The nation’s new COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been off to a slow start, with about 12 million Americans receiving the shots since mid-September, according to an Oct. 24 report from Politico.
Category: Static
The most challenging parts of the job for female physicians
Female physicians indicated that long hours at work and rules and regulations were the two most challenging parts of the job, a Medscape report found.
The top 8 reasons for initial payer denials
Errors in patient access, such as eligibility or missing prior authorization, is the top reason for initial payer denials, according to an Oct. 17 report from Akasa, a revenue cycle firm that uses artificial intelligence.
From Apple Pay to Venmo: How patients prefer to settle the bill
It’s no secret that patients are dissatisfied with dated healthcare payment systems. But that discontent is growing, according to a recent report.
California county looks into running bankrupt hospital
The San Benito County (Calif.) Board of Supervisors submitted a letter of intent to look into managing Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, which filed for bankruptcy in May, BenitoLink reported Oct. 25.
Marquette nursing students get 1st access to Epic educational software
Milwaukee-based Marquette University is the first nursing school in the country to use Epic’s educational Lyceum platform to teach its students how to navigate around the EHR.
Projected employment growth for 19 healthcare roles in 2032
The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that employment in the healthcare and social assistance sector will grow 9.7% from 2022 to 2032, primarily driven by the aging population and increasing prevalence of chronic conditions. This is three times as f…
Ascension hospitals transferring to Henry Ford have $3.4B annual revenues
The Ascension-owned Michigan hospitals transferring to Detroit-based Henry Ford Health had a total revenue of $3.4 billion in fiscal 2023 and operated at a loss, according to an Oct. 25 filing detailing the proposed transaction.
8 drugs now in shortage
Monthslong drug shortages have affected quality in surgery, emergency care and other hospital departments in 2023, according to a recent survey of 200 healthcare workers. Recently, eight more medications have fallen into short supply or discontinuation…
WVU Medicine to start $90M cancer project on shuttered hospital site
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine is expected to spend between $75 million and north of $90 million in its rebuilding of a shuttered hospital campus into a new cancer center, according to an Oct. 25 report from The Intelligencer.
