC is sending a “small team” to Columbus, Ohio, to assist the region with investigating a measles outbreak that has now infected at least 24 children and hospitalized nine, according to CNN.
Hartford HealthCare taps Google Cloud for digital transformation
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has partnered with Google Cloud on data-powered projects to improve health equity, patient flow and value-based care across the health system.
‘Enough is enough’: AMA pushes prior authorization fix
The U.S. Senate must take the opportunity to fix prior authorization by passing the Improving Seniors Access to Care Act, the American Medical Association said in a Nov. 17 post on its website.
‘Tip of the iceberg’: Dr. Akiko Iwasaki on the challenges of diagnosing long COVID-19
Long COVID-19 has persisted as a mysterious disease affecting millions of people since the start of the pandemic. Despite this and the large number of studies that have been conducted to demystify the range of symptoms many people experience after acut…
