Business/Tech

Fatigue Puts U.S Businesses At Risk of New Covid Wave

Oct 18, 2022 at 02:22 pm by Staff

As European Covid deaths rise, it’s time for businesses to review their pandemic planning and ensure lockdowns won’t be needed or even recommended.   As Eur.... Read More

Say What? Hearing Aids Available Over-the-Counter for as Low as $199, and Without a Prescription

Oct 17, 2022 at 05:19 pm by Staff

  By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News    Consumers will be able to buy hearing aids directly off store shelves and at dramatically lower prices as a 20.... Read More

Plastic Surgery Bundling Booms But Beware

Oct 13, 2022 at 11:17 pm by Staff

Social media, cell phone cameras and video conferencing apps like Zoom and Teams drove a significant uptick in facial plastic surgeries over the past couple of years. Now, the.... Read More

Private equity increasing investment in travel nursing, even among national nursing shortages

Oct 13, 2022 at 10:49 pm by Staff

New report exposes private equity’s profit-seeking tactics in medical staffing   A new report, “Profiting in Crisis: Exploring Private Equity’s Invest.... Read More

As Giant Hospitals Get Bigger, An Independent Doctor Feels the Pinch

Oct 13, 2022 at 10:29 pm by Staff

  By Fred Clasen-Kelly, Kaiser Health News   SANFORD, N.C. — Before the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Andrew Bush treated as many as 1,000 patients every m.... Read More

Hospitals Have Been Slow to Bring On Addiction Specialists

Oct 11, 2022 at 07:32 pm by Staff

  By Martha Bebinger, WBUR, Kaiser Health News    In December, Marie, who lives in coastal Swampscott, Massachusetts, began having trouble breathing. Th.... Read More

Paper defines AI-related competencies for health professionals

Oct 09, 2022 at 06:02 pm by Staff

by Paul Govern The prospect of the adoption of artificial intelligence-based tools by health care teams has begun to raise practical and ethical concerns, with no consensus a.... Read More

Hurricane Ian Shows That Coastal Hospitals Aren’t Ready for Climate Change

Oct 07, 2022 at 09:33 pm by Staff

  By Daniel Chang and Lauren Sausser, Kaiser Health News   As rapidly intensifying storms and rising sea levels threaten coastal cities from.... Read More

Medical Debt Sunk Her Credit. New Changes from the Credit Reporting Agencies Won’t Help

Oct 07, 2022 at 09:12 pm by Staff

  By Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Health News   CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After a year of chemo and radiation, doctors told Penelope “Penny” Wingard in 20.... Read More
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Nashville Health Care Council Convenes Leaders in Council Fellows Summit 2022

Oct 03, 2022 at 03:31 pm by tchoate

  On Friday, September 30, the Nashville Health Care Council signaled a return to more normal times by convening the annual Council Fellows Summit for 2022.Similar to th.... Read More