Systemic side effects after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine jab, such as nausea, fever and fatigue, are correlated with higher antibodies, according to a study published Oct. 21 in a JAMA Network Open research letter.
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16 Surgery Partners ASCs top America’s best
Sixteen Surgery Partners’ ASCs made Newsweek’s “America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers,” which ranks 510 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.
Physician pay is increasing in these specialties
Physician pay is increasing in eight specialties, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare’s 2022 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”
VA’s chief data officer exits
Kshemendra Paul, the Department of Veterans Affairs’ chief data officer, is leaving to become the Energy Department’s assistant inspector general for cybersecurity assessments and data analysis, Federal News Network reported Oct. 21.
3 Indiana health systems collaborate on campaign to improve collecting patient race, ethnicity and language info
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health, Eskenazi Health and Community Health Network are launching a campaign to explain to patients the importance of gathering information on race, ethnicity and language, often referred to as “REaL” data.
HCA division CEO to retire
Sylvia Young will retire as president and CEO of HCA Healthcare’s Continental Division, which includes HealthONE in Denver and Wesley Healthcare in Wichita, Kan.
Medical office space demand high in Dallas area as population soars
With strong demands in the region, medical office space vacancy rates in Dallas-Fort Worth are more than a percentage point below the five-year average, DMagazine reported Oct. 10.
Children’s Hospital New Orleans to build $10M enrichment center
Children’s Hospital New Orleans is building a $10 million enrichment center featuring an aquarium and animal encounters among other amenities, nola.com reported Oct. 23.
American Academy of Nursing honors Cedars-Sinai CNO with lifetime legacy award
Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN, Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai chief nursing officer emeritus was selected to receive the 2022 Lifetime Legacy Award from the American Academy of Nursing.
HHS awards $21 million to 13 hospitals to fight emerging special pathogens
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response awarded $21 million to 13 healthcare facilities to help fight against special pathogens, like COVID-19.
