A study of more than 1,500 adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 infections found ivermectin did not significantly shorten illness duration when compared to a placebo.
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5 Mass General Brigham updates ASC leaders need to know
From a new ASC in New Hampshire to a controversial expansion, here are five updates about Boston-based Mass General Brigham Becker’s has reported on this year.
CHIME names 2022 ‘Most Wired’ hospitals and health systems
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives has recognized 18 hospitals as achieving level 10 status in its 2022 “Digital Health Most Wired” program.
10 hospitals seeking CFOs
Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CFOs.
Mayo Clinic ranked No. 1 institution for commercializing new technologies
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic was named the top research institution for spinning off new technologies, according to economic think tank Heartland Forward, in a list that included several other health systems and hospitals.
4 leadership qualities that can reduce staff burnout
Changing the environment that physicians and medical staff work in can have a major impact on reducing burnout, according to an Oct. 14 report from the American Medical Association.
US low on amoxicillin
The antibiotic amoxicillin is in short supply among at least three drugmakers, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and Bloomberg.
Black physicians leaving due to bias and racial discrimination
A number of black physicians are resigning or being forced out of medicine due to racial discrimination, ABC News reported Oct. 24.
CMS is increasing oversight of poorest-performing nursing homes
CMS is increasing oversight and scrutiny of the nation’s poorest-performing nursing homes with updates to its Special Focus Facilities program.
One ASC leader’s tips for lowering operating costs
Prashanth Bala, vice president of ASC operations at Shields Health in Quincy, Mass., spoke with Becker’s Oct. 21 to discuss tips for lowering ASC operating costs.
