Nirsevimab, a new monoclonal antibody treatment for respiratory syncytial virus, was 90% effective at preventing hospitalizations among infants this virus season, according to a March 7 CDC report.
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How NYC Health + Hospitals is reining in travel nurse expenses
NYC Health + Hospitals has made progress in decreasing its dependence on travel nurses, though staffing expenditures still exceed the public health system’s allocated budget, executives told New York City Council leaders during a preliminary budget hea…
Health systems eye India for tech talent
Healthcare needs engineering talent, but with a resource that is in high demand but often scarce in the U.S., this has caused health systems to look at IT talent across the globe, particularly in India.
Providence deploys restructuring, renewal plan
Renton, Wash.-based Providence is deploying a “restructuring and renewal” plan to address medium-term challenges and position its core assets for performance across multiple industry scenarios in the coming years, the health system said in its March 7 …
Drugmaker to cap inhaler costs
Boehringer Ingelheim will cap out-of-pocket costs for its inhaler products at $35 per month starting in June.
Steward Florida hospital cuts staff, services
Miami-based North Shore Medical Center, part of Dallas-based Steward Health Care, has started conducting layoffs as part of cuts to some of its programs amid the health system’s continued financial struggles.
A Wisconsin hospital cut ER wait times by opening a special unit
Madison, Wis.-based UnityPoint Health Meriter Hospital has reduced wait times in the emergency department for patients with the implementation of a new admissions unit, a UnityPoint Health spokesperson told Becker’s.
Large health system vs. payer profits in 2023
A majority of the nation’s largest health systems and payers have filed their fourth-quarter earnings reports. Becker’s has compiled their year-end net incomes and losses to examine where the healthcare financial landscape stands among the largest play…
COVID-19 shots, antivirals cut risk of severe infection — here's how much
The updated COVID-19 shots that rolled out in fall 2023 reduced the risk of severe infection by 31% in adults over 65 and immunocompromised individuals, according to data published March 4 by Cleveland Clinic researchers in Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Emory brings Epic to Apple
Starting March 7, clinicians will have access to Epic for the first time on the Mac App Store.
