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High turnover among American health workers documented in new study

Mon, 2024-01-29 10:16 — mike kraft

Pandemic resulted in high healthcare worker turnover NanoStockk/iStock CIDRAP

Using US Census Bureau state unemployment insurance data, researchers from Johns Hopkins University documented a significant job turnover among healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which suggests long-term implications for the US healthcare sector.

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Improved ventilation, masks and other measures prevented most COVID transmissions in A california heathcare system--study

Thu, 2024-01-18 10:47 — mike kraft

Study: Infection-control measures stemmed COVID spread in hospitals from 2020 to 2022 US Navy, Ryan M. Breeden / Flickr cc CIDRAP

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Congressional health care legislation negotiations are still a struggle

Wed, 2024-01-17 12:36 — mike kraft

Health care negotiations on Capitol Hill are clear as mud As Congress hurtles toward another government funding deadline, lawmakers are struggling to fund important health programs and other add-ons. Sarah Owermohle STAT

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As Congress hurtles toward another government funding deadline, conversations between the House and Senate over a package to fund important health programs and other add-ons providers want haven’t reached a conclusion

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U.S. federal program to save rural hospitals needs tweaks.

Wed, 2024-01-17 10:23 — mike kraft

Federal Program to Save Rural Hospitals Feels ‘Growing Pains’ - KFF Health News Fewer than two dozen rural hospitals were converted into Rural Emergency Hospitals in the program’s first year. Now, advocates and lawmakers say tweaks to the law are necessary to lure more takers and keep health care in rural communities. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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Overview: Mask requirements are returning in some US hospitals, infections increasing but data more difficult

Tue, 2024-01-16 10:35 — mike kraft

Mask policies return in US as respiratory viruses threaten to strain hospitals Covid, flu and RSV rates creep up as vaccination rates for all three remain low, worrying healthcare providers The Guardian

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Johns Hopkins Medicine reinstates mandatory masking at all facilities in Maryland

Fri, 2024-01-12 20:03 — mike kraft

Johns Hopkins Medicine brings back mandatory masking at all facilities in Maryland Johns Hopkins Medicine will resume universal masking at its facilities, the hospital system announced on Thursday. CBS Baltimore

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Opinion: The social costs of greenhouse gas emissions in health care are astonishing --and ignored

Fri, 2024-01-12 15:07 — mike kraft

The social costs of greenhouse gas emissions in health care are astounding — and we’ve been ignoring them completely Despite the fact that greenhouse gas emissions are defined as the greatest threat to human health this century, the social cost of the healthcare industry’s emissions has somehow escaped the intere… ckulat The Hill

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U.S. Rural Hospitals are having problems paying for needed capital improvements

Fri, 2024-01-12 13:18 — mike kraft

Rural Hospitals Are Caught in an Aging-Infrastructure Conundrum - KFF Health News Small, community hospitals face challenges in paying for the capital improvement projects they need to stay open. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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Confusing U.S. government COVID reporting requirements led to disparities in hospital data sharing--study

Fri, 2024-01-12 13:08 — mike kraft

Study: Confusing government COVID reporting requirements led to disparities in hospital data sharing Paulbr / iStock CIDRAP

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Opinion: U.S. ER health care workers need more security

Thu, 2024-01-11 18:58 — mike kraft

Preventing health care violence in the ER requires moving from safety to security Health care workers facing violence in the ER need more than just safety — they need security. Torie Bosch STAT

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