Eric Oliver Becker’s Hospital Review Gillette, Wyo.-based Campbell County Memorial Hospital trustees allowed uncredentialed surgeons to shift procedures to Powder River Surgery Center to keep operating as the hospital readies to turn its operating rooms into COVID-19 patient overflow spaces, The Sheridan Press reported Dec. 15. Hospital trustees approved the plan to shift procedures to… Read more
By Sara Heath Kaiser Xtelligent Healthcare Media The number of patients changing providers because of a poor digital health experience is up 40 percent from 2019, a survey showed.More than a quarter of patients switched medical providers because of a poor digital health experience, according to new data from Forrester collected on behalf of Cedar. These… Read more
The sweet spot for physical activity and longevity seemed to arrive at about 35 minutes a day of brisk walking or other moderate activities. By Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times Walking for at least 11 minutes a day could lessen the undesirable health consequences of sitting for hours and hours, according to a helpful new… Read more
by Laura Smith-Spark, CNN London (CNN)The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is to pilot a simple blood test that may detect more than 50 types of cancer and, it is hoped, could help thousands of people by allowing the disease to be treated more successfully at an earlier stage. The Galleri blood test, developed by… Read more
Giles Bruce, Kaiser Health News CHICAGO — Ben Barnes has slept in abandoned buildings, hallways and alleys. For the past year or so, he’s been staying at the city’s largest homeless shelter, Pacific Garden Mission, in the shadows of the famous skyline. “I’ve always considered myself homeless because I don’t have a home,” he said… Read more
Bernard J. Wolfson: bwolfson@kff.org, @bjwolfson As COVID-19 took hold in March, U.S. doctors limited in-person appointments — and many patients avoided them — for fear of infection. The result was a huge increase in the volume of remote medical and behavioral health visits. Doctors, hospitals and mental health providers across the country reported a 50- to 175-fold… Read more
Becker’s Hospital Review, In collaboration with JLL – Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 After months of limited operations and heightened pressure, many healthcare providers have been reinstating or reinvigorate elective service while managing fluctuations in COVID-19 patients. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/reactivate-3-ways-to-address-your-facilities-as-you-see-more-patients.html For detailed checklists, best practices, floorplans, and other creative tools to succeed in the current and post-COVID-19 era, download the Reactivate… Read more
Becker’s Health IT Katie Adams – Updated Friday, September 25th, 2020 From their thoughts on artificial intelligence’s potential to optimize clinical workflows to their insight about how the pandemic is changing patient demands, here are 10 key quotes about the role of innovation in healthcare that executives from hospitals and health systems across the country shared with Becker’s Hospital… Read more
Morgan Haefner, Becker’s Payer Issue – Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 A million more people likely went without health insurance in 2019 than the year before, according to a new report from the Census Bureau. In 2019, 9.2 percent of Americans, or 29.6 million, didn’t have health insurance. That’s up from 8.9 percent, or 28.6 million, a year earlier. The… Read more
Becker’s Hospital Review, in collaboration with JLL – Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 After months of limited operations and heightened pressure, many healthcare providers have been reinstating or reinvigorate elective service while managing fluctuations in COVID-19 patients. Hospitals, health systems, ambulatory care networks, physician practices, and other providers are eager to see additional patients and restore financial performance…. Read more
